Bravo! Thank you Mike, we love ya. Evelyn --- "d.linen" <[email protected]> wrote: > Mike, > > Thank you for your courage. Thank you for this > wonderful list. I have > learned a lot and hope to learn even more from all > of these great people > on the list. I don't have the technical know-how of > many of you and > admire those that do. > > Money seems to be the ultimate bottom line when the > drug manufacturers > want to take away our choices of maintaining our > health or regaining it > using what we deem good for us. > > Diane > > "M. G. Devour" wrote: > > > > Hi gang, > > > > We've had some worried discussions about liability > issues lately > > with the publication of the archives. I didn't > expect it, really, but > > I fully understand where it's from. > > > > This list has provided an environment that is > quite sheltered and > > has fostered a sense of community. Plus, the > clearly stated bias of > > the list is such that debunkers need not apply. > Those who would try > > to disrupt things know that they'll be dealt with, > and mostly seem > > not to try. > > > > This has given us an illusion of privacy and > safety that really isn't > > there in any real sense. > > > > So we've suddenly realized that we're more > vulnerable than we ever > > though about before. > > > > I wouldn't know if we've been monitored by any > government or agency, > > but it wouldn't surprise me if at least one > professional "anti" is > > listening, looking for opportunities to do harm to > the cause, or at > > least waiting for us to get far enough out of line > to be vulnerable. > > > > That's the nature of the internet. Probably 90 > percent of our > > subscribers have never posted, so who knows who > they might be? > > > > I've been politically active for several years, > now, and my views > > have been widely published on newsgroups and large > mailing lists. I'm > > on the board of a local activist organization and > an active > > participant in local Libertarian politics. > > > > Guess what? If I'm not on *all* their lists > already, then they > > haven't been doing their jobs! <GRIN> > > > > The fact is that I am free to state my views and I > will continue to > > do so. I've developed a knack for qualifying my > opinions so I don't > > say anything obviously stupid, threatening, or > illegal, but I've long > > ago given up on holding back for the sake of > anonymity. > > > > And my conscience and principles are what > ultimately guide my > > choices. I'm here to do what I *ought* to do, for > as long as I have > > the freedom to do it. If the time ever comes that > someone tries to > > stop me from exercising that freedom, I will > follow those same > > sources of guidance. > > > > So why do I run this list, answer people's > questions, publish > > archives, or build a web site about it? Because > I've heard people > > tell me how much this stuff has helped them. Folks > who aren't selling > > anything, and some that are. But people who I've > come to know and > > respect. And trust. > > > > It's a frightening discovery to realize that the > "system" is hostile > > towards something that is important to you. This > is something that > > each of us will have to face if we're ever to do > anything to change > > it or to help more than a few close friends and > loved ones. > > > > I don't know what decisions you who are reading > this will make, but I > > know mine. > > > > Be well, > > > > Mike D. > > > > [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] > > [[email protected] ] > > [Speaking only for myself... ] > > > > -- > > The silver-list is a moderated forum for > discussion of colloidal silver. > > > > To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send > an e-mail message to: > > [email protected] -or- > [email protected] > > with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the > SUBJECT line. > > > > To post, address your message to: > [email protected] > > > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > >
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