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RE: RAT ANTI-NATO-ART
But John, again, what is your proposed alternative? Just watch them all get
slaughtered? No, silly ME.
Lee
At 2:50 PM 4/14/99, Sylvain, John wrote:
>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>
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