From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.science.mathematics.categories/3515 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Vladimiro Sassone Newsgroups: gmane.science.mathematics.categories Subject: Re: Response to "Elsevier and weapons trade" Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2006 00:48:41 +0000 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.2) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1241019353 9084 80.91.229.2 (29 Apr 2009 15:35:53 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:35:53 +0000 (UTC) To: categories@mta.ca Original-X-From: rrosebru@mta.ca Tue Dec 12 08:06:57 2006 -0400 Return-path: Envelope-to: categories-list@mta.ca Delivery-date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 08:06:57 -0400 Original-Received: from Majordom by mailserv.mta.ca with local (Exim 4.61) (envelope-from ) id 1Gu6Hn-0006qX-9R for categories-list@mta.ca; Tue, 12 Dec 2006 07:59:03 -0400 Original-Sender: cat-dist@mta.ca Precedence: bulk X-Keywords: X-UID: 16 Original-Lines: 23 Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.science.mathematics.categories:3515 Archived-At: Following Gabor's line of reasoning, and paying the utmost attention not to confuse cause with effect, it would be OK for us to invest in narcotics: after all, if people wouldn't use drugs, we wouldn't be making any money, the market would regulate itself and we would get what we deserve. I have to add that I missed the connection with Iraq and the rest. There is an elephant in the room that Gabor seems to fail to notice: if the allegations are true, Elsevier would be investing money we directly make for them with our own (unpaid) work. Which -- whatever side you take in the dispute -- makes a call for boycott legitimate. My pension fund is bound to ethical investments, my employer too; I don't see why I shouldn't ask so for my publisher. On 8 Dec 2006, at 01:46, Gabor Lukacs wrote: > [Note from moderator: as the poster points out, categories is not a > forum > for political discussion. Consequently, further messages on this topic > received before Monday will be digested and posted then, closing the > discussion.]