Theos-Talk Archives (August 1998 Message tt00481)

A wonderful response I completely agree with. We need to have the courage
to stand up to what we believe and what we write and speak. Too often, it
is not unknown for many well known people not to do it and try to be
anonymous or "use" others to defend themselves, which is nothing but
cowardice in my opinion. Like everything in life have their rare
exceptions, there may be rare instances when anonymity can help.

mkr


At 04:29 PM 8/29/1998 -0600, you wrote:
>I just learned something that maybe everyone but me knew already - that
>there is an e-mail program that allows one to send e-mails "anonymously."
>I knew one could 'fake' who they were and all that in mails - but I didn't
>know there was a program specifically geared to completely hide who the
>sender is or from where it originates from.
>
>I just learned this because someone sent me one - it was, as usual in these
>instances, not complimentary.  I also know, because of the context and past
>exchanges, that the sender is a member of theos-talk.
>
>Gentlemen, courage does include signing one's name to one's thoughts and
>ideas - especially when there is no danger that could come from doing so.
>There are some instances when remaining completely anonymous is necessary,
>but I fail to see how doing so in this example is necessary.  In addition,
>sending a post with no origination also does not allow the person accused
>to reply or defend themselves.  Quite untheosophical, not to mention rather
>wussy, in my opinion.
>
>So, to be fair, I guess I'll have to send big, bad, ugly response posts to
>ALL of you. (ok, just kidding - but to do such a thing would provide me a
>good amount of twisted glee - yet, alas, I cannot - damn that thing called
>"conscience").
>
>
>Kym
>