[mou] the GUIDELINES business

Houghton, Timothy D. tdhoughton@stcloudstate.edu
Thu, 25 Mar 2004 18:34:39 -0600 

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Personally, I like Hendrickson's long response and Conrad's short. They =
make the most sense to me--broad and reasonable.

I also sympathize with Christine Olson--she received a particular =
response that was punkish and asinine.

There's an anal mentality that likes to limit and control. (Understand =
that I'm not referring to any specific individuals--I'm making a general =
observat). It likes power and is easily corrupted. It's possible that =
there are people out there who would like to call in Mr. Spock from the =
Star Trek Enterprise and use him as a consultant--toward the creation of =
an enormous rule book with stern and inflexible laws governing the MOU =
listserve. And there would be severe penalites for lawbreakers. There =
are people out there who want to dictate everything--they want to even =
tell us what to report. If they thought they could get away with it, =
they would even tell us what arguments we are allowed to make. Some of =
them are very sensitive to criticism of anything they don't like. They =
know what's right and they know what's wrong. And what they they think =
is right is what we're all supposed to believe. Making rules, making =
limitations, being in charge, etc. etc. etc. ad nauseum--it makes them =
feel happy inside. Let's not make them happy.

Tim Houghton
(Clear Lake) =20

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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Personally, I like Hendrickson's long response and =
Conrad's short. They make the most sense to me--broad and =
reasonable.<BR>
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I also sympathize with Christine Olson--she received a particular =
response that was punkish and asinine.<BR>
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There's an anal mentality that likes to limit and control. (Understand =
that I'm not referring to any specific individuals--I'm making a general =
observat). It likes power and is easily corrupted. It's possible that =
there are people out there who would like to call in Mr. Spock from the =
Star Trek Enterprise and use him as a consultant--toward the creation of =
an enormous rule book with stern and inflexible laws governing the MOU =
listserve. And there would be severe penalites for lawbreakers. There =
are people out there who want to dictate everything--they want to even =
tell us what to report. If they thought they could get away with it, =
they would even tell us what arguments we are allowed to make. Some of =
them are very sensitive to criticism of anything they don't like. They =
know what's right and they know what's wrong. And what they they think =
is right is what we're all supposed to believe. Making rules, making =
limitations, being in charge, etc. etc. etc. ad nauseum--it makes them =
feel happy inside. Let's not make them happy.<BR>
<BR>
Tim Houghton<BR>
(Clear Lake)&nbsp; </FONT>
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