<p>Tarhunt, I am disappointed in the way in which you have conducted yourself in the thread. I personally do not think you are conducting yourself with appropriate civility. You denigrated lolabelle for perceived “intellectual superiority to others posting on the board.” Yet you then criticize her in ways that shows your own intellectual superiority. </p>
<p>For example, you say stuff like “lolabelle, would you mind shooting me the e-mail address for the Tufts professor who taught you that this is the way to conduct rational discourse? I’d like to discuss his/her rationale with him/her.” That goes way beyond the scope of the argument and is unfair and personal in my opinion. </p>
<p>Again: “I’m disappointed that Tufts can take someone of your apparent intellect and do practically nothing with his/her mind. Logic is a skill. It has to be acquired. It is most often acquired by working with a teacher that will not let you get away with anything less than application of that skill. Oddly, in your attempt to defend Tufts (which I never attacked in the first place and which was never in question), you have managed to make me think it, like so many other institutions, offers a fifth rate education.”</p>
<p>Tarhunt, these are unfair cheapshots. If she was criticizing you as a person I certainly bet you would feel upset, and this should be no different. Disagreement on an issue is fine, but I think you crossed the line with your personal attacks. I’m not going to speak for lolabelle, but I honestly do feel that a change in the civility of the discussion is in order as well as an apology.</p>
<p>Also, on the topic of discrimination, you repeatedly speak out against it, but then you express a willingness to discriminated against Tufts. For example, “Now, I’m going to have to rethink my goodwill towards Tufts.” I do not go to Tufts, did not apply, but frankly I do think it is discriminatory to rejudge Tufts as a whole because of what a few individuals did. And didn’t you just speak out about lumping people together? Seems hypocritical to me.</p>