> But it's pretty useless if you want to make things happen, interact
> with people- I mean it's not the kind of thing that will get you
> excited about things, like neighborhood activism or something that gets
> you into contact with human beings.
Depends -- if someone is already excited about political issues, e-mail, like any other form of communication, will feed into that excitement.
Of course it's not the only, or perhaps even the best, form of political action. But I wouldn't call it useless for making things happen. I like to think that this list, and others like it, makes quite a few things happen. But for it to do so, the participants in the list have to do the "happening," of course.
Jon Johanning // jjohanning at igc.org _______________________________ "Play the guitar like you don't know how to play." (Miles' instruction to John McLaughlin)