what is not said is not said because the British don't :)

but to apply the idea in a totally different setting, wouldn't you
think that the exclusion of information about contraception from a
health class is just as important as what is being taught?

or, to be political some more,  what about the American media's
failure to report on pre-9/11 panning for an Iraq invasion, hmm?
doesn't *that* just speak volumes.

Dana

On 7/9/05, S. Isaac Dealey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> it's like a polite reply to our 9/11 attacks,
> >> without all the threatening and stuff.  those
> >> brits are so darned polite.
> 
> > As a brit, it's what is not said that is most
> > interesting about this letter. There is an
> > underlying feeling that goes far beyond the
> > words.
> 
> I find that really fascinating about certain groups of people
> actually... The propensity for understanding the concept / philosophy
> of exclusion... The idea that, for instance, when creating a
> curriculum for study, what is excluded from it is at least as
> important as what is included. I think a lof of people overlook or
> don't understand that aspect (maybe including myself). Heck, here in
> the US we have the "show me state". I can't help but think that the
> way of thinking responsible for the phrase "the show me state" is
> antithetical to a way of thinking that really understands exclusion.
> 
> Okay, I'll lay off the philosophy now... :)
> 
> 
> s. isaac dealey     954.522.6080
> new epoch : isn't it time for a change?
> 
> add features without fixtures with
> the onTap open source framework
> 
> http://www.fusiontap.com
> http://coldfusion.sys-con.com/author/4806Dealey.htm
> 
> 
> 

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