Re: [Vo]:Politics and 'politics'....

2009-06-15 Thread Edmund Storms
I agree with the view expressed here by Lawrence. In addition, this is a group of individuals who like to get to know each other while they discussion the scientific ideas. This social interaction is important and I would like to have it accepted as a normal part of these communications.

[Vo]:Politics and 'politics'....

2009-06-15 Thread Lawrence de Bivort
It seems to me that there are, for our purposes here, two very different politics. There is political commentary dealing with the world at large. Sometimes it is informed commentary, sometimes it is rant, and sometimes it is mere labeling and insult. And then there is the 'politics' of CF, or