Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Brian, What happened to the 'rule' that anyone who started spewing off their personal political drivel would be kicked from the LUG? Don't get me wrong, I LOVE to talk politics (and religion and sex and the politics of religion and sex and all of those other things that are so contentious in polite company) but I'm on several lists that are more appropriate venues to do that (I even run a few.) I am HERE on the Leica Users List, specifically because I want to engage in discussion about Photography in general and more specifically in Photography with Leicas and other finely made compatible RF cameras. Most of us probably are not on LUG to listen to far Leftists whine about how quickly the sky is falling or how sexist men are in Poland or to listen to the far Rightist pithy commentary about how unhappy all homosexuals that they've met are or their whining about how any and all "science" is bunk unless it agrees with THEIR political goals. For the Gods' sake, I'd rather read about Ted's soft boxers or wade through semi-on-topic optical semantic arguments by Erwin and Stephen et al, than to see the Left and Right bicker about crap that is so totally unrelated to our common interest. With well over a thousand members on the LUG all from different political outlooks and environments about our big blue marble, nothing else will be discussed of value here if this is allowed to flourish. Carpe Luminem, Michael E. Bérubé http://www.GoodPhotos.com "Save the Planet!...kill yourself." At 10:40 AM 4/30/01 -0400, Johnny Deadman wrote: >on 4/30/01 1:45 AM, Roger Beamon at roger@beamon.org wrote: > > > The simple fact of the manner is that I can produce, at least, as > > many gurus of the scientific world that will offer opinions contrary > > to those who make the case for global warming. > >Phew! Why were we all so worried? We must be really, really stupid! And so >must the world leaders, to sign the Tokyo Protocol! All except that Bush >fellow! He saw throught it right away! He's one smart cookie! I always said >he was!