I think this forum has drifted from its original purpose, now taking on
political sniping.
Let's can (put an end to) the talk about right-wingers. There are plenty of
other sites where you can spit your venom.
Winston Barney
----- Original Message -----
From: "Russ Webb" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 11:03 PM
Subject: Re: anti-intellectualism, "fundamentalism", tax cuts,
consumerism/materialism - oh my!!
> And don't forget, THEY are watching you!
>
> This is "war", after all.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob Dayle" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 7:34 PM
> Subject: Re: anti-intellectualism, "fundamentalism", tax cuts,
> consumerism/materialism - oh my!!
>
>
> > Ross,... and others,
> >
> > You make cogent points for conchology and malacology in particular, and
> science
> > generally, in all four cases:
> >
> > 1.) Since most "right wingers" are apparently not adept at science, they
> fear it
> > and, fearing it, they either try to ignore it or hide from it or,
failing
> that,
> > decapitate it.
> > 2.) See 1.) and substitute "fundamentalists" for "right wingers."
> > 3.) Until this most recent conservative admistration, minimal
governmental
> > interfacing WAS the norm. Now, I hear the cry (from Plato's REPUBLIC),
> "Let not
> > the peoples' friend be lost unto them." Meaning, keep us in power
forever,
> that
> > we may protect you fully. What followed that call is remembered well by
> those
> > who have read The Republic.
> > 4.) In our American surfeit, we, above nearly all others, should be
> altruistic,
> > almost to a fault. While most other parts of the (third) world scrabble
> for a
> > living, we have lots,... and then some. A little stewardship on our part
> isn't
> > asking too much.
> >
> > Let's hope that the pendulum doesn't swing too far to the other side,
> though,
> > because too much of anything is still too much!
> >
> > Bob Dayle
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > [log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs
> > To leave this list, click on the following web link:
> > http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1
> > Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and
> > click leave the list.
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> [log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs
> To leave this list, click on the following web link:
> http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1
> Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and
> click leave the list.
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
[log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs
To leave this list, click on the following web link:
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1
Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and
click leave the list.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
|