Cc: UNC Perm List <permaculture@listserv.unc.edu>, Envirolink Perm List <permaculture@envirolink.org>
Subject: Re: Hold your breath
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 1997 18:12:54 -0500
Jack, Your comments about the serious danger of shooting plutonium into
orbit are well taken, but I find your remark:
> Damn, I hate white people... Im thinking of having a full-body tattoo and
> a pre-frontal lobotomy (another one?!?) to remove all traces of Caucasian
> Western Civilization from myself...
>
quite offensive. This is not a race issue. This is a national issue.
I happen to be white and I'm proud of my heritage. Would you be
offended if I said "I hate black people."? Why is it okay to disparage
white people? Technology has caused a lot of problems it's true... Are
you blaming whites for the scientific discoveries that have led to
technological capability? Do you assume other races could/would/will
handle technological capabilities more responsibly?