I, for one, have found the whole thing extremely useful. There have been
some very eloquent and perceptive arguments put forward by people on this
list (Karen aside), and I've learned a lot from them... being that I've
diverged from the path of ingrained racist ignorance, and am still trying to
learn.
So even if Karen isn't really what she claims to be (well, if "she" is what
Jack says, then she's really no different to what she claims she is anyway),
I wouldn't consider any of it a waste of time. Perhaps in the end, it did
us some good. Reminded us of what we're fighting (I personally need a
little reminder every now and then... I'm sure there's a lot who don't
though, so this is just my opinion).
Cheers.
Glenn Murray
"I am a peanut"
-----Original Message-----
From: Rod Hagen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2000 4:37 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [recoznet2] For Your Eyes Only
Whatever the reality of Karen Crook (aka the "coronaqueen") I think
your last comment is the most important one, Jack. This is a
significant distraction from the real issues and should be treated as
such (simply by ignoring it).
If there is anything useful to be taken from her posts it is, perhaps
the nature and style of the arguments raised. They reflect quite
beautifully the thoughts of many whose knowledge of the world relies
fundamentally on tabloid newspapers,a certain commercial media
outlet's "news" and "current affairs" programs (listen to the Beatles
White Album if you want to know which one!) and various radio "shock
jocks". There isn't any real point in responding to the "arguments"
here (it simply wastes all our time and energy), but you can learn
quite a lot from the distillation of them in her posts.
Save your responses instead for the next argument you have over a
suburban barbecue with the next door neighbor.
But lets not waste any more time on it here!
Cheers
Rod
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Rod Hagen
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Hurstbridge, Victoria, Australia
WWW http://www.netspace.net.au/~rodhagen
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