[lit-ideas] Re: Big Pharma's competition
- From: "Andy Amago" <aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 7 May 2005 09:43:22 -0400
Marlena, you're right. When someone has the ability to reason equal to
that of the family pet, they shouldn't be disrespected . When the family
pet drools, people deal with it like mature adults. Let me restate my
position. Do these brainless people drool all the time, or just when they
pray?
> [Original Message]
> From: <Eternitytime1@xxxxxxx>
> To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 5/7/2005 2:29:40 AM
> Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Big Pharma's competition
>
>
> In a message dated 5/6/2005 11:23:28 PM Central Daylight Time,
> aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> Wow, there's no end to their stupidity. Just a question, when you talk
to
> these people, do they drool?
>
>
> Hi,
> No. And, they are not stupid, either. Most of them are very very smart.
>
> Very smart.
>
> But, like so many of us, they look at only one side of an issue. They
> generally (like many people on either side of an issue) are not able to
articulate
> the issue well enough to be able to share its strengths and
weaknesses/pros
> and cons of an outcome.
>
> For example, someone who does not like Big Pharma, ought (in my opinion)
to
> be able to very very well articulate the pros of Big Pharma as well as
its
> cons. The people who have absolutely no problem with Big Pharma and who
can
> see only its pros ought to be able to well articulate the cons, too.
But, most
> people cannot do that. Many of them simply choose not to do so but many
of
> them have no idea as to how to do that--and many of them think that if
they
> even come close to doing that -- well, it will mean that, in some way,
they
> are condoning the other side.
>
> Even wondering if a person drools smacks (to me) of dis-respect and makes
me
> wonder if you been aware of the 'good' in these folks. There is
> much--especially if you value taking care of kids (one's one, but
also--many of them
> are very involved in volunteer activities which help the elderly, help
the
> disabled [esp kids going to camps], help with school/PTA activities [and
do not
> sell that sort of activity short--it is in dire need--for much of what
happens
> that is of the 'added value' happens because of a PTA which has active
> parents in it...] The fellow from the NYTImes editorial board (I think
that was
> where he is from) who wrote one of the few books tracking the trends and
> beliefs of the 'regular person' as he traveled the area, is able to
articulate
> pretty well that these are people who, in many respects, care very deeply
for
> People...
>
> I may not agree with their points of view--but I do in some arenas of
life.
> Still, even for the beliefs of which I do not agree, it is very very
hard no
> matter where I would be to not assimiliate those points of view.
Perhaps
> that is one reason why I look at every angle for all aspects as much as
I can.
> (my child is having a hard time right now--I think we have hit a new
phase
> of development, though, in which he sees too many people who he respects
and
> honors in certain arenas of life who hold very different
political/religious
> views than what I do. (fortunately, he does know the few that are
scattered
> in our world--but frankly, many of them do NOT live in this area and
those
> that I know with my belief system who live elsewhere do the disparaging
of
> those who hold different viewpoints even more caustically than those who
live
> here and who make you wonder if they 'drool'. They do not have much
tolerance
> for the moderately conservative--those are lumped into the same category
as
> the rest of them. THEY do not disparage you. I cannot let my child
meet
> those of that 'do they drool' persuasion because, for me, respect is
extremely
> important and trumps political/religious viewpoints.) I do understand
the
> frustration level--and have my own theories as to why there is such a
> disrespect for Others--so it helps me not get frustrated with what are
almost as mean
> comments as some that side has been known to make...<sigh>
>
> Wishing for tolerance for all,
> Marlena in Missouri
>
>
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