On 4/13/07, Marc Riddell michaeldavid86@comcast.net wrote:
Are you in favor of making people feel their opinions are worthless?
on 4/13/07 8:58 AM, Ron Ritzman at ritzman@gmail.com wrote:
Worthless no but perhaps irrelevant to a particular issue. If somebody voted "oppose" in an RFA because the nominee is a "Scorpio", the opinion might not be "worthless" but it would definitely be "non-sequitur".
Thanks, Ron, and you're right. Some may see this as nitpicky, but this is a crucial distinction. "Worthless" is a powerful word when used in reference to any aspect of a person.
As to your example, their response of "Scorpio" in that situation could be met with "huh?" :-)
Marc