I have the feeling, that if a conflict
has a chance (and this one has) to ignite WWlll,
than we should talk about nothing else
but how to stop insanity.
Not much futurework in a destroyed world...
Eva Durant
> I am re-posting our caveat of a few weeks ago. The war is front and center
> with all of us. Discussions about it could easily
> swamp all the lists on the net. So Sally and I appeal to all FWers and
> your netizen ideals and values to keep futurework to its main discussion
> focus. Thanx.
>
> =================================
> Dear faithful FWers.
>
> There is obviously a great deal of emotion and concern about events in
> Yugoslavia. War is a serious thing. However the futurework list was set up
> for a purpose. If we allow postings on this or that side of events
> regarding the war it is clear that a new thread on the war will begin. It
> is likely that such a thread would overwhelm postings concerning futurework.
> Thus we ask that you keep your postings to the general area indicated by our
> futurework notices and that you direct your postings vis-a-vis the war and
> related matters to those lists more relevant to events underway in
> Yugoslavia and neighbouring countries.
>
> Thank you
>
> Sally Lerner and Arthur Cordell
>
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> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: Ray E. Harrell; Michel Chossudovsky
> Subject: Re: Destruction of Albania (Part I)
> Date: Thursday, May 13, 1999 4:17PM
>
> On Fri, 14 May 1999 02:26:20 -0400, Ray E. Harrell wrote:
> > One point in all of this is that as an immigrant New Yorker
> > I am prone to cynicism around the ability of
> > Europeans to live together, (one war every 25 years for
> > the past 1000 years). e.g. From the usefulness of the window
> > shutters in Geneva, with the guns and one month food
> > supply required by law in the basement, to the doors on
> > new apartments in Milan that are made of steel with
> > steel rod bolts going in four directions to keep out marauding
> > armies.
>
> Funny, but here in Europe we don't have an army that has bombed 21 countries
> during the last 50 years (without having been attacked once). We also don't
> have the high rates of murder and prisoners that your peaceful country has.
> Nor do we need metal detectors in our schools to protect the kids from
> each other, or security guards on our campus to prevent the kids from
> massacrating their peers on Hitler's birthday. We also don't have
> militia-men who kill dozens of civilians by blowing up a gov't building.
> Geez, we don't even have racial riots in large cities after some state
> officers have beaten up a citizen for his race.
>
> But I'm sure we'll have all that pretty soon if we follow the lead of your
> peace-loving and tolerant country, Ray.
>
>
> > You see I live in NYCity and we take a rather jaundiced
> > look at people who gather together to kill their neighbors or
> > steal their homes.
>
> Jaundiced indeed for a city that was built on just that.
>
>
> Greetings from a multi-cultural European country
> that had _2_ short (defense) wars in the last 500 years
> (but I guess this can't be read in your informative NYT),
>
> Chris
>
>
