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Ken Rowlands queried the suitability of Mr Ali as a representative and spokeman for PWP, on the grounds that his PD is somehow diminished because his years in the ring have 'scrambled' his brains. Whilst I accept that the uninformed may form the opinion that the syptoms of PD are the signs of 'scrambled' brains, I am amazed to hear such a view from a member of this list. Even if true, and Mr Ali's PD was the result of years of blows to the head, what would it matter. To suggest that there are acceptable and unacceptable ways of contracting PD is only a short step from the laughable concept of 'innocent' victims of disease, which implies that some people are 'guilty' (of what?) and deserve what is happening to them. We all make lifestyle choices. As fallible humans some of our choices will result in injury and disease. If there is guilt in a failure to foresee the outcome of some of our choices, I suggest we are all guilty. There are enough real divisions in the world without us inventing more. Dennis. ++++++++++++++++++++ Dennis Greene 47/10 [log in to unmask] http://members.networx.net.au/~dennisg/ ++++++++++++++++++++