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Re: "emergency becomes a *disaster.*"
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 7 Nov 2001 13:36:46 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Frank Filz writes:
> Scott A wrote:
> > > How about "banks don't loan money to political parties"?? If the LP folds
> > > up, it *will* be a disaster. To the LP. Maybe not to anyone else of course,
> > > but the use of the word disaster is justified, in context.
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> > I do not agree. If the LP were to fold it would be regrettable - nothing
> > else. In the context on Sept 11 this is not a disaster.
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> If we are to use that logic, there haven't been very many disasters in
> the past few years. All those hurricanes and typoons and whatnot? How
> many have caused thousands of deaths and billions of dollars in damage?
Frank,
The LP's mail problems and 911 are linked… at least indirectly. As far as I
know, 911 is not linked to any natural disaster. Further, I doubt the LP's
demise would be a "disaster" when compared to "hurricanes and typoons and
whatnot"… but that is just my view.
Scott A
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| (...) If we are to use that logic, there haven't been very many disasters in the past few years. All those hurricanes and typoons and whatnot? How many have caused thousands of deaths and billions of dollars in damage? (23 years ago, 7-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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