Glassberg's Enigmatic Legacy

Michael Gochfeld gochfeld at eohsi.rutgers.edu
Fri Jan 25 10:41:38 EST 2002


Mary Beth and Patrick have exemplified a blind men and elephant parable about a
person who after very successful and innovative work in molecular biology went to
law school to become involve in environmental issues.

Mike Gochfeld

Patrick Foley wrote:

> Jeffrey Glassberg is not a lawyer. He is a trained and succesful molecular
> biologist who loves butterflies. I would do some things differently than he
> does them, but I would be proud to have done what he has done. He is hardly
> anti-science. If you want to attack anti-scientists, attack Bernard d'Abrera
> or George Bush.
>
> To view the demon in his lair, see
> http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/sections/archive/topstoryjmp/4-21-01/M-21-3.htm
>
> Scientist (population biology), collector (mostly bees), watcher (of anything
> that gets near flowers) and thorn-in-side,
> Patrick Foley
> patfoley at csus.edu
>
> mbpi at juno.com wrote:
>
> > I've commented before on my "take" on the much "feared and despised
> > genius" of J. Glassberg...
> >
> > What none of you seem to have observed, embraced (or mirrored), is his
> > propensity for "keeping his mouth shut," regarding his ACTUAL "credo of
> > allegiance" to what he believes or doesn't believe.  J. Glassberg is a
> > lawyer, well-trained and well-versed in "lawyerese."  J. Glassberg is
> > also a much ingrained "New Yorker," the likes of which I've had 11 years
> > of experience in dealing with.  And for all my years of experience with
> > New Yorkers, there is one aspect of their persona that I have never been
> > able to crack:  Their unwillingness (or inability) to respond
> > appropriately to "confrontation."  Where you could normally "get a rise"
> > out of someone you confront, New Yorkers simply "clam-up."  End of
> > conversation...end of confrontation...end of "relating."  It's happened
> > to me time and time, again:  No response...no "passion of conviction...."
> > no argument.
> >
> > I suggest you all follow-suit, or you'll only end up getting your
> > "knickers in a twist," as I have (thanklessly) in the past...  Just
> > ignore him/them as he/they "choose" to ignore YOU!
> >
> > Just my perspective...
> >
> > M.B. Prondzinski
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