Posted by gary g (209.187.112.68) on September 16, 1999 at 22:42:45:
In Reply to: displaced anger? posted by David Mc on September 16, 1999 at 19:30:53:
it is NOT universally established that everybody hates drug companies, and loves homey folky remedies
this is one of those pendulum issues that can never seem to move down the middle trail -
but seems it's always gotta be one extreme or the other
the problem with many folks who embrace the global "everything and anything is fine if somebody really believes it" theory,
is that they often can't get it through their heads that approach is only one of many ways of looking at things, not the right way, not the wrong way - just one of many
popularity does NOT equate with legitimacy or credibility - in language or in function
and it OFTEN can be considered a reliable indicator of POOR credibility -
I WOULD defend somebody's right to tell us all about magnets if they so chose....whether there is reason or not
I WOULD also defend somebody's right to laugh at them for saying it....whether there is reason or not