Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id UAA10798 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Mon, 11 Feb 2002 20:05:06 GMT X-Originating-IP: [209.240.222.132] From: "Scott Chase" <ecphoric@hotmail.com> To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk Subject: RE: ply to Grant: Lawrence of Arabia and the Middle East Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 14:59:32 -0500 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: <F51OGCvqQ7SzE2NSAW400025629@hotmail.com> X-OriginalArrivalTime: 11 Feb 2002 19:59:32.0141 (UTC) FILETIME=[9F116DD0:01C1B336] Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
>From: Vincent Campbell <v.p.campbell@stir.ac.uk>
>Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
>To: "'memetics@mmu.ac.uk'" <memetics@mmu.ac.uk>
>Subject: RE: ply to Grant: Lawrence of Arabia and the Middle East
>Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 12:45:58 -0000
>
> Hi Lawrence,
>
> <To all our memetics list readers, I would like to recognize that in
>these
> > discussions of the Middle East, Afghanistan, etc, we are straying far
>from
> > the normal scope of discussion. I see this all as a wonderful case study
> > of
> > applied memetics, but understand that this may not be the view of many
>on
> > this list. We are also discussing this due to the scurrilous and
> > provocative
> > attacks on Islam that a couple of members of this list have posted, and
>I
> > have been among those rising to the bait and responding.
> >
> > I would welcome any thoughts or guidance you might give me with regard
>to
> > the propriety of this discussion on this list, including any private
> > emails
> > you may wish to send me about this.>
> >
> Personally speaking, I think it's difficult to have a discussion
>list about as broad a topic as cultural evolution and stick entirely,
>eternally, to memetics. So, for me, discussions such as yours of the
>Palestine/Israel problem is fine. Of course, if such things become heated,
>and politicized, then perhaps the participants in particular threads should
>start sending them to each other privately.
>
>
What was the Sevres Protocol as it pertains to the 1956 Suez war? Is that
getting too political? ;-)
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