Rick, I agree to a point. As an historian, I can use myself as a living
example of personal experiences of those events or issues which we might
be discussing. I agree we have to be careful how and in what context we
do that. I remember once, and I may have mentioned this before, that in
the course of a discussion on the right of the individual to protest and
challenge existing aspects of society, I mentioned haphazardly and vaguely
but in language familiar to me that I had been a "war protester on
campus." A hand shot up: "Dr. Schmier," went the question, "why did you
protest the Gulf War?" Need I say more.
Make it a good day.
--Louis--
Louis Schmier www.therandomthoughts.com
Department of History www.halcyon.com/arborhts/louis.html
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