i think it was one of the tree muscateers, kyle, bobby or ism. , but i could
be wrong. i was once wrong back in the 1980's. i thought i'd made a mistake,
but, turned out to be right.
lol, it's too early for this kind of humor.
-----Original Message-----
From: Betty B [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Friday, December 01, 2000 3:06 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Our Future (WAS:democratic pregnancy)
I'm so confused that I don't know who said this, but the most definitive
statement about our current situation is contained herein:
"Inclusion is BS when the rubber meets the road."
I'll be damned if that doesn't say it all. In fact, in looking at that
statement, I feel as though I already am!
Can someone please straighten me out on who said this thing? I would like
to
give credit where credit is due, and quote this person in the future.
Betty
In a message dated 11/29/2000 4:50:07 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[log in to unmask] writes:
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vince Montgomery [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2000 4:03 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Our Future (WAS:democratic pregnancy)
>
>
> Hey,
>
> >I agree, Kyle. It has nothing to do with one's theology. If our >society
> >ever goes into a hyper "survival of the fittest" mode, we could be in
> >trouble.
>
> So much for enlightenment. Are we all to be doomed by some outdated
> Darwinian notion?
>
> Yep!
>
> I sure as heck hope not! I have a documentary on tape
> about a group of disabled folk gathering to go to an "Ability Expo" type
> thing. It's probably about 12 years old now. However, I recall
"Survival
> Of The Fittest" interpreted to mean 'ability to adapt.' This I like, if
> only to help us recognize one of our own values as a people.
>
> Vince, Vince, Vince! Don't you get it? Western society does not
> value people. It values tangibles such as youth, beauty, strength.
Sure,
> it (society) likes to think of itself as inclusive, ecumenical and
> post-modern, but culture is driving society, not the other way. As long
as
> westerners (who comprise 5% of the globe) control the world's executive
> ideologies, gimps like you and I will be persona non grata (a tacit
> understanding, of course). :>O
>
> Inclusion is BS when the rubber meets the road. As far as 'ability to
> adapt', well, look at it this way: A chair-bound quad is dependent on
that
> able-bodied carpenter to build his ramp. Without that ramp, there is no
> adaptation for our disabled friend.
>
> Ah...post-modernism. Ain't it great? Wish our friend Logan (from
Canada,
> remember?) were still here. "PM"...now THAT'S the opiate of the masses!
>
> -Kyle
>
> >Bobby
>
> Happy Belated B-Day!
>
> Vince
>
Betty
aut viam inveniam aut faciam
"I will either find a way or make one."
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