Re: OT- More Yank madness


"Frank Adam" <fajp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Sat, 14 Feb 2009 10:57:32 -0800 (PST), emuLOAD
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On 14 Feb, 18:52, Frank Adam <f...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Sat, 14 Feb 2009 12:31:33 -0000, "AC" <x...@xxxxxxx> wrote:

"Paul-B" <p...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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http://www.city-journal.org/2009/eon0212wo.html

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Paul-B

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I don't think its quite as insane as it first appears. Its about lead
and
other nasties in the ink.

Nah, let the littel buggers eat some.
We were given this thingo called an immune system, which has a built
in chip that learns and adapts as the person grows.
Nowdays we're teaching it nothing, so if a rogue speck of dust, one
that all the antiseptics and anti-bacterial nappies have missed, gets
to a kid it is game over. Game over man !

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Regards, Frank

ahem... true to some extent, but lead isn't something you immunize
against :/

True, but one of it's main effects is on the immune system, which we
no longer allow to develop fully by removing our kids from even the
smallest exposure to harmful, yet naturally occuring elements.
Btw, aluminium has close to similar effects, but we don't go nuts on
it, because we can't/won't do without it yet.
Lead, having served it's purpose for many years in water pipes, in the
stuff we breath from exhaust fumes, etc, is no longer an essential
mineral and in most major cases can be(and has been) replaced.

I'm sure that all of us here who grew up in the olden days, have
chewed our share of nasty stuff.. Does anyone here have an ongoing
medical problem relating to whatever they took a fancy to ?

Before the extremists chime in, i'm not advocating feeding harmful
materials to your kids. (Sad, but one has to make disclaimers like
that)

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Regards, Frank

Us? A representative sample? Ha.

And Frank, I don't think its extreme to seek to reduce risk, especially to
kids. Adults I don't really care about, unless selfish behaviour risks other
innocent adults. And there is the problem, and why so called do gooders pass
the seemingly irritating laws.

On the other hand, I'm sure you approve of rules and regs about BBQ's in the
outback, right? Or perhaps laws regarding merely flicking cigarette ends out
of the car window? Even dropping glass? Those would be unacceptable selfish
risks, I assume. Even in soggy Britain I remember being told what the
consequences of that type of thing is.

Here smoking was banned in underground stations because a lit ciggy was
dropped in an escalator. It started a fire and many were killed.

We tend to look at these things from our own POV, but not in the wider
context. Its not easy, but I do think these knee jerk reactions to people
who try to make life safer need to be restrained. Equally, knee jerk
reactions to disaster need to be restrained.

So, beck to the book thing, I'm not sure why people think its nuts. The is
some risk, why not remove it? Its not an anti book think and its nothing to
do with the content of the books. If the book sellers are compensated and
examples of the originals are saved, I don't see why any one would be
bothered.

Is that extreme?

AC


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