I appreciate Paul Apodaca's comments.  I'm a bit
uncomfortable with this discussion because I'm  still
pretty unclear what the original bias of the exhibit
may have been.  What's really troubling me though, is
this:  In ethical and other nonfactual matters, are
museums obliged to promulgate the majority view?
Or to balance their presentation of an issue in such
a way that each viewpoint gets wallspace proportional
in some way to the number or energy of its adherents?
I don't know what I think about all this, but I'm
uncomfortable with the idea that museums have an
obligation to reinforce the status quo.
Speaking as a Quaker, moreover, I have my doubts as
to whether what the veterans' groups consider a
balanced presentation of the Enola Gay matter would
strike me the same way.  Who decides what's balanced?
 
Confused and dubious,
Craig Sanders\
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