Well, I was teaching a wonderful black dramatic soprano today and her answer to
this particular question was that there was something in the Caucasian gene
that didn't allow for serious long term cooperation. The statement sounds
racist but somehow you all seem to be coming up with the same answer except you
include her culture in your cynicism.
REH
Jay Hanson wrote:
> From: Hugh McGuire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> >teh following is an article in today's Christian Science Monitor. It
> >describes how people are not participating in community organizations
> >any longer. Robert Putnam of Harvard thinks it is because people prefer
> >their television sets and computers to actual human interaction. I
> >think it is because people are afraid of interacting with other people.
> >The politics, the conformity, cliqueishness, and the fear of rejection
> >all combine to influence our profound isolation from each other.
>
> You missed the obvious answer: cynicism. Why should people donate time and
> money to hold their community together so some asshole CEO can buy himself
> another Lear Jet?
>
> Seen in this light, "participating in community organizations" looks like
> another form of corporate welfare.
>
> Jay -- www.dieoff.com
