On 7/10/05, El C <el.ceeh(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On 7/10/05, El C <el.ceeh at gmail.com> wrote:
I, myself don't know either way--assume good
faith is indeed a harsh mistress
Nevertheless, it is one deserving of your embrace.
You missed the point, Pete Skyring.
No I didn't. I was making a point for you, but I don't think you've
worked it out yet. I'm not a troll, I'm not a vandal. I speak the
truth as I see it. I accept that I can make errors and I accept
correction when it is valid. If I have a major flaw it is that I am
far too quick to point out the flaws in others, and to take pleasure
in doing so, the amount of my pleasure in direct proportion to their
level of arrogance.
The Prime Minister of Australia sees the Governor-General as
Australia's head of state. That's not my opinion, it's the opinion of
the head of government, and it's not up to you or any other editor to
deny it. Furthermore, it's not just the Prime Minister of this
country, it is senior members of both parties. Simon Crean, during his
time as Leader of the Opposition also called the Governor-General the
head of state. You have the leaders of both of the major parties in
Federal Parliament saying the same thing.
That doesn't make the Governor-General the undisputed head of state,
but one point you don't seem to have grasped is that there IS a
dispute. Not between you and me and any other editor; our opinions
don't matter a damn. There is a diiference of opinion at the highest
levels of national leadership.
And now, if you look at [[Government of Australia]] we see that
someone else has stuck his head up and pointed out what I've said for
the past six months, and they have provided verifiable sources, as I
did. And surprise, surprise, we see the same mindless reverts and the
same threats coming from the same editors.
I say that you should assume good faith, Mister Admin. That's my point.
--
Peter in Canberra