poetandknowit28 Dec 2002

Are you kidding? You must be. Are you really telling me that it is that fact that I gave a poem that I deemed as propaganda and generic a zero is what bothers you? Are you that shallow? People are going to say hurtful things about your work and throw around all sorts of numbers whether on this site or another or in the publishing world. I suggest you stop mooing like a trapped baby cow and get some thicker skin. Here, I will up the score to a two. Now, on to other matters. I suggested a book by Ruth Orki that I thought you might enjoy considering "yes" it deals with in a fictitious and modern setting (rather than something like The Jungle, which albeit most excellent, dwindles into socialist propaganda) with the exact issues you mention, not only in the poem, but also in your comments. Plus, it parallels the issuse in the meat packing industry with the use of DES on pregnant women in the 1950s and 1960s, which gives it the original spin. I am sorry you are taking this as an insult. I quite enjoy when books are recommend to me. It is how you expand your horizons and move from generic thinking to well-rounded thinking. And you cannot possibly tell me you have not heard of Peter Singer, author of the book "Animal Liberation"? Written in the1970s, it is the foundation of the current animal rights movement, even in its most radical form. I suggest you check it out. It will give you more insight and make you sound less shallow. And just because multiple people build a bike, does not mean it is built on an assembly line.