Andrew E. Baumann wrote:
>
> Umberto Rossi wrote:
> >>
> I'd like to know what the member's think of Judy Ladd's opinions . .
> . .
> <<
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> Judy Ladd wrote:
> >>
> To change and encourage public opinion, space became threatening
> (check your history books please). We were given another scenario
> that endorsed congress' then agenda. Since then we are in fear of all
> things alien (we want our borders shut down to restrict entry to
> those who only fit our idea of who is politically correct).
> <<
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> This is the second place in less than a weak wherein I read that
> space was reinterpreted by power as hostile to promote ends, and in
> both cases explanation/proof was avoided with some hand-waving.
> Judging by the sentence which follows, you might be operating from
> the same thesis as the other person who presented it. Please, back up
> your statement, as well as your humungous generalization "Since then
> we are in fear of all things alien . . .", a statement I find
> falacious not in its grouping of "all things alien," but in the words
> "Since then." Humankind has _always_ feared all things alien. It is
> one of the core fragments of our psyche. I will refrain from saying
> anymore until you have a chance to clarify.
>
Mr. Baumann,
Although I agree that fearing the unknown is one of the core frags of our psyche, I
also think that curiosity is our leading trait. The curious have strength enough to
overcome the fear of the alien, and (hopefully) understanding enough to accept the
alien on alien terms. This second part we're still working on. The explanation/proof
that space (and everything else) is reinterpreted by those in power to further their
own ends is everywhere. Why else would Reagan come up with a "Star Wars"
proposal that cost us billions and went nowhere...
jw
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