[Peace-discuss] Eyes Only: AWARE. In re AOTA

[E. Wayne Johnson]

Carl, your Chinese is accurate and displays nicely on my screen here. 

Reminds me very much of the remark that Clemens made about the use of 
intensifiers. 
/"Substitute "damn" every time you're inclined to write "very";
your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should 
be.// /" 

Since Chinese uses some implicit shorthand it is better to allow a 
explanation of meaning rather than to give a word for word translation.

I am also reminded of the remark by Twain about Statisticians,
but choose to accept with due measure of clemency that
the smallest unit of accretion in viewership is exponential.

C. G. Estabrook wrote:
> Some thoughts about "AWARE on the Air," as it has developed in recent 
> weeks:
>
> (N.B.: these notes are meant only for the Made Members of AWARE [hence 
> the Eyes Only designation] -- altho' Wayne may remind us that Māde [妈 
> 的] is the  most common Chinese vulgar curse word...)
>
> As the audience for AOTA increases exponentially, we need to think 
> about how we do it. In what my shrink friends call "regression in 
> defense of the ego," I propose a model from my intellectual infancy: 
> the graduate seminar.
>
> It has happened (undoubtedly under the influence of the redoubtable 
> gods of the air) that people have been bringing quite brilliant 
> comments to the Tuesday tapings of AOTA. Linda, Ron and Wayne did that 
> today, and Karen and I added our animadversions.
>
> I suggest that we formalize this arrangement just a bit, in order that 
> each comment get its proper consideration; that after each comment the 
> others present reflect on it seriatim (with of course the presenter 
> given time to respond if s/he wishes); and that each discussion occupy 
> a proportionate amount of the time available, after the initial 
> summary of recent and upcoming local events. There is of course no 
> reason to be illiberal in this arrangement.
>
> All AWAREists are encouraged to come and participate, with the 
> understanding that you will get a (roughly) equal share of the time, 
> according to the principle of "from each of you according to your 
> means, to each of you according to your needs" -- subject only to the 
> "conditions of concision" imposed by that fell sergeant, Time.
>
> It's only an hour's program.  Come join us: tell the truth, and shame 
> the devil.
>
> Yr. obdt. servt., CGE
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