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To: GraceZ who wrote (141)	8/12/2002 11:43:41 AM
From: Cush	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1379

Grace, I hope this thread can examine all views of the topic. That doesn't mean *anyone* is going to be able to deride the other people posting here. So far, I am reminded of the fable of the blind men touching various parts of the elephant. We're hearing lots of opinions based on personal experiences. So, is the Fed controlled by private interests? Is it a Federally controlled entity because it was created by an Act of Congress? Are those two concepts mutually exclusive? Perhaps those with the most money should control the world economy. Do we trust their altruism, or do we accept that what is in their best interests is also in our best interests? There's lots to be discussed. Links to facts, on all sides of the argument, would be appreciated. Abusive statements that everyone else is too uninformed to understand the complexity of the issue, don't help. I appreciate that this may be ground you've covered in the past, and may not want to again. That will be our loss, so I hope you'll contribute to the discussion. As for trying to review your old posts, or anyone else's old posts, I don't think so. But I would be happy if you'd give us links to old posts that you feel would add to our understanding of the issues. Cush

To: GraceZ who wrote (141)	8/12/2002 1:02:49 PM
From: glenn_a	Respond to of 1379

Hi Grace. I concur with Cush that the "scope of discourse" should include all opinions that are respectfully argued, and particularly when backed up by individual's best attempts an honest research. And I personally am very guarded about value-laden terms such as "conspiracy theorists" as a way to discredit authentic dialogue that may fall outside the bounds of the official discourse that takes place, for instance, in the corporate owned media. My personal reading, and I'm not saying I'm right, just that my attempts to understand are genuine, come to very different conclusions than your own. I believe there are often "official" discourses and more "hidden" discources that can differ very dramatically, but both have their degree of validity. I do believe it is very possible in our World Economy for "interests", particularly interests of Capital because they have so much power is our present world, to influence the course of history, society, and economy in ways that are not given visibility in our mainstream media. I am not saying I am right. But I wish to have the freedom to present my case in the context of a respectful dialogue. If another does not share this opinion, perhaps this is not the forum for them to be participating in. I share Cush's regret that ahhaha could not present his perspective while allowing for reasonable discourse that included other perspectives. His resorting to name-calling and belittling of other perspectives is not acceptable IMO. I do not wish to have persons who dialogue in that way on this forum. If this is the case, it no longer becomes a forum for shared learning, but rather one where polarized perspectives end up shrieking at each other - neither willing to consider the aspect of "truth" that can most always be found in another's perspective. So who knows Grace. Maybe I will learn from you and I will come to see that the "hidden forces" that I sense lurk beneath Fed operations in fact do not exist nearly to the degree I feel they do. On the other hand, maybe you will come to learn that such forces "do" exist to a much greater degree than you have been led to believe. That is the beauty about genuine dialogue. No one has a monopoly on truth. Respectfully, Glenn