At the risk of being accused of thinking half-way logically, a step up for
me, I'll note that one of the books that Sam Clemens read and found
influential, a model for seeing ourselves as others do, even from the
vantage point of other worlds, was Oliver Goldsmith's *Citizen of the
World.*

Martin Zehr
Kansas City, Missouri ( mid-world, as viewed from west-world, East Egg, or
south-planet)

On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 10:39 AM, Warren Miller <
[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> If people outside our country want a say in how we do things, they have a
> simple solution: Become an American citizen. Until/unless they do that,
> their opinions about America and/or about how we do things and/or what we
> do don't a damned thing to me. . .or, I'd bet, to any American who can
> think half-way logically. I suspect that what I'm saying here will offend
> any number of Hard-Left colleagues in this Forum. For the record, I didn't
> vote for Trump. I wouldn't be caught dead voting for Trump. But, like it or
> not, he's the POTUS now, and everyone wetting their pants and throwing
> hissy-fits just needs to grow up and get over it.
>
> On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 10:57 AM, Hal Bush <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Folks, I thought some of you might like to see this, especially as the
> > deadline for August's MT conference in Elmira looms.
> >
> > Personally I would strongly encourage our beloved overseas scholars to
> > submit and to come to Elmira in August.  I can tell you that for me,
> having
> > our wonderful overseas guests come and participate means a lot, and is
> > always one of the highlights of the conference.  The "International" part
> > of the conference title is important to us all.  PLEASE COME, and fear
> > not:
> >
> > https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/01/31/protest-
> > trump-entry-ban-some-scholars-are-boycotting-us-based-
> > conferences?goal=0_1fcbc04421-0f5839dc04-197446313&mc_cid=
> > 0f5839dc04&mc_eid=58f0af41d7
> >
> > We all can see these are strange times in America;  but PLEASE COME, and
> > fear not:
> >
> > -hb
> >
> >
> > --
> > Prof. Harold K. Bush
> > Professor of English
> > 3800 Lindell
> > Saint Louis University
> > St. Louis, MO  63108
> > 314-977-3616 (w); 314-771-6795 (h)
> > <www.slu.edu/x23809.xml>
> >
>
>
>
> --
> *Warren D. Miller, CFA, ASA, CPA*
> *Founder - LinkedIn's Strategy Reading Group <http://bit.ly/AboutSRG>*
>
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> *Lexington, Virginia*
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