On 4/13/07, Marc Riddell
<michaeldavid86(a)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(a)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