Re: Moment of silence?

[Mary Jo Watts <mwatts@rci.rutgers.edu>]

I agree that many people might have found my post inappropriate and I
apologize if that is the case.  I emphasize that it was sent out of
respect.  I had not yet heard at the time of Mother Teresa's death which
has upset me deeply this afternoon.

On to things Gouldian,
-Mary Jo

Robert C. Kunath wrote:
> 
> Dear Minors,
> 
>         Excuse the non-Gould posting, but I feel safer because Mary Jo led the
> way!
> 
>         Princess Diana may deserve a Web "moment of silence," but there's no doubt
> in my mind that Mother Teresa deserves one far, far more.  To propose a
> spin on one of GG's games--
> 
>         "If you were Glenn Gould, which person would you prefer: Princess Diana or
> Mother Teresa?"
> 
>         Glenn knew all about constructing an identity through the media, and the
> Princess Diana so many mourn was a media creation.  So too, I guess, is our
> image of Mother Teresa, but for the Princess humanitarian work was part of
> her public relations; caring for others was Mother Teresa's life, and a
> nobler life is difficult to imagine.
> 
> Robert
> 
> ----------
> > From: Mark Williamson <mwilliamson@alston.com>
> > To: f_minor@email.rutgers.edu
> > Subject: Re: Diana?
> > Date: Friday, September 05, 1997 11:16 AM
> >
> >
> >      The revolutionary liberal in me agrees with you; my
> >      sensitive side mourns the loss of Diana; and some other
> >      hidden corner of my persona believes that Diana married
> >      Charles, and that the Queen married Philip.  Am I spelling
> >      Philip's name correctly?
> >
> >      Warm hugs . . .
> >
> >      Mark
> >
> >
> > ______________________________ Reply Separator
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> > Subject: Diana?
> > Author:  Ingvar Loco Nordin <loco.nordin@mbox200.swipnet.se> at internet
> > Date:    9/5/97 4:53 PM
> >
> >
> > I do not understand this... There must be some slip in my logic. I just
> > cannot see the relevance of the Princess's untimely death. There are
> > thousands of car crashes all over the place every day. People get smashed
> 
> > to jelly all over the planet, in traffic accidents.
> >
> > Now, when someone like the Princess goes down, the whole world cries.
> Why?
> > What did she do, this young brat? Nothing that she deservers to be
> > remembered for. All she did was marry that brat Philip, who himself did
> > nothing either, except being born to the brat the Queen of England, who
> > herself did nothing but being the Queen. Nobody did anything to be
> > remembered for. Diana married Philip, and then she suddenly causes the
> > world to mourn when she has an accident. Silly, so silly!
> >
> > The magnitude of this inadequate mourning shows all the more, when the
> list
> > gets it too!!!
> >
> > All of this of course has it's cause in people's need for magic. We are
> > very much governed by magic, and not so much by logic.
> >
> > But it is silly!
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > Loco
> >
> >
> >
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