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Subject: FW: tree huggers NONMG, enough already!
From: DANIEL RAY <danray@bluegrass.net>
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 1997 12:08:31 -0500

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From:   DANIEL RAY
Sent:   Thursday, October 16, 1997 7:35 PM
To:     'Blake Wylie'
Subject:        RE: tree huggers NONMG, enough already!

OK Already!
There's a really cool IRC Channel on EFNET called #politics - very =
entertaining, if you can keep up, and lets one get out all this angst =
that we all have, republican, democrat, libertarian, whatever.... I got =
sucked into this as a newbie, spouting off about Treehuggers......then =
realized what Kai and everyone were saying is true, and I should keep my =
mouth shut on this page unless I have an MG question.
I enjoy the momentary politico-feline foray...but after awhile, it gets =
old. As one who is trying to learn as much about the LBC ownership =
lifestyle before I have a financial interest :),so, UNCLE, I give!, ok?=20
Caveat: I like the stuff about cats and other stuff (Beavis voice =
intended)....laughter is what keeps one sane! And I may jump in again if =
I feel the need...
And I really like the "personal experience" posts like "First Flakes", =
which allow all of us to live vicariously, which is almost as good as =
being there, if one has imagination and doesn't get all anal retentive =
about stuff....hehe...:)
Dan

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From:   Blake Wylie
Sent:   Thursday, October 16, 1997 12:39 PM
To:     Bill Harkins
Cc:     bill; MG List
Subject:        Re: tree huggers



On Thu, 16 Oct 1997, Bill Harkins wrote:

> bill wrote:
>=20
> > Actually, all the environmentalists are trying to do is ensure that =
the
> > air will be fit to breathe, and will not disable overweight, =
emphysemic
> > Republicans!  The anti-classic car slant usually comes from the fat =
cat
> > industrialists who would rather crush a few LBC's than clean up =
their
> > own  pollution.
> >
>=20
> I don't buy your thesis. See this month's Forbes which has Carol =
Brower on
> the cover with the heading "Watch out for this woman". Environmental
> whackoism is gaining strength and will eventually hurt the car hobby.
>=20
> The environmentalists are in for the power play, while doing it behind =
the
> guise of "protecting the children", the current liberal buzzwords.
>=20
> Bill Harkins
> Fallbrook, CA
>=20
>=20

BTW...does anyone happen to have any "real" proof that global warming is
actually taking place? =20

As Mr. Harkins mentioned above....all of this nonsense about
protecting the children is for the power.  While I am not an advocate =
for
polluting the environment (as I would probably be stereotyped as), I do
believe that many of the environmentalists have gone way overboard.
"We're destroying the earth!"  How many millions of years has the earth
existed?  We are only a tiny microscopic dot on the line of time, and to
think that we have the ego to say that "we" are going to kill off =
everyone
by driving our polluting LBCs is absolutely crazy.  Guess what....the
earth is going to be here after we leave.  Every generation thinks that
they are going to be the last...it has always been like that.  While our
generation seems to be the worst by far (which is actually helped along =
by
our caring liberals) I don't think it will be the last (and most =
certainly
not the worst). =20

I think that the only thing that will save our society is personal
and morale responsibility by everyone.  Don't blame others...don't =
attack
others.  There is an old proverb that goes kind of like=20
"Before you judge others, first look into the mirror"=20
I think that most people have lost site of that. =20

I may not be the best at this argument, but I try.  I'm not going to
resort to calling names either (ie...overweight w/emphezema).  About the
worst I get is environmental whackos.  :)

Have a great day...

If you can't live your life, then why is it worth living?
(I guess that is why Dr Kevorkian is going to be a great person one of
these days)   :\

Ah well...talk to you all later.  :)
Enjoy your MGs while you can!  :)

Sincerely,

Blake Wylie
'70 MGB (is that smoke coming out that tailpipe?)







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