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RE: RAT ANTI-NATO-ART
OK, I'll bite. What should be done about ethnic cleansing? Sorry, I hate those
two words. So neat. What should about the slaughter and dislocation of the
Albanian population?
Werner
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>From: rat-list@whirl-i-gig.com on Wed, Apr 14, 1999 4:41 PM
>Subject: RE: RAT ANTI-NATO-ART
>To: 'rat-list@whirl-i-gig.com'
>
>STATEMENT of OPINION
>
>Anyone who believes that bombing a country because the leader of that
>country is a "evil man" watches too much American Television and believes
>too much of what they read.
>
>Anyone who thinks that our actions in the Balkans are well thought out is
>not really paying attention.
>
>Anyone who thinks that bombing the Balkans is not similar to throwing a lit
>firecracker into a gunpowder factory doesn't know enough history.
>
>Anyone who thinks that people will respond with contrition when they are
>being bombed should do a little "what if they bombed my street" thought
>experiment
>
>Anyone who thinks that Russia is a stable, disarmed, backward place that
>longs for KFC franchises and will never get all nationalistic about NATO
>bombing an ally just weeks after NATO promised never to do that is living in
>a happy friendly fantasy
>
>Anyone who thinks there is no way any of this could escalate to the point
>where bombs are actually dropped on American soil should think
>again....because it might....and if it doesn't...if it doesn't and you
>support destruction of the infrastructure of another country in part BECAUSE
>you're sure there will be no repercussions for you and yours than you are
>not really thinking like a responsible citizen of the planet
>
>Everyone who thinks this way has a lot of company so don't bother getting
>defensive. It's just one man's view.
>
>I do wonder why so many felt compelled to rain on Brad's peace march with a
>ton of sardonic bricks. What set off the alarms?
>
>
>Mmmmmm
>John
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Werner Trieschmann [SMTP:werner_trieschmann@adg.ardemgaz.com]
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 1999 1:55 PM
>> To: rat-list@whirl-i-gig.com
>> Subject: RE: RAT ANTI-NATO-ART
>>
>> Lee,
>> >
>> What are you doing? You'll upset all the touchy feely theatre people who
>> want
>> violence to stop just because they're upset. What's the matter with you?
>> Don't
>> you understand? Who has time to figure out the politics or wonder if this
>> Slobodon is really an evil guy? We want to make theater and love and not
>> be
>> bothered with messy details!
>> >
>> >Werner
>> __________________________________________________________________________
>> _____
>>
>> >From: rat-list@whirl-i-gig.com on Wed, Apr 14, 1999 2:07 PM
>> >Subject: Re: RAT ANTI-NATO-ART
>> >To: rat-list@whirl-i-gig.com
>> >
>> >Hey! Did everybody hear? They got Brad's letter and they STOPPED! Way to
>> >go, Brad! Thanks, man! Here we all thought they were looking for a
>> >political solution, or just to gain territory outright, but no, they just
>> >needed a firm "please stop" plea. Phew. Glad that's over. Wish Brad had
>> >been around to dash these letters off to Hitler, Stalin, Genghis Khan, et
>> >al.
>> >
>> >Lee
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>> I am an American theatre-artist and I feel very strongly that the NATO
>> >>> bombing of your country is wrong.
>> >>>
>> >>> More than that, as a pacifist artist, I want all the killing to stop,
>> on
>> >>> all sides. Kosovo, Sarajevo, Mostar, all of it.
>> >>>
>> >>> Killing by Serbs, Croats, Muslims, Americans, Brits, -- it doesn't
>> >>> matter who did what to whom when and where. It must stop now!
>> >>>
>> >>> An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind.
>> >>>
>> >>> Please remember, here in America as ( I would assume) in Yugoslavia,
>> >>> the people do not necessarily agree with the actions of their
>> >>> government.
>> >>>
>> >>> As artists, can we go beyond the artificial construction of
>> governments,
>> >>> (all governments) and stand together for peace throughout the world?
>> >>>
>> >>> That is my fondest hope.
>> >>>
>> >>> Namaste,
>> >>>
>> >>> Brad Rothbart
>> >>>
>> >>> American Theatre Artist
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >><!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en">
>> >><html>
>> >> Folks,
>> >><p>I found the following URL on the web, and it jarred
>> >>me enough to write a letter which I reprinted below. I urge
>> >>everyone to take a look at this site.
>> >><p>-brad
>> >><p><A
>> >>HREF="http://www.novisad.org.yu/index.htm">http://www.novisad.org.yu/ind
>> ex.
>> >>htm</A>
>> >><br>
>> >><br>
>> >><blockquote TYPE=CITE>
>> >><pre>I am an American theatre-artist and I feel very strongly that the
>> NATO
>> >>bombing of your country is wrong.
>> >>
>> >>More than that, as a pacifist artist, I want all the killing to stop, on
>> >>all sides. Kosovo, Sarajevo, Mostar, all of it.
>> >>
>> >>Killing by Serbs, Croats, Muslims, Americans, Brits, -- it doesn't
>> >>matter who did what to whom when and where. It must stop now!
>> >>
>> >>An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind.
>> >>
>> >>Please remember, here in America as ( I would assume) in
>> Yugoslavia,
>> >>the people do not necessarily agree with the actions
>> of
>> their
>> >>government.
>> >>
>> >>As artists, can we go beyond the artificial construction of governments,
>> >>(all governments) and stand together for peace throughout the world?
>> >>
>> >>That is my fondest hope.
>> >>
>> >>Namaste,
>> >>
>> >>Brad Rothbart
>> >>
>> >>American Theatre Artist
>> >>
>> >></pre>
>> >></blockquote>
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