Re: Social Engineering (was: Different patriarchy Model)

Bob Casanova (cas@ops1.bwi.wec.com)
Mon, 23 Jan 1995 14:52:35 GMT

In article <anthro.students-2301950906270001@mac_5_net_78-133.atalk.arts.su.oz.au> anthro.students@anthropology.su.edu.au (John Cook) writes:
>From: anthro.students@anthropology.su.edu.au (John Cook)
>Subject: Re: Social Engineering (was: Different patriarchy Model)
>Date: Mon, 23 Jan 1995 01:01:40 GMT

>In article <3fstqg$hdb@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, pioneertom@aol.com
>(PioneerTom) wrote:

>> John Cook writes:
>>
>> I find it difficult to believe that anyone who wants to adapt, or see
>> other people adapt successfully, to our communications intensive,
>> technological, industrial environment is willing to say that they should
>> not adopt norms that prohibit bashing someone because they get high marks
>> on an algebra test. This is what the above quote seems to actually refuse
>> to condemn. If people actually think that anyone will get far with this
>> behavior they're as loopy as the fools who beat me up thirty years ago for
>> the same thing, and are now wondering where their sawmill jobs vanished
>> to.
>>
>> Tom Billings

>The fools who beat you up were probably far from loopy, beating you up was
>probably one of he only avenues left to them as a way of saying who they
>were in relation to say, capitalism, as a social order. Go read some Marx
>Tom.

Bashing someone who does better is pathological, regardless of the supposed
justification. And you might show evidence that Marx wrote anything of value
before referencing his writing.

>Newton's three laws of motion are a norm that oppresses someone who has
>rouble understanding them and using them.

Excuse me?

>Regs
>John Cook.

>PS Due to some software confusion my posting have been previously
>transmitted on John Marshall's account. I am not John Marshall. This
>problem has hopefully been rectified. My apologiesfor any confusion.

Bob C.
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