Raffi wrote: In other words, I find this North American politeness thing rather boring. Rather, it's not boring. More exactly, it doesn't expand our NOW, as Harrison might put it. Is this making sense? Or should I be looking for another rocking chair from a Christian missionary listserv?
Actually, Raffi, it isn't boring, it is stultifying and very dangerous for our society. I think Philip Atkinson has done a nice job in bringing to our attention the insidious nature of PC (which is this "politeness" you refer to but has nothing to do with being polite. That's a whole other issue. True politeness has evaporated from our society as the ravening masses strive ever harder to not recognize their 'quiet desperation'. The press particularly serves up titillation, one after another. The public debate become sharply polarized with the sensible being drowned out by the true believers. Beware the True Believer.) http://www.users.bigpond.com/smartboard/pc.htm Sincerely, Paul Everett * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
