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["David Spitz" <dspitz AT windwire.com>]

I agree, and I don't for a minute mean to imply that protesters shouldn't be
allowed to protest. I would defend in a minute their right to do so. I am
asking them to think about the consequences of their actions.

As for the points, I agree that I have no problem with the last two. I just
don't think they're relevant to the current situation. Anyone who thinks our
action is based on racism has a seriously skewed view of the world. And the
idea of reacting to terrorism by "redressing our policy" is so bass-ackwards
it's laughable. "Thank you sir, may I have another?"...

David

-----Original Message-----
From: Medical Illustration [mailto:druid AT email.unc.edu]
Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 12:59 PM
To: InterNetWorkers
Subject: [internetworkers] RE: Peace Rally


I am inclined to agree with you -- however, as you say, our political system
gaurantees these people the right to assemble, no matter what the situation.
While a great irony, it's also a great tribute to the rightness of our
government system that this sort of demonstration will be allowed.

At least I can get behind the last two points that they make.  Though I
imagine my version of redress of middle east policy would be vastly
different from theirs.  And nothing wrong at all with the third point...

Drew
>
> How ironic. The very political system that guarantees these freedoms to
> assemble and protest is under attack by people whose explicitly pronounced
> objective is to destroy the United States, and the best these folks can do
> is suggest we capitulate to the whims of murderous lunatics. That approach
> was tried in the 1930's, and it was called "appeasement". The results were
> disastrous, and if not for the courage of leaders like Churchill, could
have
> been cataclysmic. Ben Franklin: "If you make yourselves sheep, the wolves
> will eat you.". We have been deliberately put on a collision course with
> evil, and blinking is not an option.
>
> I know a few good men who are on ships right now putting themselves in
> harm's way so that we (and the World) will have our freedoms and liberty
> preserved. The least we can do is respect that.
>
> David
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mdthomas AT mindspring.com [mailto:mdthomas AT mindspring.com]
> Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 10:43 AM
> To: InterNetWorkers
> Cc: bluefreaky AT hotmail.com
> Subject: [internetworkers] Peace Rally
>
>
>
>
>
> Peace Rally Sunday in Chapel Hill for those who
> are interested...
>
>> March to End the
>> Cycle of Violence
>>
>>
>> Military Retaliation Would Make This "War"  Worse
>>
>>
>>
>> Sunday   2pm                  McCorkle Place, UNC-Chapel Hill
>>
>> September 23rd                (across from Franklin St. Post Office)
>>
>>
>>
>> * Retaliation would kill innocent civilians, U.S. troops - and cause
> MORE
>> terrorist attacks at home
>>
>> * Bring the attackers to justice - under international rules of law
>>
>> * End the racism and violence against Muslims, Arab-Americans & all
> people
>> of color
>>
>> *  It's time to address the causes of hatred against the U.S. and
> redress
>> policy toward the Middle East.
>>
>>
>> No More Killing.  No More Victims.
>>
>>
>> Coalition to End the Cycle of Violence
>> More Info: writelou AT aol.com    or      919-563-2636
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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