On Sat, Sep 18, 2004 at 05:25:51PM -0700, Gautam Mukunda wrote: > Or our own dear Doctor's stuff about NASCAR. I note that > (unsurprisingly) the only person on the list who raised an objection > to that was...wait for it...me.
If you are referring to the NASCAR thing, then let's talk about priorities. Which is more important to object to: a disparaging remark about an ethnic group by a pundit (who is unknown to the majority of Americans, and has almost no political power), or holding hundreds of people prisoner for years while denying them basic human rights such as a lawyer and a fair trial? With limited time, it would seem prudent to limit one's objections the most important issues. If you are referring to the Walmart comment, then I was already composing (in my head) some objections to Brin's Walmart comment when I read your response (and you covered most of the same points I would have, although I would not have gone on about Brin not liking Walmart becauses he's a snob, which although it may be true, I realized from a similar situation here recently that pointing it out doesn't further the discusssion). And then Brin signed off for at least a fortnight. -- Erik Reuter http://www.erikreuter.net/ _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
