[lit-ideas] Re: On the prospect of World Peace
- From: "Steve Chilson" <stevechilson@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2006 00:57:29 +0100
did you answer the question?
On Thu, 7 Sep 2006 18:46:18 -0400, "Andy Amago" <aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
said:
> Mr. Chilson is here to offer us something new under the sun. Regarding
> why
> they would allow Egyptians and not American Negroes, because they were
> Egyptians and not American Negroes. In Mexico (and I'm sure Brazil too
> and
> probably most South American countries), it doesn't matter how dark
> skinned
> you are yourself, the other guy can't be an Indian. Mexicans bring that
> baloney here, as expressed by Vicente Fox. [This ties in with what I
> keep
> saying that teaching racism is a way of emotionally abandoning children,
> i.e., you can't love children while brainwashing them to hate others.
> Instead of growing up with feelings of love and acceptance, the abandoned
> children grow up with anger and hate and fear, not exactly the road to
> world peace. Many are physically and sexually abused as well.] Yes, I
> know, still talking about the same thing, unlike the rest of the world
> that's moved on to bigger, if not better, things. Regarding Qutb's
> reaction to the racism, for more information, see Lawrence Wright, "The
> Looming Towers", a history of Qutb and 9/11. The 9/11 date is the date
> of
> one of the Crusades.
>
>
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Steve Chilson <stevechilson@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: 9/7/2006 5:20:39 PM
> > Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: On the prospect of World Peace
> >
> > > AR:
> > > >You really want a world filled wall-to-wall with Mike Gearys?
> >
> > I've been away from this list for at least a year and was mildly
> > surprised upon return to find the exact same disputes going on rolling
> > over the same points again and again and again.
> >
> > I'd be quite happy with a world of wall-to-wall Mike Gearys.
> >
> > Why?
> >
> > Because the posts that he writes don't take themselves too seriously.
> > Oh sure, perhaps he's writing those posts and perhaps we might even
> > imagine he's not taking himself seriously either but if taking yourself
> > seriously is to engage in the same goddamn arguments year after year,
> > well I can only wonder who is reading and why.
> >
> > I dunno, a wall-to-wall Mike Geary or a wall-to-wall David Lowry can't
> > be that bad a place.
> >
> > It must be aces over the notes of an ex-marine bent on trying to relive
> > the glory of cleaning his gun.
> > --
> > Steve Chilson
> > stevechilson@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >
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