Posted by henrietta on August 3, 2006, at 19:40:46
In reply to Re: not liking deputies » Estella, posted by Dinah on August 3, 2006, at 19:06:42
A Meditation, John Donne, that powerfully affected me as a child, and still resonates. Google the subject line, you'll get the meat.
Present policies seem to suggest that it is more offensive to make violent jokes about moderaters than to make violent jokes about impoverished families risking their lives to provide their children with any life at all.
Present policies seem to suggest that babble moderators are more valuable humans than impoverished humans from the south who seek a better life for their families. Not even a "please be sensitive" to Mr. Bobby.....
I admire those who avoid the temptation to see unfairness and favoritism and elitism and smug self-satisfaction.
Now, that's a positive note to end on, eh? before what I hope is a lifetime block.
And "inconsistency" was a cowardly word. I meant: unfairness, injustice, elitist smugness, and any other string of words the thesaurus can provide .
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