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Witch Hunts
On Sun, 31 Mar 1996 [email protected] wrote:
> >My preferred and soon to be permanent e-mail address:[email protected]
> >"In fact, had Unicorn not existed, potestas scientiae in usu est
> >Detweiler might not have had to invent him." in nihilum nil posse reverti
> >00B9289C28DC0E55 E16D5378B81E1C96 - Finger for Current Key Information
>
> Unicorn = Detweiler = Agent Provocateur
Well, I won't say it's impossible.
However, for those of you who are relatively new to the list, Mr. Unicorn
has been a regular (and useful) contributor to the list. My belief in
this has been unwavering. Excepting, of course, the recent Unicorn/Bell
flamefest, which we all get sucked into occasionally.
My opinion of Mr. Bell on the same issue has varied widely; however, he
has participated (in recent times) in more flamewars on the list than
anyone, including the usual flamers (ie Perry, me, etc.).
It is also interesting to note that Mr. Unicorn talks knowledgably about
several fields; Mr. Bell talks about one field, and there are those who
would dispute his knowledge about it.
I have had an e-mail correspondence with Mr. Bell that lasted several
messages. In it, we were both civil and friendly; I post this now not to
take sides in the flamewar, but merely to note that, in my opinion, it is
improbable that Black Unicorn is Detweiller, and that, although I missed
the origin of this thread, it is likely a suggestion from Mr. Bell or one
of his associates, intended to discredit him.
If Mr. Unicorn is indeed Detweiller, it is in the mold of Vlad Z. Nuri,
who (while almost certainly Detweiller) has produced useful contributions
on the list, while refraining from acting out.
It is also worth noting that the original Detweiller, in a sense, played
De Sade to Tim May's Rousseau, in that he used an unorthodox, but
effective, critical technique. (This is, in fact, one reading of De
Sade's "pornography" -- an interesting counterexample to what was
trumpeted on _Both_ sides of the recent Firing Line debate: that
pornography or obscenity is, whether or not protected, devoid of any
intellectual content.)
Jon Lasser (his own tentacle :-) )
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