[MD] brief tangent with Steve

[Steven Peterson]

Hi DMB,



> dmb says:
> I honestly don't know what the difference is between denying the slogan and refusing to use the slogan. I have the same problem understanding what you mean when you say "we don't want to deny radical empiricism, we just don't want to use it." I do not see any difference. Please explain.

Steve:

Candidate A once said, "you are either WITH us and my SLOGAN or you
are AGAINST us."

Candidate B had a more nuanced position. "I am all for SLOGAN if you
mean THIS but not if you mean THAT. Though I agree with THIS and
certainly mean THIS when I say SLOGAN, I am concerned that lots of
folks would think that I meant THAT by SLOGAN, so instead of saying
SLOGAN, I choose to say other things."

Candidate A said, "I see no difference between saying you don't want
to say SLOGAN for a bunch of nerdy egg-head reasons and denying SLOGAN
all together, therefore you are AGAINST us."

The voters of course agreed.