Tony Sidaway wrote:
On 4/20/07, MacGyverMagic/Mgm macgyvermagic@gmail.com wrote:
On 4/20/07, Tony Sidaway tonysidaway@gmail.com wrote:
I think a lot of people are troubled that Jimbo adopts this approach, which seems like casuistry. There are all kinds of valid qualms that can and should be expressed about this. It's a gambit, in my view, an attempt to resolve a very deep and longrunning dispute by reciprocating a positive gesture and permitting a reasonable request.
casuistry?
Pragmatism. An unpopular but necessary tool of diplomacy.
Casuistry = Wikilawyering
Pragmatism = Ignore All Rules.
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