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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Georgia'>As can be regularly seen, there is also encouragement for
any kind of defense of the Kirk so long as it is aggressive enough, keeping the
culture war alive. Whether or not the defense is charitable, reasonable,
or insulting does not really matter. If the defense is even litigious and
the argument insane, as long as it is an expression of war time loyalty, it is met
with praise….or at least a thankful smile. This becomes important
when you consider that I had kirker friends of 10 years start sending me notes
like the one below as soon as I started critiquing the leadership of the Kirk
(without so much as a phone call check up); the kind of conscience and
discipline behind this apologetic rhetoric is all too clear. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Georgia'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Georgia'>Michael Metzler<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Georgia'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Georgia'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Georgia><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Georgia'>Another irony to be pointed out in
all of this.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Georgia><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Georgia'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Georgia><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Georgia'>Have any of you noticed how the
progressives of yesterday have adopted a strange conservatism of today.
Responsible energy usage, hybrid vehicles, health food, small town values,
resisting any change or growth (talking about the good ol'days) and above all,
an obsession with "Obeying the Law." <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Georgia><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Georgia'>What about the Revolution man? Are
you oppressing me?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Georgia><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Georgia'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Georgia><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Georgia'>Its like a hippy Leave it to
Beaver . . .Wally, you can't go out to play until you put on your water proof
wind stopper fleece . . . did you remember you organic snacks?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Georgia'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Georgia'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Georgia><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Georgia'>Cheers<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Georgia><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Georgia'>Rob<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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