[lit-ideas] Re: Great Lakes machine guns raise ire in Canada
- From: "Andy Amago" <aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 11:05:38 -0400
Actually, Mike's poetry is wonderful. He's one of the reasons why in the
back of my mind I still think about writing a poem. His answer was as
hopeful an answer as is possible in this world. Eric too, is
extraordinary, truly. It takes all kinds to make the world go round, even
realists.
>
> Regarding Mike's poetic offering, it was fine. But it said repeatedly, I
> don't know and I don't care. I don't know and I don't care means I don't
> know and I don't care. I see no beauty in that, no matter how much
dancing
> is done to it. If we accept Mike's answer, then why is Nero fiddling
while
> Rome burns so objectionable?
>
>
>
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Ursula Stange <Ursula@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: 9/28/2006 9:23:52 AM
> > Subject: [lit-ideas] Great Lakes machine guns raise ire in Canada
> >
> > This is all so sad for the world. I feel like we're all riding a huge
> > downward spiral that no one knows how to stop. As a Canadian, I'm
> > offended by the American authorities' ridiculous propaganda about
> > terrorists 'flooding' across the Canadian border. But mostly, I'm sad.
> >
> > And, Irene, while I am suggesting here that the world is going to hell
> > in a handbasket, there are really (relatively) few people that are
> > steering intentionally in that direction (and even they don't really
> > want to destroy the world. They merely don't care if the world stands
> > in the way of what they want). The vast, vast majority of people just
> > want to live their lives and pass the world on to their children. But
> > those few with their hands on the handbasket are so morally bereft that
> > they don't care about any of us. The rest of us are hornswoggled and
> > boondoggled and stupid to within an inch of our lives.
> >
> > Anyway, this article made me mad and sad this morning.
> >
> >
>
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060928.wlakes28/BNStory
> /National/?cid=al_gam_nletter_newsUp
> >
> >
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