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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000032.txt from 2004/06
From: Kat Sleeper <katsleeper@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Re: doublereed Digest 7 Jun 2004 19:15:01 -0000 Issue 110
Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2004 09:42:57 -0400
On Monday, June 7, 2004, at 11:56 PM, MorBassoon@-----.com wrote:
> But let's not get
> carried away.
>
> So if we must endure the quotes of the day, please don't flame people
> who
> respond to them, especially when they are political in nature.
I have read nothing extolling the virtues of Reagan on this list and
yours was the only one, so far, who detailed any failings. And it
doesn't bother me that you did, by the way--this is not a criticism of
your expression--I am one who enjoys reading all kinds of things. This
is just to point out what I have observed.
I have read nothing resembling a defense of Reagan, either. One person
mentioned that his administration did more for peace than the current
administration--someone in Germany made that remark, if I recall
correctly--which isn't actually a rave review. Regardless--not a super
politically charged statement.
It's possible I missed a couple messages. But I've read nothing that
would make me think people were getting carried away.
I have read nothing resembling a flame of the person who initially
responded to the quote. However, his remark aimed at poor Janie (a
pretty good-natured person in the keeping-people-alive profession, btw)
was, perhaps, a bit of a spark. The response generated by that, one of
mine included, was a defense of non-censureship of the Quote of the
Day. Not a flame or request for censure of the original complaint.
Honestly, I don't read every quote of the day. I delete a lot of
messages when I don't have the time. On the other hand, I do enjoy
reading even oboe postings when I have the time. We all have a
choice--there are pretty descriptive subject headings--and we all have
delete keys.
So, no one has to endure the quotes of the day or any other subject
which comes up. I agree people should not be flamed but I have
witnessed no flaming in this thread.
And, again, the only thing political about the nature of that quote was
the fact that a politician uttered the remark. If it had been the Pope
or Marcel Tabiteau, the response would not have been as it was.
NON-LIST-RELATED information is in the rest of this posting. STOP HERE
if you are uninterested in anything UNRELATED to the BASSOON OR OBOE
(except I, like several others, notice a dramatic difference in both
the quantity and quality of my work opportunities depending on who's in
office here and what is going on in the world.)
All what I just said aside, I, personally, think one of the big
problems with the US (and this is a musing) is that people are afraid
to talk about politics. I believe that fear leads to isolation of
those with needs and a stifling of the voices necessary to make
democracy work fairly. A country cannot be run by the people if the
people will not talk about it. So, Mr. Morelli--I think it's great
that you will talk about these things and I hope you will continue to
do so and somewhere, because it probably won't happen on this list, you
will inspire others to do the same. I wish (another musing) we could,
though, because one thing that has been evident in my travel is that we
musicians have economic, social and political needs no matter where we
live. I suppose the double reed lists are and should be the social
component. The AFM has an economic and political voice and
component--I guess that's where to send those thoughts.
--Kat Sleeper
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