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From: jj@rabbit.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Dr. Spock the diplomat
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Date: Thu, 16-Feb-84 15:23:14 EST
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Gee. Two articles in one day.  I should have stayed in bed.


Mr. Decot.  I don't even plan to comment on most of the
discussion under this subject header, since it's not
my ideas that are discussed.

I DO wish to comment about soil depletion.

Please, sir, look in your nearest library for literature
about the "dust bowl", the Okies, and so on.  Please then
look at US Government reports, Scientific American articles,
and the like about soil depletion.

DAMNIT!  The facts of soil depletion aren't even in debate.
EVERYONE that I've seen who has even looked at the subject
is convinced.  EVERYONE. Liberals. Conservatives. Even Libertarians.
  

If you don't know about soil depletion, either you haven't been
watching television, reading the news, or reading
the popular science journals, or you've skipped the
articles in favor of something more interesting.

As far as I'm concerned, soil depletion is now in the
same catagory as nuclear waste was in 1970, fallout in 1955,
or dioxin before Seveso.  Any one of them can kill you, eh?

Wake up!  We have some NEW problems to face, folks.
Strangely enough, the old, bad, ones haven't.  Why?
Because we've started to face up to them.

What CAN kill us?  Something we won't face up to.

HUMBUG.  I think I'll  lapse into silence for another three
weeks.
-- 
TEDDY BEARS ARE NICER THAN PEOPLE-HUG YOUR OWN TODAY

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