TheBanyanTree: Note to Margaret Kramer

[R J Fernalld]

It seems the declaration "rant" is required to express your well spoken, well written frustration with the current state of our country's pre-Dick-ament.

I personally do not see it as a rant, a raving explosion of words, bombastic expulsion of denigrating opinion or any such thing, but alas...I am not "moderator".

Please do not discontinue expressing what you feel, think and imagine, for that IS what writing is: expression of that which our heart artulates in our chosen language.

Please excuse my typos in the earlier post. They were due to failing eyesight,not my excited written utterances.

BTW, "rant" is a four letter word, fancy that...

Respectfully,
R J Fernalld


>From: Sachet <sachet at alltel.net>
>Date: 2006/12/31 Sun PM 03:21:35 CST
>To: TBT <thebanyantree at remsset.com>
>Subject: Re: TheBanyanTree: Politics and the Tree

>Ah, but see RJ, you are able to state your opinion in a reasonable 
>manner using "rational dialogue".
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> We are a writing list, with guidelines, not a society or a country. The 
>moderators are here to maintain those guidelines for the wellbeing of 
>everyone.
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>Some Tree members preface their possibly controversial posts with a 
>warning. That gives the reader fair warning that the writer is aware 
>that other members may disagree or may not wish to read the post. That 
>is a fair compromise where the writing skill of a member may still be 
>enjoyed, but the reader is not subjected to a surprise rant.
>
>Main Entry: 1rant
>Pronunciation: 'rant
>Function: verb
>Etymology: obsolete Dutch ranten, randen
>intransitive verb
>1 : to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
>2 : to scold vehemently
>transitive verb : to utter in a bombastic declamatory fashion
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>Ranting and writing do differ. Again, respect is the key word.
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>....Sachet
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>R J Fernalld wrote:
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>>I think that Margrgret has spoken well, with grace and articlately on every occsion. Just because one does or does not agree with her point of view, they and she should not be censored. If they are, the true life of any tree dies, for there is no true blood flowing through it. Assuming that we all are adults, we can champion each other's rights and abilities to agree, disagree, agree to disagree....can we not?
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>>If not, we are not spreading our wings and growing as writers, we are being put into a narrow box and not allowed to speak.
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>>RJ Fernalld
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