[Rhodes22-list] Reality Check

[Saroj]

Thanks again, Roger for your typically thoughtful and intelligent response.

Saroj

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roger Pihlaja" <cen09402 at centurytel.net>
To: "stan" <stan at rhodes22.com>; "The Rhodes 22 mail list"
<rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 7:03 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Reality Check


> Paul,
>
> Interesting story; but, it grossly oversimplifies the issue.  Imagine if
the
> young woman from a wealthy family now uses her family's wealth and status
as
> a form of "currency" to open doors for her to gain opportunities not
> available to her classmates.  Imagine if she used her influence to somehow
> affect the system such that she stayed on top and the the rest of her
> classmates were held down.  This is the dark side of ambition and greed.
It
> goes on all the time and the Republican Party completely ignores it.
>
> Roger Pihlaja
> S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "stan" <stan at rhodes22.com>
> To: <paul at mi.chtechnology.com>; "The Rhodes 22 mail list"
> <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 6:30 AM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Reality Check
>
>
> > glad you said "fictional"
> >
> > ss/gbi
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Paul Grandholm" <paul at mi.chtechnology.com>
> > To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 8:42 AM
> > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Reality Check
> >
> >
> > WARNING!!!  The following post contains political content.  It is just a
> > fictional humorous story and is not meant to offend anyone (although it
> > probably will).  If you are easily offended by such things, stop reading
> and
> > delete this message NOW.  However, if you enjoy political debate and can
> > participate without getting personal, feel free to respond.
> >
> >
> > A young woman was about to finish her first year of
> > college. Like so many others her age she considered
> > herself to be a very liberal Democrat and was for
> > distribution of all wealth. She felt deeply ashamed
> > that her father was a rather staunch Republican which
> > she expressed openly.
> >
> > One day she was challenging her father on his beliefs
> > and his opposition to higher taxes on the rich & more
> > welfare programs. In the middle of her heart felt
> > diatribe based upon the lectures she had from her far
> > left professors at her school, he stopped her and
> > asked her point blank, how she was doing in school.
> >
> > She answered rather haughtily that she had a 4.0 GPA,
> > and let him know that it was tough to maintain. That
> > she had to study all the time, never had time to go
> > out and party like other people she knew. She didn't
> > even have time for a boyfriend and didn't really have
> > many college friends because of spending all her time
> > studying. That she was taking a more difficult
> > curriculum.
> >
> > Her father listened and then asked, "How is your
> > friend Mary."
> > She replied, "Mary is barely getting by", she
> > continued, "all she has is barely a 2.0 GPA" adding,
> > "and all she takes are easy classes and she never
> > studies." But to explain further she continued
> > emotionally, "But Mary is so very popular on campus,
> > college for her is a blast, she goes to all the
> > parties all the time and very often doesn't even show
> > up for classes because she is too hung over."
> >
> > Her father then asked his daughter, "Why don't you go
> > to the Dean's office and ask him to deduct a 1....0 off
> > your 4.0 GPA and give it to her friend who only had a
> > 2.0." He continued, "That way you will both have a
> > 3.0 GPA and certainly that would be a fair equal
> > distribution of GPA."
> >
> > The daughter visibly shaken by the fathers suggestion
> > angrily fired back, "That wouldn't be fair! I worked
> > really hard for mine, I did without and Mary has done
> > little or nothing, she played while I worked real
> > hard!"
> >
> > The father slowly smiled and said, "Welcome to the
> > Republican Party."
> >
> >
> >
> > ========================
> > Paul Grandholm
> > C&H Technology
> > GrandPower Components Div.
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