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To: Neocon who wrote (86689)	8/29/2000 1:36:09 PM
From: jbe	Read Replies (1) of 108807

I do not know what is wrong with mentioning that personal achievement is praiseworthy. I am conscious that libertarians are reading what I write, and trying to make clear that in recommending charity to others, I do not mean to slight helping oneself. I will have to repeat my mother's words to me again: "It isn't what you say, dear. It's how you say it." In this country, nobody -- or should I say, practically nobody (for one never knows for sure) -- would dispute the assertion that "personal achievement is praiseworthy." What puzzled me was your emphasizing that you personally believe it praiseworthy? It came across as if you felt that many people (myself included) do not believe it praiseworthy. How was I to know that you were addressing the concerns of your libertarian "readership"? Personally, I do not think of my posts here as written for the ages, or for the masses. They are a pastime, a nice relaxation from my "serious" writing (which I have been neglecting this last week), a way of communicating with nice people. (I do consider you "nice people," btw. But perhaps you take yourself a bit too seriously, um?) Joan

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