(They are mostly a strange breed of passive, incurious folk, determined to shield their eyes from anything unsettling.)
Find not only family members but most of people I know in that grouping. May not post much but really enjoy the brain power, wit, and wide interest of list members. This gathering of people that think and post is only possible because of your gentel hand. SO list is great. ----- Original Message ----- From: "M. G. Devour" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 6:18 AM Subject: Re: CS>Using the lists well... > Hello Gladys. Glad you're still with us! > > > Let me tell you why I love the Silver List. It is . a place I can > > express my views (or read others) without being called a health nut, > > or just a nut, etc. This is a prejudice we have probably all faced > > because we don't just accept. > > Given both my "unconventional" politics and my interest in alt-health, > I feel this acutely. I feel closer to folks I've worked on political > campaigns with, and to many of you, than I do to members of my > extended family. They are mostly a strange breed of passive, incurious > folk, determined to shield their eyes from anything unsettling. > > > I commented because "crash landing" offended me on several levels. > > Some people understood, some over analyzed, some objected to my > > taking offense. > > It was offensive, on several levels, and I've suggested to Mariano he > not repeat the mistake. > > > My point? There is a time and place for every thing-even racist > > views. > > Agreed. I ask that humor and other OT chit-chat be appropriate to the > audience -- the diverse membership of this list. That precludes > many things that are likely to be offensive. > > But I also need you all to be as thick-skinned as possible, and be > gentle in any attempt to correct one another, lest everybody be so > fearful of saying anything wrong that it stifles discussion. Mistakes > will happen. I ask you to work together *anyway.* > > You are all my guests here. You are admitted and remain here at my > discretion, as list owner, and are expected to behave by whatever > standards I set, including courtesy toward all my other guests *and* > reasonable tolerance of others' foibles and gaffes -- not to mention > my own! > > > I do come to the Silver List because I like what is being said and I > > don't want that to change... > > Thank you. > > > P.S. Calling ONLY Black or African American people > > "colored" is just as offensive as "darkie" or "coon". No > > one is colorless, WE are therefore ALL colored. > > Is the currently popular phrase "people of color", applied collectively > to non-whites, appropriate, in your opinion? And the terms "black" or > "African American" still suitable when speaking specifically of that > group? > > > P.P.S. Thank you to all who prayed for my son, that was also > > off-topic, but an emergency. It all ended well and he is OK. Prayer > > works. If anyone ever needs me to return the favor--just e-mail me > > privately. > > That's good to know, ma'am. God Bless! > > 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. > > Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> >
