On 1/20/2013 6:39 PM, Pico Rico wrote:
> "gtr" > wrote in message news:201301201705596161-xxx@yyyzzz...
>> On 2013-01-21 00:17:47 +0000, Kalmia said:
>>
>>> On Sunday, January 20, 2013 1:41:49 PM UTC-5, gtr wrote:
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>>>> They're compelled to provide money to the place whether they eat there
>>>> or not. You'd think they would voice their viewpoint. But at a certain
>>>> point, particularly in "retirement communities" predictably bad is okay
>>>> because it's predictable.
>>>
>>> I bet if enough residents banded together, they could vote to disband the
>>> dining room and all the rest of the frills, and do away with that
>>> assessment.
>>
>> Before the get to that point though, they might encounter the "oh well"
>> reaction. I note that as I advance in years the "oh well" response and the
>> "why bother" response come up more and more frequently.
>>
>>> Evidently, enough residents are satisfied with the arrangement.
>>
>> Silence, as has long been typified by the American political situation,
>> daytime TV and all manner of other things, does not necessarily imply
>> satisfaction.
>>
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> nor agreement.
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A with all elected positions, if you won't run for the office or support
the candidate who shares your views, you get what you get. And that's
not someone elected who supports change.

gloria p