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[Bill Jones <billj AT harborside.com>]

James:

I've been thinking, somewhat humorously, of the many times I've promoted 
self-sufficiency only to have people become offended as well.  It seems 
that women, especially, immediately hear me saying that they need to be 
making more cakes from scratch for their families, and sometimes really 
blow a fuse.  It really makes me want to bury the hatchet.  You're one 
of the few people who understands why helplessness is so deadly these days.

I'm sorry I called you a list loser.  I know you're a very intelligent 
guy, and that you're sacrificing a lot of what could be, in terms of 
traditional pathways of success, in order to carry out this noble goal.  
I've made the same deliberate choice.

I'm over my initial anger, but you should probably say that someone is 
being a moron, or acting like a moron.

As far as the actual issue goes, I think it's divisive and anti-American 
to hold inquisitions into whose health problems are "legitimate" and 
whose are self-induced.  How long before hang gliding enthusiasts are up 
against the wall too?  I think maybe you meant to say that IF people 
want socialism, they're going to have to put up with fascism as a 
necessary consequence.

OTOH, I could go on fighting with the Californicator forever.  Isn't it 
amazing how a few sociology courses and a spell checker can almost lead 
to the impression of erudition?  It's just like the speakers at London's 
Hyde Park, who'll call you a lying nazi racist fascist freak the moment 
they hear a different opinion from their own.

Bill