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[at-l] We're he from the government and we want to help you
Well, I'm probably in a minority, but here goes:
1) Humans are not perfect;
2) AT-L listers are human! :)
3) Pure enviro discussion lists get right tiresome after a while;
4) Discussions re enviro/gov't/political/religious issues somehow are
more - much more - palatable to me coming from AT-L listers, with whom I
feel other common bonds, than on any other list I've participated in;
5) Even in the midst of the hottest discussions we've ever had here in
the past 15 or so months, there have always been some other posts to
lighten the day, inform, chastise, etc.
6) Divide and conquer [the good list synergy] is a bad thing.
In conclusion, I'm strongly against dividing the list up by attempting
to separate out "advocay" or "enviro" or any other sub-group. I'll end
with a very rough paraphrase of a famous quote: The AT-L list is a
terrible form of communication, but it's the best version of
communication that the world has developed to-date! :)
Thru-Thinker
"Ryan K. Brooks" wrote:
>
> This thread would be either:
>
> a) A great example of a topic for the Advocacy list that was proposed.
>
> or
>
> b) Off-topic
>
> R
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <greyowl@rcn.com>
> To: "Texas Twelve-Step" <texas12step@hotmail.com>;
> <at-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 1:19 PM
> Subject: Re: Re: [at-l] We're he from the government and we want to help you
>
> > > Has it ever occurred to you that government-subsidized
> > > firefighting services and disaster insurance are what
> > > attracts people to build houses "where they shouldn't"
> > > in the first place?
> > >
> > > -TXIIS
> > Actually that is not the reason. The people were there before the
> government subsidized services were there. In the old days each home had a
> placard on it say who insured the house. If a house caugh on fire only the
> firecompany hired by that insurance agency could fight that fire. Of course
> the low bidder got the contract and many homes burned to the ground. The
> whole system was rife with corruption and the people asked for government
> assistence. That is why we have fire departments. Likewise when people
> build house where they shouldn't they ask for relief from the US governemnt.
> The government has rethought its policy and some area if ones home is
> destoried by a nutural disater then you cannot rebuild. At least the
> government did not take their land away like when they created SNP or DWG.
> >
> > Bob Dudley
> >
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