I was thinking about 'communities' whilst reading the latest posting,
especially the IVPAUL / Murphycopy exchange. Obviously I've missed
some previous correspondence between these two , but I couldn't
understand the strength of Bob's response to what seemed to me like a
relatively minor point made by Paul. I feel very uneasy about
stepping into this particular fray but what one person thinks as
positive is another persons negative. Joan Anderson has made that
point on a number of occasions 'Amelia' (People will tell you where
they've gone, they'll tell you where to go, but till you get there
yourself you never really know) or 'Shadows and Light' (The perils of
benefactors, the blessings of parasites) to name two. To me it
doesn't matter if the bottle is half empty or half full but more
about whose owns and controls the bottle factory.
Our wee community is no different from any other. Different views,
different expressions, difference. Diversity. Self-determination.
Pass the bottle.... I'll drink to that..(hic)
Gordon
(Ok, ok, I overdosed on the 19th century liberalism but you get the
point. Long live the Republic!)
