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Default Have we "lost our capability of outrage?"

On Apr 12, 1:06*pm, "cybercat" > wrote:
> "notbob" > wrote in message
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> > In such a large newsgroup, one that typically touches on so many subjects
> > other than cooking, I'm dumbfounded by the astonishing lack of concern
> > over
> > the economic situation in this country (USA) and the reasons for it.

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> >http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04032009/watch.html

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> > It's almost like we're ashamed to be reminded of our blatant apathy. *Or
> > is
> > it so many of us were at the head of the line in the ever increasing
> > fraud.

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> > Have you written your US reps? *I'm writing, now.

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> >http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW_by_State.shtml
> >http://www.senate.gov/general/contac...nators_cfm.cfm

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> So now we have no social conscience if we DON'T post offtopic in a food
> group about politics and word affairs?
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I agree with you to the extent that notbob should have put OT in his
subject header. It was sloppy. So was your typing "word" instead of
"world." It's not about "no social conscience," but about enough
"social conscience," and who among us measures up?

--Bryan
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