[OSList] Confused American

[Jeff Aitken]

Hi folks. The voice that I used for that post was that of my cousin, whom I
love very much. He is, like me, a white American with twelve generations of
ancestry in Maryland and West Virginia, until our grandfather moved to
California.

I was reflecting on the theme of the upcoming online OS conference, around
holding space for 8 billion people in conversation. My cousin's voice came
through suddenly, to start to reflect the intensity of the conflicts in the
USA on the day of the 2nd impeachment.

Holding space for even the USA's 300+ million at this time requires digging
deeper than usual. I need to understand the assumptions and judgments that
I make about folks whose voices sound like that. I did have satire in mind
at first, but then the floor dropped out beneath me.

So, it became an offering in these interesting times.

Jeff

On Thu, Jan 14, 2021 at 7:43 AM Barry Owen via OSList <
oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:

> Exactly Paul - I thought "Tongue in cheek"
>
> On Thu, Jan 14, 2021 at 9:39 AM paul levy via OSList <
> oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
>
>> Perrhaps it is my English sense of humour. I read deep irony into Jeff's
>> post and then, via glorious. Wildesque satire, it reads rather differently
>>
>> From the garden shed, a haven in lockdown,
>>
>> Paul
>>
>> On Thu, 14 Jan 2021, 14:34 harrison owen via OSList, <
>> oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
>>
>>> This is totally weird… I’ve known Jeff for years and I simply can’t
>>> believe he would say something like that. Strange times.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ho
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>> *From: *Jeff Aitken via OSList <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>
>>> *Sent: *Wednesday, January 13, 2021 5:49 PM
>>> *To: *World wide Open Space Technology email list
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>>> *Cc: *Jeff Aitken <r.jeff.aitken at gmail.com>
>>> *Subject: *[OSList] Confused American
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> As a patriotic American I join millions who were confused when the
>>>
>>> President did not step boldly into the opportunity in his Jan 6 public
>>>
>>> speech to announce the arrest of Joe Biden and others for that satanic
>>>
>>> pedophilic conspiracy ring. Everything had been perfectly orchestrated
>>>
>>> leading up to that moment, it seemed.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The gentleman who interviewed Harrison last year on his YouTube
>>>
>>> channel, the old friend from DC days with an intelligence background
>>>
>>> (who loved the idea of Open Space!) was also greatly optimistic (with
>>>
>>> other interviewees on his channel) that this denouement would take
>>>
>>> place on the optimal day.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> What went wrong? I remain confused.
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