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Re: Meteorite Posting - Final comment

Well put, Stu. Lets hope this business is done soon ... for the sake
of those involved (directly or not, on both sides), the families, the
children ... and those of us here who feel the ripples of discord tear
at the fabric that surrounds
our own lives. The dinosaurs may have felt a tricle of fear when they
looked up and saw a blazing ball of fire shoot through the sky, never
knowing that it would in time be a sign and memorial of their
extinction from something they could not understand. I think perhaps,
that we are not so different, seeing a distant blaze on the Earth's
horizon, feeling tension mount and prickles at the nape of the neck.
We may know war, but we do not know THIS war. We know what we are told
... we do not know, unless we are there, what is happening, what
reasons, rasionalizations and political machinacions are in process or
in history. And so, like the behomoth beasts, we strike out in
misinterpreted (as anger) fear at those closest to us.
Enough , now, people ... at least HERE, let there be a peace, despite
differences.

Off my soapbox, now.
Peri Shumard-Craig
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STUARTATK@aol.com wrote:

> <<<<sigh>>>>
>
> Sorry, but this is not the place for such hate-filled postings, or
language.
> Freedom of speech is precious, and worth defending, but at the same
time
> everyone on this List, in this online family, has a responsibility
to be
> considerate of others' feelings and should also be VERY aware that
even if
> they don't shout up there are **many** Lurkers "out there" much
younger than
> the high profile members who really don't need to read such
outrageous
> language. I have no doubt that there are many kids out there who are
members
> of this List who use it as a source of information for their hobby,
their
> homework, whatever, and today, instead of reading about meteorites
they read
> something totally unsuitable and upsetting. Who knows what thoughts
are going
> through their heads now, or what their parents are having to do to
comfort or
> reassure them. Sometimes I despair over people's insensitivity, I
really do.
>
> Let's keep private postings *private*, stick to things meteoritical
and just
> look to the sky and hope that the loss of life is kept to an
absolute minimum.
> This is a difficult time, a very dark time for those involved - and
those of
> us not *directly* involved should just keep quiet and thank
whichever God we
> believe in that we're *not*.
>
> This is real life people, not a film. If you want to eat popcorn
while
> watching CNN to make it more like one then fine, but if you can't be

> understanding, or considerate enough to understand that others find
such
> language shocking, I suggest, with all due respect, that you shut
the hell up.
>
> Stu
>

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