more attacks on taxonomy and systematics

[steve Lingafelter]

Well, I think it's quite bizarre to propose some connection of alleged
"hubris of more powerful institutions" to causing the payment of a price
by the vulnerable heartland institutions, especially because I know that
many colleagues of at least one large east coast museum have been
sticking their necks out to keep the Nebraska State Museum from "paying
this price."
--Steve

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Steven W. Lingafelter, Ph. D.
Systematic Entomology Lab, USDA
Smithsonian Institution
PO Box 37012
Natural History Museum, EC720, MRC-168
Washington, DC 20013-7012
U. S. A.


>>> Ken Kinman <kinman at HOTMAIL.COM> - 4/8/03 1:50 AM >>>

     As I just pointed out in my last post, the heartland seems to be
inordinately paying the price for the hubris of more powerful
institutions
(especially on the East coast).  In a way it's sort of a variation on
"the
last hired, the first fired".  When times get tough, the most
vulnerable pay
an inordinate price.
             ------ Ken