Yes, yes to all of you.  As we are a diverse society, we do have
different opinions.  I'm with the politically correct, although sometimes
it's hard to keep the torch burning.  Before you start bashing me, I come
from a Mexican-American background with close to 20 years of Greek
association.  On top of that, I'm an American.

So go away and do some museum work.

O
Olivia S. Anastasiadis, Curator
Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace
18001 Yorba Linda Boulevard
Yorba Linda, CA  92886
(714) 993-5075; fax (714) 528-0544; e-mail:  [log in to unmask]

On Mon, 27 Oct 1997 09:39:51 -0600 Bill Mulligan
<[log in to unmask]> writes:
>At 05:43 PM 10/26/97 -0600, you wrote:
>>Wendy:
>>
>>Please read a little history.
>>All this drivel makes me think I should seek another profession...
>>
>>george
>>
>>=================
>
>        You are the one who needs to read some history, Mr. Bauer, and
>seeking
>another profession may not be a bad idea.
>        The U.S. is a diverse society and has been almost from its
>inception -- "e
>pluribus unum" is not an idle thought, but a statement of national
>purpose
>in a very real sense.  Understanding one another, seeking common
>ground and
>purpose, and dealing with our differences are a central part of our
>history
>as a nation.  That we have not always succeeded and are still
>struggling
>with the issues does not change that.  In an earlier post, that I did
>not
>respond to, you mentioned an America that was one and totally united.
>Such
>a country has never existed except in the imagination.  Only if you
>ignore
>the long history of discrimination against African Americans and their
>resultant poverty and deprivation; the anti-Catholicism and nativism
>that
>was so strong in the 19th century; anti-semitism, etc. can you posit
>an
>America that was not diverse and not struggling with the tensions
>inherent
>in that diversity.
>        Museums can and should be part of the process by which we deal
>with our
>diversity and find common ground.  Far from drivel, the post you so
>characterize is a good statement of worthy goals for the profession.
>
>>
>
>
>William H. Mulligan, Jr. [[log in to unmask]]
>Associate Professor of History
>Director
>Forrest C. Pogue Public History Institute
>Murray State University
>Murray, KY 42071-0009
>Phone:(502) 762-6571
>Fax:  (502) 762-6587
>Home Phone:(502) 753-9033
>