Well, the "islands" quote may be yours, but John Kenneth Galbraith got there first in 1958, with his "private splendor, public squalor" remark in the Affluent Society.
--- On Sat, 8/30/08, Tom Piwowar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Tom Piwowar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [CGUYS] really bad references To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Date: Saturday, August 30, 2008, 5:10 PM >National security?? So little jonny can download more movies? Do you know what portion of the US GNP comes from movies? That is still a business the US dominates. Would you have us give up on that too? Are you rooting for that right-wing vision for America: "islands of opulence surrounded by squalor"? AKA: "I got mine the hell with you." Who said that first? When I Google "islands of opulence surrounded by squalor" I get only one hit: me on this list, 2 months ago! Think I'll ever make Bartletts? ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
