[tied] Re: Mercury and lead

--- In cybalist@..., Omar Karamán <diogenes@...> wrote:

> Torsten,
>
> > > Am I wrong, or perhaps you are trying to associate it with

Mexican,

> > > Colombian and Peruvian guerrillas?
> > >
> > No, no, no. You did that. I am a nice person. I only have nice
> > opinions. I don't think there is any more violence in the three
> > countries you mention than in any other civilized nation.
> >
> > Am I wrong, Torsten?
> >
> > Torsten:
> > No, not really. The problem is, anybody who makes a claim like

that

> > is tampering with the general guilt and blame structure of the

world,

> > since he opens up a possibilty to argue that someone is not
> > responsible for cruel acts because that person had been

accidentally

> > brain-damaged. This is a hard legal problem. Many people might get
> > upset.
> > I don't want to do that. Bene vixit qui bene latuit.
>
> I don't want to engage me in a non IE discussion here. This forum

is not

> supposed to be a place for political matters. However, let me tell

you that

> your arguments are by far absolutely inaccurate to explain the

suffering and

> pains of the countries you have mentioned. You have showed a

complete

> ignorance about Latin American history (excepting if related to

your pan-

> theories) as well as the many problems involved in this matter. I

see that it

> is not your field and you can't be blamed for that, but at least I

would have

> expected a bit of humbleness and respect from your side when

talking about

> things of which you have not an idea and that are very painful for

millions

> of people in this side of the world at this very moment.
>
> Not completely cordially yours,
>
> Omar

This exchange of ideas is a very good example of what I have grown to
expect when I mention the possible connection between heavy metal
poisoning and general decline and decay in some particular society:
Initial denial, then curiosity, then a stream of verbal abuse; and I
suspect for exactly the reason I mentioned: the consequential shift
of blame and guilt. That's also why I consider this case closed. I
don't want to get mixed up in this highly emotional matter. Anybody
still interested in the pain and suffering and general paranoia and
cruelty that heavy metal poisoning may cause I call on to go to the
medical department of your place of learning and pick some books on
toxicology at random and read the chapters on mercury and lead.
To Omar: You asked me a political question. I answered it. You can
hardly blame me for that.

Indifferently yours,

Torsten