At 18:49 30/07/2012, REH wrote:
What do you have to sing about?
What about Bach's St John Passion? -- being sung on Radio 3 as I write. A glorious way to end the day!
Keith
REH -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of D & N Sent: Monday, July 30, 2012 1:11 PM To: RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, EDUCATION Subject: Re: [Futurework] The Olympics "brings out the best a country has to offer Yeh, but we could probably start up a good choral group. D. On 30/07/2012 9:14 AM, Ray Harrell wrote: > Old News Darryl, > > What's new is the tar sands and the destruction of our neighbor to the North > for a buck. You were the country of Slings and Arrows, the Canada Council > for the Arts and crazy wonderful ideals. It's always easier to talk about > Russian Communists than it is to speak of the first 70 years of America. > Chattel slavery is yesterday's news. Gulags are still popular. The one > thing I will say for the Russians is rather than going to Africa for their > slaves, they did it at home and in their satellites. People like me would > have been in the Gulag because I am a bit a malcontent. I would be an OK > prisoner but a lousy slave. > > REH > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of D & N > Sent: Monday, July 30, 2012 10:24 AM > To: RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, EDUCATION > Subject: Re: [Futurework] The Olympics "brings out the best a country > has to offer > > Does this mean the mantra"Win at all cost." now pervades the entire U.S. > of A. mentality? No empathy. No appreciation. No grace in defeat, > because defeat is not allowed? Obviously good sportsmanship is not > taught in the schools and, of course, when it comes to war there is no > such concern when attempting to kill someone. > > I think those comments sum up the general American attitude very well. > "Pride goeth before the fall." > > D. > > On 30/07/2012 3:49 AM, michael gurstein wrote: >> http://deadspin.com/5929832/what-are-the-jingoists-saying-today-italy >> - wins-g old-over-usa-archery-on-final-shot-bullseye > _______________________________________________ > Futurework mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework > > _______________________________________________ > Futurework mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework > _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [email protected] https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [email protected] https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
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