Todd Walton wrote:
On 6/7/05, boblq <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
But I don't propose to speak for you nor the arrogant and elitist pigs
you value as your friends.
lol. You must know him somewhat, because I couldn't make heads or
tails of what the point of his email was. It vaguely appeared as if
it might be a devil's advocate kind of thing, not his true feelings.
Either way, that above statement was bold.
Bah, if I couldn't take the heat, I wouldn't make the comments ... ;)
I am glad that Bob has found his path to happiness and fulfillment.
However, to presume to speak for the superiority of a lifestyle is
arrogant proselyting in the extreme. My purpose was to demonstrate that
the original arguments certainly do not hold for all people, probably
not even the majority. As well as to apply the same level of rhetoric
in return.
To presume to value the superiority of a lifestyle solely on narrow
group happiness without extended reach is beyond arrogance, it is
actively *dangerous*. It leads to selfish, group-limited behavior which
results in things like Eastern island and internecine warfare.
As for my opinions, I do believe that we, as a society, have become too
caught up in money. However, I do not believe we should throw away much
of modern society to move back to a simpler time when people paid more
attention to familial relations. More attention to familial
relations--fine. However, time has dulled what people remember about
the "simpler" past. They remember the good things--local food, pleasant
people, shorter commutes, etc. They forget about the bad--people dying
at their jobs, diseases which crippled, rampant bigotry, etc.
We got where we are today because at each step folks chose to walk this
direction. The majority of people seem to agree that this is what they
want, or they would chose a different path. Nothing in this country
stops an individual from choosing that different path--as Bob so clearly
demonstrates.
I should not (and do not) expect to change Bob's opinions. Happiness is
measured on a personal level, and he has found his.
However, don't expect that I am going to allow an attempt to proselytize
me about how I should be living my life to go unchallenged.
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