[MD] Gun smoke in the shape of a fake letter and not a mushroom cloud

[Ian Glendinning]

Hi Khaled,

It wasn't me this time but I keep slipping the word "elitist" into the
conversation (with a "cough" or scare quotes), because it is a
difficult subject to discuss without getting all emotional - and
people "mocking truths" to avoid real arguments, which is the actual
subject here.

There is a difficult question I keep raising (and then being mocked
and accused of muddying waters when I do), which is "who decides" ?
(beyond the few individual voting opportunities in an electoral
system).

So people have more decision-making power (to influence all our lives)
than others. We care who those people are, what they base their
decisions on and how much power they have. But we can't pretend the
situation doesn't exist.
Ian

On 8/7/08, Khaled Alkotob <khaledsa at juno.com> wrote:
>  Arlo
> An under inflated tire is more likely to heat up, explode and separate.
>
> On another note, I was dumbfounded to hear the word "elitist" being
> mentioned in this election.
>
> As people, we would like to have a person who is well educated, well
> rounded and is in touch with reality. Not that a college degree makes a
> difference but I am more inclined to favor a mayoral candidate who has an
> MBA as opposed to one who never went to college.
>
> So when did it become fashionable to bash those who are more worldly than
> we are and ridicule them when they offer to take over leadership
> positions.
>
> You wouldn't say, I want my heart surgeon to be an average everyday Joe,
> and have him do my bypass as opposed to some elitist, rich, college
> educated Cardiovascular specialist. Would You?
>
> Khaled
>
>
>
> On Thu, 7 Aug 2008 17:50:15 -0400 "ARLO J BENSINGER JR" <ajb102 at psu.edu>
> writes:
> > [Platt]
> > How many families have cars with underinflated tires?
> >
> > [Arlo]
> > "More than a quarter of automobiles and about a third of light
> > trucks
> > (including sport utility vehicles, vans, and pickup trucks) on the
> > roadways of
> > the United States have one or more tires underinflated 8 pounds per
> > square inch
> > (psi) or more below the level recommended by the vehicle
> > manufacturer,
> > according to a report by the Department of Transportation's (DOT)
> > National
> > Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)." (Feb 9, 2007.
> > GAO-07-246R)
> >
> >
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