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Re: Politician?

Written by RJK at 16 Jan 2002 17:16:03:

As an answer to: Re: Politician? written by halfclip at 13 Jan 2002 13:07:52:

>>No, one doesn't have to have experienced a condition in order to be able to give advice on that condition.
>On principle, you are right. However, in the case of the circumcision debate, there are enough anti-circ extremists who are making all sorts of claims that one must be careful about any statement that circumcision is never necessary and that creams/stretching will solve all foreskin problems.
>If one does not have personal experience with such stretching, and one *appears* to base his arguments on what he has read on the anti-circ web site, then one has little credibility, especially with those who have experienced circumcision and know that much of what the anti-circ folks say is wrong or exagerated.

You are right on target here, Halfclip. One might hope the aim of all postings here were to share valid information gained through one's own experience --the truth-- not to present allegations aimed at supporting one's personal bias.

>Also, I find it disconcerting that "100% success" statements are being made without having even seen a picture of the problem penis, even less having examined it.

Also, I find it contemptible to try to scare hell out of inexperienced kids, or to heap undeserved scorn on them, as appears to be the main objective of much we find here.


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