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[Doug Loss <drloss@suscom.net>]

From: Hans Paijmans <paai@kub.nl>
Reply-To: paai@kub.nl
To: seul-edu@seul.orgSubject: Re: [seul-edu] Terrible news
Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2003 10:01:07 +0100
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On Sunday 02 February 2003 04:19, Gary Dunn wrote:
...
> It often comes as a supprise to Americans that our space program is 
> seen
> by people from onther nations as foreign policy, and that our 
> foreign
> policy is unpopular.
>
> It can come as a shock that someone with whom we share an interest 
> can
> have seemingly incompatible beliefs in other areas.
>
> At times like this, one of the great values of forums like this is 
> bridge
> building. We have something in common. Leverage that to find out 
> more
> about each other, and learn to respect the differences. We don't 
> all have
> to be the same in order to be successful. We cannot succeed if we 
> withdraw
> into comfortable groups.
Thank you (and other readers) for not blowing your top about my 
reaction
(that all to easy might have been misunderstood).

On one hand I agree with those that feel this list should confine 
itself
to Linux and education. On the other hand I always think of usenet 
and
mailing lists as very human congregations of, eh..., humans where
one may vent off-topic opinions as long as they do not monopolize
the area.

Dragging the discussion back on-topic, I want to say that I try to
reduce (not prohibit) Microsoft in education, because the 
near-absolute power that a monopoly wields, has no place in 
education, be it evil or
benign. In the same way I am very much afraid of the absolute power 
of the american nation, not because the USA is evil, but because
absolute power is Not Good (TM) in itself.

Sorry if I hurt some peoples feelings.

Paai

--
Dr. J.J. Paijmans
pi0959.uvt.nl
paijmans.net