From jwight@amtsgi.bc.ca Sat Oct 1 13:46:39 PDT 1994 >From jwight@amtsgi.bc.ca Sat Oct 1 13:46:39 1994 Return-Path: Received: from mx3.u.washington.edu by wells.u.washington.edu (5.65+UW94.4/UW-NDC Revision: 2.30 ) id AA30812; Sat, 1 Oct 94 13:46:39 -0700 Received: from Island.IslandNet.com by mx3.u.washington.edu (5.65+UW94.9/UW-NDC Revision: 2.30 ) id AA29761; Sat, 1 Oct 94 13:46:36 -0700 Received: from DialupEudora by island.amtsgi.bc.ca with smtp (Smail3.1.28.1 #1) id m0qrBKU-000L0nC; Sat, 1 Oct 94 13:46 PDT Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Sat, 1 Oct 1994 13:48:57 -0800 To: consbio@u.washington.edu From: jwight@amtsgi.bc.ca Subject: Re: j Wright- LF Book News: ENVIRONMENTAL GORE Obviously this is what I suggested would be the worst case scenario. I refuse to waste any more time of those on the consbio list. If you wish to continue this conversation you can email me direct......sincerely...... jim wight >Granted we don't need commercials on the mail line, but I suggest that neither >do we need to stifle conversation from the ENTIRE spectrum of thought on the >relevant issues. By name calling, "...how dangerous the right wing can be..." >and and further demonstrating a closed minded approach to resource issue >understanding (" At best it informs us to how dangerous the right wing can be >and at worst it misdirects our energy into a shouting match between those with >opposing vested interests.") we too, soon polarize our thought processes. >Frankly, that's bad for science and for life in general. > >Neither right wingers nor left wingers are, necessarily, BAD people. Would >you >have us all "look" alike? If so, why not clone the GOOD ones of us and select >a >merciful way to eliminate the rest? I can think of a few places where this >has >been tried. Can't you? > >I don't normally give advice, so consider this a suggestion. Let your enemy >also >be your best friend. > > > > >James R. Kitts, Ph.D. >Depatement of Fisheries and Wildlife >University of Minnesota >jrk@finsandfur.fw.umn.edu .