Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dans un courrier daté du 01/05/02 16:16:55 Paris, Madrid (heure d'été), bdcolen@earthlink.net a écrit : > First off, Karina, I have never suggested that there is not room for > improvement in the U.S. Quite the opposite - I have stated that our > so-called safety net is a joke, and have said several times that the level > of poverty in the U.S. is inexcusable in such a wealthy society. The only > thing I have said regarding the situation in the U.S. is that you are > absolutely, totally, and completely wrong to suggest that "most" Americans > do not live well. They do. The fact is incontrovertible. > > As to what you said about having your eyes opened - I did not misinterpret > what you wrote. Go back and re-read it. And I would further point out that > the only people in South Africa who did not know what was going on were > those with their eyes closed. Don't blame your distorted view of reality on > the fact that you couldn't read "The Female Eunuch" or see "The Man Who Came > To Dinner." And don't pat yourself on the back for, at age 20, taking > groceries to a home in one of the townships. > > I am not attempting, by the way, to divert attention from America's problems > by pointing at South Africa's. I have in fact, on this list and in numerous > other places, stated that prior to 1965 there was little difference between > the American south and South Africa - and the American northern states > weren't too incredibly far behind. > > I raised the issue of South Africa because you stated that it was not until > you moved away from South Africa that it dawned on you what the country was > really like. And I responded to that because I believe that if you could be > so blind to the horrors - perpetrated against the majority of the population > by a racist minority - under your very nose, you are not much of a judge of > what is or is not reality in a given society - particularly in one which you > have only briefly visited as a tourist. > > I am not claiming to be the most perceptive individual in the world, but I > am perceptive enough, well read enough, a politically engaged enough, to be > well aware of the many, many short comings of America - including being > aware of the racism that still pervades American society. > > B. D. > I haven't seen the word " Leica ", nor " M " , nor " R " in that text ....does this mean that it is OFF TOPIC ? JO GOODTIMES Metz / France Email : v8pwr@aol.com /////////////////////\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ ||||||||||||||||||||||||||V8||||||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||PWR||||||||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||@|||||||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||AOL.COM||||||||||||||||| \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\////////////////////// - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html