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I don't think this was a joke.

On Tue, 29 Apr 1997, Doyle Srader wrote:

> About a week ago I misinterpreted one of Scott's jokes. I have to keep
> telling myself I'm just misinterpreting another one.
> 
> Yes, if I watch, to my horror, a team "outcard" their opponent on Nazism
> Good, whether on a civil rights topic or any other, I will vote my
> conscience. Anyone who feels like criticizing me for not putting down my
> conscience when I pick up a ballot, the line starts here.

First of all, I think that the picture that is painted by the Scott person
who believes that the only legit or winnable positions for the neg could
be to advocate in out-carding their opposition is very simplistic.  The
main question I have is: don't you know that there are people who are
apart of racial/ethnic/or other groups that are represented by a civil
rights topic???  Those people have to cut positions which indicate that
they/we do not hate themselves/us!!!  Why can't anyone else?  Secondly,
why is the community so afraid to brush up on some theoretical
argumentation?  Ok, so you run a topical (or non-topical) C/P.  You can
run a Kritik, you can run a Topicality violation.  For God's sake, you can
run J!!!!  And, if you are really feeling lucky, guess what, you can run
Federalism, Blue Dogs (I think), BiPart, Clinton, Militias, you can run so
much stuff!!!  All the while, you won't be a racist.  You don't have to
say that "black people deserved to be in the back of the bus!"  You know
why?  Because there are legitimate positions that people can run (on and
off, i.e. Solvency -- see Matt's post) that are not racist, sexist,
homophobic, or whatever.  I suppose it just sort of work is not wanted,
even though people have the shells to most of those positions already.

Anyway...vote for the Civil Rights topic!!!  People like Doyle Srader
shouldn't have to vote on his conscience, if Policy debaters work hard
enough.  It is possible, you know.

Bitter, upset, and disturbed, but not as bitter, upset, or disturbed as
Matt, yet, 

Michelin Massey.
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