From: owner-small-repairs-digest@smoe.org (small-repairs-digest) To: small-repairs-digest@smoe.org Subject: small-repairs-digest V1 #79 Reply-To: $SENDER,small-repairs@smoe.org Sender: owner-small-repairs-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-small-repairs-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk small-repairs-digest Wednesday, September 3 1997 Volume 01 : Number 079 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [s-r] Princess Diana [Mooodeee@aol.com] Re: [s-r] Princess Diana [Adam Legge ] Re: Re: [s-r] Princess Diana [steve.earle@usa.net] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 2 Sep 1997 10:50:36 -0400 (EDT) From: Mooodeee@aol.com Subject: [s-r] Princess Diana I have told myself to never question fate. I find it difficult to accept things that seem so tragic and needless---that a chain of small unfortunate circumstances could allign like stars and cause the death of one of the most gentle and empathetic souls of our generation, whose life unfolded before us in both tragedy and splendor. And that the means of our intimate knowledge, the conduit of her charitable social causes, was by part a sword of her fate.... [And still to find another hand of fate (drunk driving) is yet another of our sad social concerns]... the tragic irony is breathtaking. Being wealthy or famous or royalty is ultimately insignificant as we are all equal in our mortality. But imagine that from upon the event of passing of just one human life, that the lives of millions could be somehow moved... and that the messages that she sends are for once and all heard with profound resounding impact... then at least her life would not be in vain. And as for the media: the desire to point blame at the media is by default pointing blame at ourselves. The public's vast and immense curiosity on things which are none of our business is the very thing that put the dollar value on her photograph, when all she wanted was privacy and peace. Perhaps we should shame ourselves by the extent of our caring, as she has found her peace from us at last. Part of my sorrow is laden with circumstantial guilt for being a bystander in a society who refuses to believe in the concept of 'Live and Let Live.' My deep condolences go out to her family and to those whose lives she touched, as she will be sadly missed. - ---Mimi - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from the list send mail to majordomo@smoe.org with 'unsub scribe small-repairs' in the message body. FAQ & other info: http://www. tisd.net/~casey/shawn/small_repairs.html *REMEMBER* all posts not directly related to Shawn must have the tag 'NSC:' is their subject line - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Sep 1997 17:56:31 +0100 From: Adam Legge Subject: Re: [s-r] Princess Diana I know this is an even less relevant topic for this list than Meredith/Alanis etc. but as a UK list member I had to respond. Obviously I can't talk for any other UK list members but the effect that Diana's death is having on our country is odd. I am fairly fervently anti-royalist and the sooner their role is reduced to (at least) a purely symbolic one the better. I don't know many people I would call friends who would disagree. But Sunday was a grim day for the UK. That's not a political analysis but a reflection of what I heard people say and the way they looked. What Diana did was quite revolutionary. She made a brave attempt to do something useful with her position, something outside opening buildings, launching ships and judging polo matches. The impact of her holding someone who had AIDS or confessing to bulimia or cuddling a child whose limbs had been shattered by a land mine can't be estimated. She was also the first member of the monarchy who had a life that even vaguely approximated what many people, especially women, in this country experienced. Parents divorced, a marriage that didn't work and an attempt to do something useful and meaningful with her life. Her achievement in carving out a place for herself is even more remarkable in light of the huge callous, self serving machine she was up against. The joined forces of the monarchy and the English establishment must have been hugely daunting. The huge problem now (at least for those who are paid from the Civil List) is that, without her undoubted popularity, the royal family will be perceived as being as stuffy, outdated and imperious as they were before she joined them. There is a growing feeling that the monarchy is becoming increasingly irrelevant to the lives of UK citizens. Anyone who doubts this need only look at the last MORI/Observer poll. In that poll Diana was named as the most popular royal, probably because she was glamorous, kind and had a genuine empathy for people. In one violent smash the British monarchy have lost those things they were too stupid and arrogant to realise they needed in order to survive. At the very least she can be credited with injecting some sorely needed good-looking DNA into a family in-bred for centuries but I believe her influence goes far beyond just that. - --- Adam Legge adaml@dircon.co.uk - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from the list send mail to majordomo@smoe.org with 'unsub scribe small-repairs' in the message body. FAQ & other info: http://www. tisd.net/~casey/shawn/small_repairs.html *REMEMBER* all posts not directly related to Shawn must have the tag 'NSC:' is their subject line - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 02 Sep 1997 16:37:37 From: steve.earle@usa.net Subject: Re: Re: [s-r] Princess Diana Adam, As another UK citizen, I must make an important point in reaction to your 'extreme' views. When you say English, I'm sure you mean Britis. As a Scot, I too feel as heartbroken as the English. The rest of your views I totally agree with. I'm sure they're similarly felt by many UK citizens. ie extreme = norm Well spoken. And to synopsise what I said to Casey the other day. I'm sure we all feel a sense of loss worldwide, but the compassion in the reporting of this tragedy, from outside the UK is appreciated by all in the UK. even though that may seem selfish. The exception is, of course, one magazine from Germany, I believe, who have bought and published pictures of Diana before she died. Thank God we're all grown up to appreciate this is not a nation's wish, but that of a miguided publisher. Please boycott the relevant title and any others or companies associated with it around the world. 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