Regarding the thread Atom-bombing of Japan in 1944
Ok! Please stop! As often as I find my world view and political opinions in
direct opposition to the ones expressed on this list, I'm REALLY very tempted
to respond in kind to some of the remarks and statements recently made
regarding the above topic. But I'm doing my best to refrainI really
am!!
In all honesty, many of the political discussions I read on this list anger
me to the point that I think of many of you as complete idiots, instead of
thinking in terms of our like interest (the Horn) and the various talents and
musical experiences you have. I'm tired of feeling that way. If one day I
were to meet some of you at a horn conference or some other horn venue, I
would like to be able to experience a click, as if we've known each other
beforeas if our shared interest in the horn and participation on this
list would eliminate the need for formal introductions. Is that too
idealistic?
I am not a fan of politics, nor am I a fan of war, but I realize that both
are realities of the world we live in, and necessary components of a world
full of imperfect people. However, I tend to think and speak passionately on
these subjects because they are essential not only to our current society,
but to history as well. But when these topics are inserted into the horn
list, the magnitude of their importance to society quickly vault them over
and above any horn topics. I've monitored this list for about three years
now, and the outcome has nearly always been the samepeople get offended
and animosity builds. Personally, and unfortunatelly, some of these NHR
issues have given me impressions of some of you that are not favorableand
I assume some of you probably feel the same way about me.
I'm sure that, as usual, some overly articulate person will respond with
various good sounding reasons why there's really nothing wrong with these
topics, and how we don't have to read them if we don't want to. These
statements are probably all true, but they're also crap. We do read them!! We
don't bypass them! We're all curious! We all want to see who will add fuel to
the fire! We are all humanI think?
As Dan Phillips and various others have suggested, lets cut the crap. Lets
talk about horn stuff!!
If one of you were to start a Yahoo Groups list entitled Political
discussions for horn enthusiasts, I would probably sign up.
Respectfully,
Charles Renfro
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