And for an opposing point of view.... http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20061218/tc_zd/196709
I think this guy has issues...... Heath http://batmangeek7.blogspot.com --- In [email protected], Ron Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Funny you said that, Mark. > > When I saw the cover i thought them was who they really meant. > > It's always Us v Them, and over the last couple years I've begun to > realize that the real dangerous entity on the planet is You; we are > the new Other. > > If you take a real cynical view of the goings on in real politik: GM > Foods, 'Free Markets', War for Profit, Environmentalism, and a host > of other 1st tier global issues, and it is the people of the world > that are the real impediment to gaining or keeping a monopoly on power. > > So I agree with you, Mark. Way to boil it down. > > Cheers, > Ron > > On Dec 18, 2006, at 10:38 AM, mark raheja wrote: > > > from deep inside the echo chamber, it's hard to disagree with 'us' > > being Time's People of the Year. > > > > but to state the obvious: the main reason this is the case is because > > we scare the living crap out of *them*, specifically. we scare the > > living crap out of them because their business model is at risk. no > > cultural/informational/socio-economic phenomenon has ever been as > > hyper-relevant to the people who make this annual decision as this > > one. in fact...if anyone watched the CNN recap of Time's choice for > > 2006, you'll remember a part where about 40 people are sitting in a > > room and one of them points out the irony in celebrating the very > > people that are threatening their jobs. [paraphrasing...the internet > > has stolen my memory...] > > > > Kim Jong Il may be one threatening dude [unless you've watched Team > > America: World Police], but he ain't as directly threatening to the > > owners & staff of Time Magazine as you are. > > > > -M > > > > mark raheja > > www.thememeingoflife.com > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 416.451.3640 > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
