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emd@ham.almanac.bc.ca writes:

>sl@vanbc.wimsey.com (Stuart Lynne) writes:

>> In article <mgFT9B1w165w@ham.almanac.bc.ca> emd@ham.almanac.bc.ca writes:
>> >ggauvrea@unixg.ubc.ca (Gwethalyn Gauvreau) writes:
>> >
>> Well the majority of the people in BC are NOT in favour of the current
>> government policy WRT to Clayoquot so perhaps it's more like the left hand
>> trying to get the attention of the right hand.

>Sez who? A small number of self-appointed environmental "saviours"?

Most of the people I've talked to would like to have this thing changed.
Many are disappointed that they don't think they can go out there themselves.
between 20 and 30% actually support a BLOCKADE being used to stop the logging
and that was in a survey commissioned by MacBlo, who would presumably have
set up the questions to discourage that kind of answer.

I presume that many others support less radical methods than a blockade
to get the government's attention.

>Oh, really? Because someone doesn't agree with you, you have the right to
>violate the law willy-nilly to get attention? Bull.

The violation is not willy-nilly. For MOST of the people out there, it is
carefully considered.  People who arrive at the peace camp expecting to
get arrested are strongly suggested to take a short course so that they
are more aware of what they face.

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