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RE: RAT ANTI-NATO-ART
Nothing to do but bomb them. You're right. Silly me.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Werner Trieschmann [SMTP:werner_trieschmann@adg.ardemgaz.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 1999 2:46 PM
> To: rat-list@whirl-i-gig.com
> Subject: 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
> __________________________________________________________________________
> _____
>
> >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>
> >> >>
> >> >><br>
> >> >><br>
> >> >><br>
> >> >><br>
> >> >><br> </html>
> >> >>
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