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George: Thanks for your thoughts. I agree with you. We should all endeavor to make our society more compassionate and work to influence those that can effect change. But, I also think that the reporting of society's perceived weaknesses is important. Open dialogue is a key to any successful society e.g. in the US, we have the first amendment to assure that freedom. But, I fear I am off topic. If you wish to correspond further, I can be reached at [log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Person" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 4:35 PM Subject: Re: F-Dopa or any scan - society action > Well said, Bob. Thoughtful perspective. I would like to suggest that you > substitute the word "society" with the words "us" or "we". A society is a > group of people living together. Each one of us is part of the society. Our > society is organized with a structure and government for making rules or laws > that help us coexist in harmony. It is the government or people who make and > administer the rules that determine who is responsible for what actions in > the society. Our elected government officials should ideally allocate funds > and make rules that are best for our society. But this does not always > happen. > > The government is made up of people. Each person votes in the way that is in > their best interest. This is human nature. Many rationalize that they are > doing what the people want and what they claim is best for society. What is > best for many of them is not always what is best for PWPs. > > Our job is to make those elected officials understand that curing PD is in > the best interest of society and in their best interests too. What is every > elected official believed that they could not get elected if they did not > support curing PD. This would result in a society that acts in a more > responsible manner for our PD cause. A more compassionate society would be a > better society for us all. > > Action Needed: Get involved in the process. Start with your representatives > to congress. Let's not just report of the failures of our society, but take > action to make it better. > > Any thoughts? > > George > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn