[OSList] Confused American

Chris Corrigan chris at chriscorrigan.com
Thu Jan 14 11:07:12 PST 2021


All cultures have a trickster.

You're all just not used to it being Jeff!

(a friendly raven squawk, right back at you, brother)

Chris

On Thu, Jan 14, 2021 at 10:56 AM Jeff Aitken via OSList <
oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:

> 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
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for
>>>> Windows 10
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *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
>>>> <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>
>>>> *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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