[meteorite-list] Reflecting

[Matthias Bärmann]

Hello Darryl, Bernd , -

I think both of you have to regret nothing in regard to your posts to the
list from last night.

Darryl, in a spontaneous reaction I've told you how inspiring I found your
report. Of course your lines were off topic. But it was so far more
interesting and moving than so many meteoritically focused posts dedicated
to cause trouble between collectors and dealers, Moroccans and Americans
etc. etc.

Well, and all the following ballyhoo, transforming your enthusiasm
surprisingly into a new battle between "red" and "blue" was "as needless as
a goiter" (German manner of speaking ;-) in such a historical moment -
especially what concerns the new President of the USA who underlined
emphatically the necessarity of non-polarization.

My best,

Matthias Baermann


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Darryl Pitt" <darryl at dof3.com>
To: "Adam List" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 5:34 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Reflecting


>
>
> Reflecting this morning.....
>
>
> I regret matters spiraled out of control on the list last night, and I
> deeply regret my contribution to having inadvertently stoked the  coals.
> I never imagined such an outcome. When I saw Bernd's warm  congratulatory
> note to America and Americans, I thought I might  attempt to provide a
> glimpse of a remarkable aspect of the inaugural  which was entirely
> non-partisan.
>
> For many Americans, Inauguration Day is the one day of the year that's
> not about politics, it's about something so much bigger and it's for  each
> and every one of us;  it's a day where politics should stop and  we can
> bask in the wonder of our remarkable country.
>
> The most important thing I've learned from seasoned lawyers and
> politicians is their ability to be respectful of those who do not  share
> their point of view.  I loved Rick Warren's invocation for its  emphasis
> on civility---a marker of a true civilization---a marker  which seems to
> be in want, and not only on our beloved list.
>
> That was all I was really attempting to convey in my post, my having  been
> witness to a surreal degree of civility.
>
> May it last and grow.
>
>
>
>
>
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