[AMC-List] Apathy

[Michael Bailey <route66rambler@xxxxxxxxx>]

  As of noon Monday, I have received 28 E-mails
concerning my post ranting about the evils of Super
Rod magazine.  The breakdown is 12 that are
supportive, with 3 saying they had responded to the
magazine, and 9 wishing me good luck or conferring
attaboys.  I have no idea if any of these 9 responded
to the magazine.  The remaining 16 fall into various
categories, ranging from those that address various
health issues such as blood pressure, stress, etc. to
mental and philosophical oncerns such as enjoyment of
life(too short), contentment with what you have etc.,
and two that informed me that there was no conspiracy.
The remainder expressed either fear that if the
watercraft were set to oscillating, all coverage of
AMC would immediately cease, or else that resistance
is futile, we will be assimilated et. al.
  I read and hear with frequency complaints as to the
"State of AMC" with regards to low values, no
"respect", misinformation, etc.  This behaviour, or
more accurately, lack of behaviour, is how this thing
got this way. Let us consider for a moment what might
occur if say, an FE series Ford big-block engine was
identified by a major magazine as a 351 Cleveland. I
have been assured that this has occurred, and I
believe it wholeheartedly.  How many letters from Ford
lovers, and those "car guys" with no particular
allegiance would it take to print a retraction?  1? 3?
6?  Six would probably do it. One is a crackpot. 
Three is a complaint, but not much of one. Six is a
definite trend. With AMC it would probably take a lot
more to get them to pay attention. Maybe 20?  If these
people who took the time to type a message to me and
push the email button had instead done so with Super
Rod magazine, they would now have logged 29 complaints
to this article, as opposed to the 4 I know about. 
The person I have the most respect for out of
respondents to that post, is the guy who stated
publicly here on the list, that he thought Super Rod
was a good magazine, while acknowledging some
mistakes. He at least had the juevos to stand up and
say SOMETHING. This type of thing DOES require
correction, even if it's the Wisconsin Historical
Society or the Walter P. Chrysler museum(Or the Route
66 Rambler Museum).  While AMC was small, by the
Galactic Empire standards of Detroit, this was no Mom
and Pop operation.  We are talking about tens of
thousands of people in dozens of countries who built
something special for decade after decade. This is
American History, folks.  I am under no illusion.  I
realize the magazine doesn't care.  That has already
been demonstrated.  I get that they won't print my
letter, that no retraction is forthcoming.  And that
matters not in the least to my point.  Which is that
if I elicit no interest in anything larger than
myself, then when all is said and done, I will have
nothing BUT MYSELF.  And that makes for a mighty small
hobby.
Now if you will excuse me, I must hide from the black
helicopter shadowing me for the AMC Suppression
Conspiracy. /;]
mike



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