[Qcwa] QCWA STANDARDS AND MEMBERSHIP

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Mon, 02 Sep 2002 08:27:24 -0400


On 2 Sep 2002 at 7:34, Robert Harvey wrote:

> Here we go.  Let's attack someone as "intolerant" because he questons
> the current entry requirements into the hobby.
> 
> I also agree with Gene.
> 
> Why is "acceptance of newcomers" always a euphemism for "accept anything
> that comes along because we don't want to called bigoted, elitist or
> intolerant"?
> 
> I've yet to see any worthless piece of walking trash wander in to any
> exam session and get turned down.  I've seen them arrive drunk and
> stinking like they had never heard of the bathtub.  I've seen people
> take the various license exams 10 times, and never a harsh word to them
> about it, even when it would have done some good.  How much more
> "tolerant and accepting" must we be?
> 
> Let's just drop all standards, because we are guilty white men and
> attack anyone who even mentions such a thing.  This is standard liberal
> debate tactics.
> 
> Sounds good.
> 
> Bob
> K2PI


Thanks, Bob. I was going to write a scathing response to the asinine "Let the tombstone read ":They Were Elite." You did an excellent job. 

I can only add, I would rather the tombstone read "They Were Elite" than have it read "They Were too Dumb to go on."

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