On Aug 13, 2009, at 7:47 PM, Carrol Cox wrote:
> Sometimes ib tgus kust I think I'm in a time warp, and I'm back in
> front
> of Huyck's General Store in Wakelee, Michigan, date 1938, and
> listening
> to the old men alternately spit tobacco and whine or growl about
> what a
> mess the world is becoming.
I presume this is directed mainly at me. Carrol, I filed a specific complaint about Twitter (and I'll still bet that you have little or no idea of what Twitter is). There's actually a lot I like about what the world has become - more so than many leftists of my acquaintance. I'm very fond of the Internet, which should be obvious. I love my new iPhone. I think there's a lot to be said for "globalization." I like what's been happening to gender relations and with the growing acceptance of sexual minorities over the last few decades. I don't growl or whine about what a mess the world is becoming - a pretty funny thing coming from someone who growls as much as you do.
Doug