>>> Obama gave the predictable "personal responsibility" lecture to the >>> N.A.A.C.P, telling blacks there was "no excuse" for failing to succeed >>> in the land of the American Dream.
>>What would you rather have him say? That you are guaranteed to fail at >>everything, because the Man is out to get you? By the way, if we ever see a mass movement for change of this society, we would want its participants to take personal responsibility. Such things as self-discipline are two-edged swords: they can be used to ease the operations of a corporate machine, but they can also be part of the harmony of a democratic collective. -- Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
