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In article <26m32bINN3er@larry.cs.ubc.ca>, samuel@cs.ubc.ca (Stephen Samuel) writes:
>dc_ags@ac.nsac.ns.ca (Don Christie) writes:
>
>>In article <25lipjINNrt7@lucille.cs.ubc.ca>, samuel@cs.ubc.ca (Stephen Samuel) writes:
>
>>and I think it would be fair to say that many who *say* they support
>>the illegal blockade will find (*ahem!*) `good' reasons why they can't
>>participate when push comes to shove.
>
>If I may burst a misconception ...

the only thing you're going to burst is a blood vessel...

>
>There are many ways to support the blockade.  People can:

[snip! ridiculous suggestions for promoting eco-terrorism deleted]

In case you haven't figured it out already, Stephen, I'm dead
set *against* the blockade in question. I view it as a criminal
act, one that should be squashed.

[snip! addresses and phone numbers of eco-terrorist organizations
 may be of interest to someone, but not to me]

>>Peace camp? This isn't an example of a peace camp any more than Kent State
>>was a love-in... this is a confrontation. In fact, it has the potential
>>to be a violent confrontation... one in which the lives of citizens could
>>be threatened by environmental zealots. Do you interpret their noble goal
>>as `peaceful' and therefore describe the entire affair as such? I don't!
>
>The actions have generally been peacefull -- even the police are mellow
>at the arrest site.  The biggest problem they've had (other than the
>sheer number of arrestees) have been with pro-logging protestors.

Perhaps *you* might think that being arrested is a peaceful pastime, but
I don't. The fact that the police are able to dispatch their duties
(i.e. arresting people who are violating the law of the land) without
injuring people doesn't make it peaceful at all.

>Are you suggesting that the logging interests are planning to use
>violent tactics, now?

No, not exactly. What I *am* suggesting is that the logging interests
are acting within the guidelines set for them by the government of B.C.
and that the `protestors' should go home and mind their own business.

Of course, I understand that these people consider this situation to
*be* their business by virtue of the fact that they are citizens of
the Earth. I don't disagree with their basic point, but I feel their
actions in this regard are even more damaging to our civilization
(specifically the aspect of `law and order') than will be the logging
of Clayoquot Sound.



Don
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