On May 13, 2005, at 11:44 AM, Nick Arnett wrote:
As long as we're talking about talking... It seems that sometimes on the list
we assume that all we do is talk. Speaking for myself, I try to remember that
even though all I know about most of the rest of you is what you say here, it
would be a mistake to assume that all you do is talk.
Depends on the forum too. I'm prone to playing Magic, and that often means I'm facing teens in card competition. In a small, rural and very conservative community, I find that sometimes a good discussion can help some people review their outlook on life a little. It's harder to be pro-Bush (just like Dad is) when someone points out that the draft -- which I think is inevitable unless things change very quickly -- will be affecting some of these kids in just a couple more years.
(Is that a trend, BTW? I mean the way Bush's admin seems blind to both borrow-and-spend tax cuts and what they do to the economy while at the same time allocating $300bln to Iraq ... and also the tendency to be in denial about the state of the US military, which is overtaxed, overstretched and understaffed. Is the attitude, "Well, whatever -- leave the mess for the *next* administration to clean up"? That might not be the stated rationale, but from where I sit it's one explanation for the admin's policies. That or complete irresponsibility.)
-- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress "The Seven-Year Mirror" http://www.nightwares.com/books/ockrassa/Flat_Out.pdf
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