On Fri, 5 Aug 2005 14:23:45 -0400, "Gary Drescher"
wrote in
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I don't think it harms us to be exposed to occasional dissent of that sort.

Right. Quite the contrary actually.

Who was it that said, "keep your friends close, and your enemies
closer."?

Worst case, 'loon will sensitize airman to the views of non airman.
In fact, his Usenet persona may be a sock-puppet created just for that
purpose.