Dear List,
To commemorate the lives of those on the
Lusitania, I made phone calls to several of
the descendants of the passengers and crew.
After chatting with Edith Brammer's daughter,
I was reminded once again how wonderful these
people are who share with us the lives of
their parents and relatives.
One of the most discouraging things however,
is to discover that some "researcher" has
tainted or discouraged some poor relative
from corresponding with another researcher
by branding them "unsavory". This cheap
shot makes the speaker look bad, but also
is a lot like being the waitress who never
shuts up about herself at a table she's
waiting on. The diner is not there to hear
all her baggage, yet they are treated to
doses of why they should eat one thing or
the other.
This "researcher" has developed opinions
and is regurgitating fallacies about other
competent researchers that he has never met
because he doesn't know the facts; just the
lies he has been told by another spoiler of
a "researcher". Pathetic.
This person and their "source" should
put away the rhetoric of spreading Titanic
knowledge, and practice a little good taste
instead. These relatives and prospective
sources don't want to hear your gripes because
you don't play well with others. For their
sakes, just stick to the subject.
In the end, you will just be exposed.
