Good afternoon. I just wanted to emphasize, after having a day to think things over, that it is not Tony Knox's ideas that spurred me to write the note I did yesterday. I mentioned that if people supported that type of behavior, that they could just as well unsubscribe. Perhaps that was too roughly written, and for that, I apologize. To clarify, I just want to say that I value each and every subscriber on this list. I am so glad you are here, even those that lurk.... You are welcome to hold differing opinions, and you may even be surprised that some of us may feel similarly to you. I, for one, am not a proponent of violence in any way shape, or form. I look for non-violent solutions to every problem, realizing that others may not agree. I agree to disagree.. Politics and Lactnet don't mix well, and we have tried to keep Lactnet a "clean" list, where people from many countries can feel welcome. I hope that remains the case, because I will work towards that for as long as I own this list. I respect other people's opinions. I feel pain at the pain that some of us are feeling now, the loss that even some of our own subscribers are feeling in the aftermath of such violence. I am sorry if I was not sensitive in my post. I was shocked at the events of the past day on Lactnet, in terms of rudeness and in terms of tonality. As Rachel said, it is not the ideas that are objectionable. It was the vehicle..and the tone. Thank you all for bearing with us as we work to keep the list focused on breastfeeding. Each and every one of you is irreplaceable in terms of how our list "lives." And thanks go to my fellow list administrators who work diligently, reading every post, and making sure that the focus remains on breastfeeding, and that our own allegiances do not make us blind to the feelings of others. Thanks. Kathleen Kathleen B. Bruce, BSN, IBCLC co-owner Lactnet, Indep. Consultant mailto:[log in to unmask] http://homepages.together.net/~kbruce/kbblact.html LACTNET Archives http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/lactnet.html *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html