From: Samantha Atkins (samantha@objectent.com)
Date: Fri May 03 2002 - 21:16:20 MDT
Loree Thomas wrote:
>
> The problem with that is recruiting people who are
> willing to be radicals... anyone sharing our mind set
> is unlikely to find getting arrested or tear gassed a
> useful way of spending their time and energy.
>
> The luddites have an advantage here... they can lie or
> distort and sucker in fools who will willingly risk
> their persons for nebulous goals and ideals based on
> emotion and faith...
Are you actually attempting to ply that only fools will practice
civil disobediance or otherwise risk jail or worse for a
worthwhile cause? If you are, and if you are right, then it
bodes quite ill for our cause indeed.
>
> I don't see how we can do the same. Our goals and
> ideals don't seem to attract many of the "true
> believer" types.
>
I think you are overly cynical. It doesn't take being a "true
believer" to lay yourself on the line on an issue.
- samantha
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