| Subject: | Re: [socialcredit] Replying to Bill McGunnigle | | Date: | Thursday, June 2, 2005 13:48:10 (+1200) | | From: | W. McGunnigle <wmcgunn @.........nz>
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Reply to William B. Ryan
While accepting your critism of my comments as valid
if they were based on a single book. I respectfully suggest that you accept
that they are not based on one single book. My studies as an Historian
requires me to read for an investigate on average a minimum of 8-10 million
words from all sources. (An average text book contains approx 250000 words.)
Even at my normal reading rate of approx 1000 words per minute ( I am
trained in speed reading), this takes a considerable amount of time. Add to
this essay preparation time note taking and cross referencing means a
plethora of argument from all sources has to be vetted and refined.
Nevertheless it is not my intention to become involved in a diatribe about
semantics, that is definitely not the reason for this forum.
I cannot in all conscience withdraw the comments made, they are
sincerely held. However I willingly accept that there are others whose views
do differ from mine. Indeed in the group that you appear to have created
Bill, that is its greatest asset. I am quite willing to live within those
criteria, but hope that others accept that as an Historian my views of
necessity are the outcome of a wide range of research some of which is not
normally accessed by everyone.
I hope too that we all recognise that being a worldwide Forum the
historical aspectsof our studies will differ according to our own national
historical databanks. For example my own view of Scots/Irish relationships
with England is very different from the views found in the academic archives
of Oxford and Cambridge. Hopefully we all retain our national pride and
loyalty to nations that have proved to be our steadfast allies in past
years. We must all recognise that even among allies opinions and aims
differ. That does not alter basic friendship. You often have a different
opinion to your brother, but when the chips are down, and trouble besets you
there is no doubt about who you support.
It is this aspect of theForum that I most admire, and, if my views
ruffle feathers from time to time, accept it in the spirit of a brother
arguing with a brother
William Mc Gunnigle
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