Laurence, Thank you for identifying yourself. I am not an academic, as a matter of fact, and I have no political agenda whatsoever on this list. It was you who injected particular strong political opinions stated as if they were facts into a civil, non-political, discussion about Indian relics, and you who seems exercised about the result. Your continuing comments are to my mind ridiculous. What in the world does a charge of Marxism have to do with anything? That sounds like something from the McCarthy era. Identifying the tone and content of your previous comments as "acid" and "right wing" is neither personal nor inaccurate. My view of the original topic, experience in academia, and political opinions evidently differ considerably from yours, not that it matters. If you have further comments for me, let's take it off the list, but it doesn't sound like there is much further discussion possible here. I am far too busy for pointless arguments on ideology. Everyone is entitled to his or her opinion. -- Pam B. > > Pam, I take exception to this. You and I have never met. We do not know each > other. > > As Franklin observed "The sting of an argument is in it's truth". I guess > you feel stung, hmmm? It is telling that you characterize my comments as > "Acid right wing political agenda" Please!- guess who is name calling now?? > > Examining your polemic I wonder if you are in academia. Whether you are or > not, it's clear to see your political agenda. > > That the staff of higher education is left to hard left is a simple > statement of fact. I can find the sources but the political stance on nearly every > major university is left. That's not opinion, its fact, and the political lens > through which the staff teaches. > > Let's also remember that "Political Correctness" is a political term. It is > a political LEFT WING term, It is in fact Marxists. It needs to be fought and > defeated at every turn. PC is in every way the antithesis of our basic > freedom of speech and our way of life. > > As for AIM, my comments are entirely appropriate, though they may be > uncomfortable for some. We were after all talking about INDIAN artifacts, not > Egyptian, not Indonesian, not Japanese. > > The question originated around personal property and the identification and > potential evaluation of this property. While you may feel the museums have > some inherent right to art, artifacts held privately, they do not. It's called > "Personal Property" for a reason. > > > ==== NYMADISO Mailing List ==== > To post to this list - send email from the address you subsribed to the list with to this address - NYMadiso-L@rootsweb.com > > --- > [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] > > >