"Young people are the new puritans"

In 1969, you could be drafted and die in a foreign war, which is not true today.

In 1969, you could contract a venereal disease, and have no access to a public health system which were prepared to deal with your condition; that is not true today.

In 1969, if you were involved in an automobile accident, the odds were high that there were no seat belts; there were no shoulder belts (except in race cars or exotic imports), there were no child car seats or other child restraints, and there were no air bags--highway deaths routinely topped 50,000 per annum.

In 1969, you could be exposed to cigarette, cigar or pipe smoke sitting in your doctor's waiting room.

In 1969, we could never have had this conversation, because there were no personal computers, and there was no internet.

In 1969, if you were in a highway accident, there was no "911" center to call, and no cell phones to use to call for help.

I enjoyed myself, too--but then, i was a callow, ignorant youth.

I don't believe in "the good ol' days."

Hey David - I just wanted to come by and say thanks for posting in a more readable way -
it really is making a difference in my ability to read and appreciate some of your posts.


(not saying I agree with everything you say, but I do appreciate the opportunity to actually read your posts)

ehBeth wrote:

Hey David - I just wanted to come by and say thanks for posting in a more readable way -
it really is making a difference in my ability to read and appreciate some of your posts.


(not saying I agree with everything you say, but I do appreciate the opportunity to actually read your posts)

OK.
I am exercising some degree of self restraint.



I feel like I am speaking in a long monotone.

David

OmSigDAVID wrote:

ehBeth wrote:

Hey David - I just wanted to come by and say thanks for posting in a more readable way -
it really is making a difference in my ability to read and appreciate some of your posts.


(not saying I agree with everything you say, but I do appreciate the opportunity to actually read your posts)

OK.
I am exercising some degree of self restraint.



I feel like I am speaking in a long monotone.

David

This from the founder of a chapter of YOUNG AMERICANS FOR FREEDOM??!!

I guess we all do what we gotta do.
I find it sad though-you already know that so I won't harp anymore on it.

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( Just kidding . I just liked your joke about free (or reasonably priced) love.
Wanted to let you know that and say hello.).

Thank u;
counterhello.

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No, I think puritanism is a function of personality- not age

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I doubt that ideology results from age.
I was always a libertarian hedonist.

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I think puritanical people feel more comfortable functioning within prescribed limits and only feel comfortable when other people function within prescribed limits. And the worst part about them is that they want everyone to function within the SAME prescribed limits!! How boring is that?!

Yeah.

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I think their lack of imagination infuses them with the feeling that they are out of control if there is no prescribed limit for them (or others) to fit themselves inside of.

So stipulated !

Find any good Beef Wellington ?
David

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No, I think puritanism is a function of personality- not age

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I doubt that ideology results from age.
I was always a libertarian hedonist.

Find any good Beef Wellington ?
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No, I think puritanism is a function of personality- not age

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I doubt that ideology results from age.
I was always a libertarian hedonist.

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I think I alway have been too.
That's how I recognized you- a fellow libertarian heonist .

I am honored to be in your filosofical company.

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Find any good Beef Wellington ?
David[/b]

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Not yet- I'm saving the opportunity for that deliciousness for August in NYC.
Although, if the name of the restaurant (One if by land- Two if by sea)
indicates they also serve seafood-
that may turn out to be a hard choice for me.

The danger of the place
is that u may get sprain of the brain
from the strain of choosing from among the enticements.

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Hope you are enjoying your summer David. I'm enjoying mine.
I did over a thousand miles in four days this week-end- but all the driving was worth it.
I wouldn't have missed one thing that I saw.

That 's a lot of driving
Will u let me know what u saw ?

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Less than a month, and I will be one of your fellow residents of the great state of New York. I can't believe it!
I'll talk to you later and will see you fairly soon-Rebecca.

I 'm looking forward to it
David

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I think I alway have been too.
That's how I recognized you- a fellow libertarian heonist .

I am honored to be in your filosofical company.

The danger of the place
is that u may get sprain of the brain
from the strain of choosing from among the enticements.

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Hope you are enjoying your summer David. I'm enjoying mine.
I did over a thousand miles in four days this week-end- but all the driving was worth it.
I wouldn't have missed one thing that I saw.

That 's a lot of driving
Will u let me know what u saw ?

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Less than a month, and I will be one of your fellow residents of the great state of New York. I can't believe it!
I'll talk to you later and will see you fairly soon-Rebecca.

I 'm looking forward to it
David

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No, I think puritanism is a function of personality- not age

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I doubt that ideology results from age.
I was always a libertarian hedonist.

I think I alway have been too. That's how I recognized you- a fellow libertarian heonist .

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Find any good Beef Wellington ?
David[/b]

Not yet- I'm saving the opportunity for that deliciousness for August in NYC. Although, if the name of the restaurant (One if by land- Two if by sea) indicates they also serve seafood- that may turn out to be a hard choice for me.

Hope you are enjoying your summer David. I'm enjoying mine. I did over a thousand miles in four days this week-end- but all the driving was worth it. I wouldn't have missed one thing that I saw.
Less than a month, and I will be one of your fellow residents of the great state of New York. I can't believe it!
I'll talk to you later and will see you fairly soon-Rebecca.

Some very beautiful pictures, Rebecca.
The waterfall is singularly beautiful.

Is there any element of your English experience
that has evoked your love particularly ?

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Some very beautiful pictures, Rebecca.
The waterfall is singularly beautiful.

Thank you. Yes, it was. One of the most beautiful things I've seen (the real thing- not the photo).

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Is there any element of your English experience
that has evoked your love particularly ?

The people- in general- as a nation. I don't know how to explain it, but there's a certain gentle willingness to pause and engage long enough to make connections, no matter how fleeting that connection might turn out to be, that I really respond to and enjoy. Very different than in the US where everything is rush, rush, rush, and strangers are strangers and people are seemingly willing to allow them to remain just that...

And in terms of specific people- I've made truer and more intimate friends here in three years than I feel that I had made in all the years of my life in the US. There's just a different level of communication available to one here- or at least it was made available to me.

And I loved it.

I'll tell you all about it when you see me- believe me- you won't be able to shut me up and you'll probably wish you'd never asked....

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Some very beautiful pictures, Rebecca.
The waterfall is singularly beautiful.

Thank you. Yes, it was. One of the most beautiful things I've seen (the real thing- not the photo).

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Is there any element of your English experience
that has evoked your love particularly ?

The people- in general- as a nation. I don't know how to explain it, but there's a certain gentle willingness to pause and engage long enough to make connections, no matter how fleeting that connection might turn out to be, that I really respond to and enjoy. Very different than in the US where everything is rush, rush, rush, and strangers are strangers and people are seemingly willing to allow them to remain just that...

And in terms of specific people- I've made truer and more intimate friends here in three years than I feel that I had made in all the years of my life in the US. There's just a different level of communication available to one here- or at least it was made available to me.

And I loved it.

I'll tell you all about it when you see me- believe me- you won't be able to shut me up and you'll probably wish you'd never asked....

That assessment seems quite inconsistent
with the vaunted English stiff upper lip reserve.

I thought that thay were known for being cold.
David