All: I enjoy Jane's postings which have appeared on this list for some years now and added a interesting dimension to it. I like to see alternate views of an argument so I can decide that both sides are right and wrong. If the subjects are marked OFF then I can exercise my delete button if I don't want to view the message, big deal if it is not BD, I respect the fact that someone thinks enough of our opinion to pass on that which they think is important. If it wasn't for the alternate views put forward in contrast to the pap we are fed by the commercial media, I can assure all that I would have a very poor opinion of the worlds people as thinkers. I request that Gil stop being a cranky old buggar and let's ALL get on with it. My two bobs worth David C
----- Original Message ----- From: "Deborah Byron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, 27 April 2002 9:21 AM Subject: An apology - RE: politics and agriculture > BD Listers, > > I'd like to say that I've enjoyed the posts and opinions about our world > political situation. This elist is truly an international forum of > creative, largely open-minded thinkers--if WE can't find a way to > peaceably and rationally discuss intractable problems, whether they be > social or argicultural, who do we think is going to do it? Personally, > I would like to see BDNow continue to function as a diverse group of > independent thinkers capable of tolerating each other's views rather > than simply mirroring the antagonisms we see acted out on the world > stage. Isn't there a better way of handling this other than censorship > and threatening to walk away from the table? > > Warm regards to all, > Deborah > >
