Good to hear, Doc, thanks for sharing.
________________________________ From: "doctordumb...@rocketmail.com" <doctordumb...@rocketmail.com> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 7:45 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Are you in a cult? I found the deep South to be completely counter to its stereotypes. Some of the nicest people I ever met there, complete strangers who would give me the shirt off their backs, were toothless, uneducated rednecks. I traveled through there with a black guy once, Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Arkansas, and Georgia, we were treated with kindness and generosity, which was a good thing, cause it was the middle of winter. Spent a lot of time in North Carolina also, same deal. Had similar experiences all over the country. Once the "me" finds its normal size, the I Am/We Are takes over. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long <sharelong60@...> wrote: > > martyboi, I bet a lot of people living outside of US would say that you have > to be a little crazy to live here. For example, when I was visiting my > family recently, I got exposed to contemporary TV programming. Scary! > Meaning, scary in its mind numbingness. And the advertisements! > Especially the drug advertisements, spouting off death as a possible side > effect right up there with headaches and constipation!   >  > Anyway, Rob Robb often says that as one travels from west to east in the US, > the amount of light present decreases. As for the deep south, for example, > Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, don't even get me started! For one thing, > I think they have the highest number of African Americans on death row. > Highest obesity percentages. Very scary places.   > > > > > ________________________________ > From: martyboi <martyboi@...> > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 3:42 PM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Are you in a cult? > > > >  > Consensus reality is probably more accurate than the word "Cult" which > actually means something like subculture. When you make statements like: > "everyone is crazy", or "everyone is in a cult" - you reduce the meaning of > words "Crazy" or "Cult" to logical absurdities that renders them useless as > terms that can be used in a rational discussion. > > When I ask myself questions like:"Do I know anyone who is not a little > crazy?" or "Do I know anyone who doesn't participate in a cult?" The answer > is always "no" - everyone I know seems a little crazy and everyone I know > also identifies with some group or other. It's really just a matter of > perspective isn't it? I mean to a west coast Bay Area person, such as myself > - most people east and south of here are Obviously Insane ;-) > > Therefore as a practical matter, the words "crazy" and "cult" should be > reserved for discussions about people and groups that have behaviors and > ideas that are so variant with society at large that they are rendered > dysfunctional in a major way. (i.e., can't sustain a relationship or a job.) > > Having preached that - I actually do think everyone is both crazy and in a > cult...but you won't catch me sayin' it. >
