Letter to the Editor: Thank You, Crossroads

By Lin McNulty|2011-10-11T20:01:10-07:00October 11th, 2011|1 Comment

I have attended quite a number of the public library’s Crossroads lectures over the past several years, but felt compelled to comment on the most recent, “Preparing for Collapse” by Dmitry Orlov.

While I felt uncomfortable on a number of occasions during the lecture, I found myself thinking about the subject, and discussing the ideas expressed during the lecture, for quite some time afterwards. I also felt encouraged that our community tolerates and encourages debate of what some might describe as radical ideas—something I’m certain many communities would not.

Thank you to the Crossroads Committee and the Orcas Public Library for promoting such a thought-provoking dialogue in our community.

Barb Skotte
Eastsound

About the Author: Lin McNulty

Lin has been working on a novel for over 20 years. Working/owning theOrcasonian ensures that she won't ever finish the novel. That may be intentional.

One Comment

Phil Heikkinen October 12, 2011 at 7:50 am

Thanks, Barb. From my perspective, what you describe is exactly what Crossroads is intended to encourage. Dmitry’s topic was inherently “unsafe,” so it was great to see a full house, followed by a lot of spirited discussion.