Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!uwm.edu!ogicse!sequent!muncher.sequent.com!szabo From: szabo@sequent.com Newsgroups: sci.space Subject: Re: Fred's Operatic Death Message-ID: <1991Jun17.055344.8332@sequent.com> Date: 17 Jun 91 05:53:44 GMT References: <1991Jun7.215211.22450@sequent.com> <1991Jun14.083756.1@vf.jsc.nasa.gov> Sender: news@sequent.com (News on Muncher) Organization: Sequent Computer Systems, Inc. Lines: 31 In article <1991Jun14.083756.1@vf.jsc.nasa.gov> kent@vf.jsc.nasa.gov writes: >The kind of arrogant attitude you project with statements like "astronaut >groupies" and implying that pro-manned space people call finaciers "Bean >counters" makes me discount your arguments. "Astronaut groupie" is a description based on observations of people flocking out to Edwards to watch the Shuttle land, getting astronaut's autographs, and worshipping deceased astronauts as martyrs. This is very similar to the behavior of a rock band groupie. I don't see any reason to make my language less descriptive of reality. Some of these people do in fact call the politicians who fund their programs, and people who keep track of those funds, "bean counters". _That_ is arrogance. There have been at least 3 examples of this perjorative in this newsgroup during the last year. I encountered it repeatedly as a member of NSS. Many do in fact discount scientist's opinions while claiming that their projects are for "science". That is hypocrisy. The fact that your employer, JSC, gets its revenues via the IRS for astronaut projects makes me discount your "pro-manned" statements. Quit wasting my tax money making self-serving posts to the net. Quit wasting my money on engineer-welfare projects like Fred. Get a real job. -- Nick Szabo szabo@sequent.com Embrace Change... Keep the Values... Hold Dear the Laughter... These views are my own, and do not represent any organization.