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To: coug who wrote (1883)	6/4/2003 12:41:55 PM
From: The Philosopher	Respond to of 20773

In YOUR opinion But of course. That goes without saying. But of course you had to say it anyhow. <g> As to a variety of ideas, surely. But OTOH, there are far more views than it is possible to read. So one must pick and choose somehow. I don't read the essays of third graders on world history, for example, even though they would probably give me a different point of view. One must pick and choose. It try to pick and choose from a variety of viewpoints -- that's why my weekly reading encompasses a wide range including not only the mainstream media but ranging from to the Weekly Standard to the Progressive, from the National Review to Mother Jones. If that range of reading makes me a dull boy by your viewpoint, so be it. But one must exclude, and the basis I try to choose to exclude on is not viewpoint based but rationality based. And Chomsky doesn't pass the test, for me. IMO, of course. Which, IMO, is better for me than YO.

To: coug who wrote (1883)	6/4/2003 9:09:06 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 20773

Did you listen to the speech? It was quite interesting. If you didn't listen yet, give it a listen. Having just taught Animal Farm, I find the shifting "reality" of Washington's "facts" on Iraq, and why we invaded, to be quite ironic. The whole thing is just too much like the pigs who kept rewriting the rules on the barn- and then SWEARING they hadn't. Lies and hypocrisy are always a beautiful combination. I'm glad Colin is getting sick of the masquerade. I always thought he was a decent guy, but when he started lying to us, I began to wonder. Now it seems he actually was decent, and perhaps he didn't realize just how badly he AND the facts had been manipulated.