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I made a donation to the American Red Cross this afternoon. I agree with
Fran that it may be far more productive to send money if this is weighing on
one's conscience or heart, than for the list to discuss or decide whether or
not the off topic comments that have been made by folks from other countries
are deliberately insensitive or simply naievete manifesting itself in an
unpleasant way.
I read the offending post, and honestly believe that Bjarne's shaky English
is the culprit. It did not seem offensive to me. I thought it sounded like
he'd heard some news stories abroad blaming Bush or the Federal gov't for
the "mishandling" (again not taking a position, just repeating the news'
latest spin) and was only commiserating, not trying to stir the pot. I
genuinely thought he was trying to be kind, but he really doesn't have much
command of the language. That said, Fran's also right, this isnt' the place
for this discussion. People's hearts are breaking and it is way, way too
real a catastrophe for those of us here to be discussing in any meaningful
way. There's nothing we can do but send money or pray, or both.
My heart goes out to those who are living this nightmare. Please let's not
make this a place that is unpleasant by making it a political forum. Again,
you all in the Gulf Coast are in my prayers. God speed.
Back to costume content discussion....
angela
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Angela F. Lazear
Cabbage Rose Costumes
www.cabbagerosecostumes.com
Theatrical Costume Design
"Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none:
be able for thine enemy rather in power than use,
and keep thy friend under thy own life's key:
be checked for silence, but never taxed for speech..."
W. Shakespeare
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marie Stewart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 5:51 PM
Subject: [h-cost] avoiding pain and distress, hang in there all
Hi folks... I'm sorry to see that Bjarne is being insensitive again.
I did not see what he wrote, and I have no desire to - I made a
policy some time ago to send all his posts to the trash unread. I
hope he hasn't hurt anyone with his words. The last thing we need is
more pain and distress.
Hang in there all.
Much love
Mari / Bridgette
On 9/2/05, Wanda Pease <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Bjarne, This might give you an even better idea of what the US is all
about, even when we are stripped down to the essentials. The Coronation
may
seem trivial, but the determination to make it happen isn't. Sort of
like
the Danish Crown not giving up when the Nazi's poured over your borders.
Not a natural disaster, but close enough for government work.
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