More Tex, less Mex

[David Casseres]

Peter Giordano sez
>1) The generalization I made about violent pot dealers was about myself not
>people who use pot - The example I cited was extreme I admit but that
>doesn't mean it didn't effect me -
>
>2) For the record, I have no opinion or judgement regarding pot smoking or
>pot dealing but I do have an opinion regarding violence and murder
>
>3) I am also troubled by people who enjoy what one might call selective
>nostolgia (sp?)
>
>4) The real issue is whether or not trp got his facts straight in VINELAND

Well, that's an impressive amount of back-pedaling.  The real issue, if 
we're talking about facts, has nothing to do with works of fiction like 
Vineland.  If we're talking about Vineland, the issue might be how, as a 
work of literature, it is *related to* the facts.


Cheers,
David