At 10:34 AM 3/1/99 -0700, Rick Romea wrote:

>Sounds like you're saying that a person who chases rare birds and doesn't do
>anything to help stop mall sprawl is offensive in some way that is different
>from someone who never heard of birdwatching and doesn't do anything to help
>stop mall sprawl. I sort of agree with this, although I'm not sure why.

One possible reason is that we believe sports birdwatchers
to be lovers of birds, and therefore expect them to be
concerned about bird conservation.

One wouldn't expect someone who hates birds to be concerned
about bird conservation, so perhaps the lack of concern
is less offensive in such a case.



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