Alexandre Guimaraes wrote:
>    I think that any thread that has ANY kind of political or religious
> content should be taken off the list !!!

I totally agree.

>    No one has ever seen a message by me responding to any of the other
> threads but if we read them sometimes it gets so unresistable to answer
> that it is always asking for trouble to start ANY political or
> religious thread !!

Exactly, and I applaud your restraint.  Unfortunately the temptation is too
strong for many people here.

> I will answer this one....

That's unfortunate.  I certainly understand the temptation.  There have been
things said I would like to counter, but no, I'm not going to add to the
noise.

>    What is reasonable in engineering terms can be argued but never gets
> passionate. Politics is NEVER argued in a reasonable way for a long
> time... It can start mild but will turn to fire sooner ot later...

Yes, and the other things about politics is that there will never be a
resolution, at least on this list since I suspect most of us here don't have
any significant political power.  And little if anything is learned.  These
are issues most people have thought about and probably debated with others
before.  Opinions have largely been formed, probably entrenched in most
cases.  Such a discussion is therefore utterly pointless.  Everyone just
espouses their opinion but no opinions are changed.  In other words,
everyone talks but nobody listens.

People feel compelled to speak up when someone makes a point sharply against
their own point of view, causing an exponential runaway of posts.
Unfotunately critical mass is apparently only a single post.  Therefore the
only solution is to not allow the initial spark.


*****************************************************************
Embed Inc, embedded system specialists in Littleton Massachusetts
(978) 742-9014, http://www.embedinc.com
-- 
http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive
View/change your membership options at
http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist