Re: Andrew's musings.......

Matthew_Stevenson@baylor.edu
Mon, 15 Jun 1998 12:20:26 -0500 

andrew,

i think maybe you should look up an ex-bananafisher (or current lurker for all
i know) by the name of lisa rabey.  you have very similar issues to deal with,
not to mention communication problems.

and just my two cents on your capitalism rant:


>> "Capitalist Pig!" ravings? Hmmmmmmm. I didn't think I came close to
>> raving about my hatred for the oppressive economic system of capitalism.
>> I had, hmmm, about a year ago perhaps? But that was probably before you
>> were even on this list and was way back in the day when Stephen Foskett
>> (spelling?) ran this list and was also when I posted under a different E
>> addy/pseudonym. In any case, if you are indeed one of the many who are
>> struggling to make ends meet, perhaps you should worry less about my
>> anger for capitalism, and concern yourself more with the possibility of
>> exploring alternative ways of thinking as well as supporting and being
>> active in trying to change society somewhat, so that it would not burden
>> the masses as much as it does now, soley for the pleasures and comforts
>> of the upper crust of society. For, I feel that it is the logical thing
>> to do as much..........but then again, I'm not as accepting/tolerant as
>> other people are, of oppression of themselves and others.  :shrugs again:
>>


capitalism (as jim has already pointed out) is hardly an oppressive economic
system.  perhaps if you were less concerned with what others have that you do
not (i.e. the upper crust) and more concerned with enjoying what you do have,
you wouldn't feel quite so angry.  and your above quoted statements are in
direct contradiction with your previous statements (which i have unfortunately
already deleted) about will's unsalingerian boasting of possessions.



one more thing--i've never really liked Teddy as much as the other stories
because it is so vague.  but i don't know much of anything about eastern
philosophy outside of a little Lao Tzu and Hagakure, so maybe this is the most
zen of all possible stories.  i still don't like it as a story.

--matt stevenson  (you all thought i was gone didn't you?  no such luck.) ;)