Posted By:
bruce dorskind
Barry Sloate and I have known each other for more than 20 years.
We have always been "good hobby friends." Whilst one can understand
Barry's ultra liberal views. Said views have no impact on our
ability to talk about baseball material, Barry and other Board Members
should know that my intention is never to "shock anyone" or present
a different view point for the sake of being different. Rather, the responses
I post are a reaction to sacarastic remarks about "the unfair tax system" or
attacks on a government that supports a position that is different
from that of the person who is posting.
My only point is that crime must be punished and the law must either
be followed or changed ( in accordance with the Constitutiion).
The other point that is quite interesting is the call from collectors
who believe that the rich (whoever that may be) are ruining the hobby
and forcing prices to go too high. When these same "pure long time
collectors" sell their cards, they tend to ask well above market and/or
sell through the largest auction houses. Everyone who decides to sell
an item should be able to realize the maximun value for said item.
To state that they will only sell to such and such because of the
nature of his collection or his/her political views serves no purpose
other than to garner a reaction from other Board Members and cost
the seller a great deal of money.
One final point...Jim Blumenthal is a well respected collector and an internationally
known Tibetan scholar. He should know better than to imply that the US policy
in Iraq is solely responsible for all the terrorists in that country. Jim, yours is
but another example of left wing journalism that distorts the facts.
I am proud to be an American..proud to be the ultra conservative in my views
and proud of my efforts to build my baseball collection. I will never back down
because someone disagrees with me. I am not a great believer in compromise.
And not a great believer in second chances. More than 70% of all violent crimes
are committed by someone who had served time. Thus, Leon, you are correct
that if I were a criminal court judge, sentences would likely have been much
longer. Sometimes it makes sense never to forgive and never to forget.
Bruce