Family punchups

[Bob Warren]

All the best families have their occasional punchups, and in fact 
without them, they wouldn't be the best families. They just have to stop 
well short of murder, that's all, and that's obvious. I haven't seen 
anything on the UR-List that approaches murder for a long time now. 
There is such a thing as free speech, you know.... Just because somebody 
complains, that shouldn't be an excuse for the police to move in. In 
real life, that often happens because they are itching to do it anyway, 
or because they are afraid and too "up tight".

That said, all conflicts that escalate schismogenetically into a war 
usually happen because the 2 sides are symetrically similar to one 
another, and there are no 3rd parties present to create "impurities" and 
more complementary relationships. That is not the case of the UR-List, 
especially nowadays. Obviously, ListMom is a little afraid that things 
will get out of hand, as they have sometimes done in the past. So the 
logic that "nipping it in the bud" seems to apply and be a practical 
solution. But I don't think it is. This is an ongoing situation of 
learning, and personally, I have seen that the UR-List is perfectly 
capable of regulating itself - and very well - most of the time.

I DO hope this is not considered to be a taboo subject or a challenge to 
authority in any way, because it is not meant to be. I think we should 
all remember that "being provocative" is one of the most essential 
elements in creativity. For example, I was very grateful that Richard 
accidentally "pressed my button" a little bit the other day, and I think 
it led to results which from my point of view (and possibly from his 
too) were highly positive.

I now suggest that those of you who are much better at humour than I am  
step in and do your job!  Let's lighten it up folks!  Live and LET LIVE 
(and don't forget the 2nd part of the saying)!

Bob