>I try to avoid that kind of thing, if only because it implies that
>those kinds of opinions are worth that kind of effort.

Question of tactics, really. When faced with a pernicious idea/opinion/what-have-you, do you repudiate it loud and clear, or do you ignore it and hope it withers away? Do you vary your responses depending on the situation?

I don't know if there is a right answer, much less what it may be.

Eric J. Heckathorn
ericjh@stargate.net