Date: Sat, 25 May 1996 12:59:36 -0400
To: Athena Discuss 
Subject: Re: quote from Thomas

Peter Daniels wrote:
> 
> Bernard writes:
> 
> Just to keep the record stright
> 
> >As Bortiz likes to point out, it's cute how you now prefer to "Leave aside
> >talk of Greeks and Afrocentrists"
> 
> I have never written the words inside the quote.
> 
> ********
> 
> The words inside the quote were taken directly from S. F. Thomans's post to
> which this replied. Bernard had previously remarked that when the Afrocentrists
> are faced with facts they can't answer, they simply drop the subject.

It is now apparent to me, Mr. Daniels, thay you are not only obtuse
when it suits your purpose, but quite affirmatively dishonest as well.
You lift a quote of context, and use it in a different context
to imply a meaning never intended in the first.  I used the phrase
in question to attempt to rescue you from the elementary error of
logic involved in lumping together Greeks charged with plagiarism
with Greeks not so charged, and attempting with this improper 
conflation to evade the very plain charge that Diop--as opposed to
ALL Afrocentrists (another improper generalization)--had made.

I sometimes suffer fools, though not gladly.  But I never suffer
dishonest ones.  Mr. Daniels, I will no longer engage you--you are
now banished to my kill-file.

Regards,

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