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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: J. C. Dithers who wrote (48355)5/28/2002 11:30:43 AM
From: Neocon  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 82486
 
Good morning. Although the political allegory was heavy handed, I thought that the movie had an existential validity, about the beauty and danger of living more vividly.....



To: J. C. Dithers who wrote (48355)5/28/2002 11:44:48 AM
From: The Philosopher  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 82486
 
I was struck reading the following remark by a Corps of Engineers spokesman concerning recovery efforts at the collapsed bridge in Oklahoma:

:``It's so hard because we're playing with
Mother Nature, and Mother Nature doesn't
play fair,'' said Ross Adkins, a corps
spokesman. :

I am always amused when people say that Mother Nature isn't fair, or God isn't fair, as though God or nature should follow human standards of fairness.



To: J. C. Dithers who wrote (48355)5/28/2002 3:40:51 PM
From: epicure  Respond to of 82486
 
The point it was making wasn't just about the old days. It is every bit as applicable to today. imo