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  • From: Bill Jones <billj AT harborside.com>
  • To: Homestead mailing list digest <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [Homestead] Re: Eloquence
  • Date: Thu, 02 Dec 2004 18:05:20 -0800

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





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