everyday I take my dayglo latern and go looking for democracy.  I have yet to
find it.  however, in the belief that the ricebowl is half full, I refuse to
come to the logical conclusion.  thus:

"are you now, or have you ever been, a democrat?  please give all relevent
information, including country of origin."

jb...

In a message dated 07/13/2000 6:58:50 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
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<<
 Wei,
     I want to thank you for keeping this debate entirely focused on your
 thesis and resisting the temptation of allowing any other subject to
 develop out of an embryonic stage and acting as interlocator of this show
 with consistently obsequious remarks to everyone who posts.

    On democracy again Ghandi;  "Oh yes, that would be a very good idea."
 You must have missed that one before.

     I wonder when you will come around to your ultimate question:

     "Are you now or have you ever been an admirer of Ezra Pound? I invite
 you or any other member of this list to answer this question under oath to
 tell the truth so help your democracy. And let's not take the "moc" out of
 democracy and above all not the humor.

     Todays quote is from Mark Twain's "Huckleberry Finn".

     "Hain't we got all the fools in town on our side? And hain't that a big
 enough majority in any town?"

     I invite you or any other man (or woman)of this list to show how this
 sarcastic and
 critical statement could be used by fascist (Confucian) propagandists to
 undermine the democratic principals of majority rule.

     Onguards,

     CDM

 P.s. In Canto LXXII Pound writes,


                                 "I said: 'who are you'?
         'I am that Ezalino who didn't believe
                    the world was made by a jew,...'"

 Can anyone tell me who Ezalino is?

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