Responding to Deb Eichten's apology: we've had this conversation before, and I want - again - to come up on the side of sharing important sustainability-related information whether just for Tompkins County or for the wider world. We are all connected. The global has local meaning. In this case, what Deb shared is really important for all of us, in the context of understanding how fragile "history" can be. Thanks, Deb, for sending it to us. --- Deb Eichten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> My sincerest apologies to all for posting something > that is not "specific > to Tompkins county". Before posting the email, I > did check the validity > of the claim and then embedded links to legitimate > news papers covering > the topic. Guess I still learning how this gourp > defines "social justice" > within sustainability movement. > > Again, for those I've offended, I send an electronic > hug and vow to refrain > from future postings. > Deb Eichten > > > On 1/16/08, Simon St.Laurent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > The message below is about a subject that deserves > great respect, but > > I'd like to request that members of this list > remember that this is a > > mailing list about sustainability and specifically > Tompkins County. > > > > The message below appears to be a general > political message. However > > valuable its content, there is no sign whatsoever > that it was tailored > > for this list. It appears to be about neither > sustainability (unless > > perhaps you stretch the word to mean general > goodness) or the county. > > > > In fact, it even describes itself as a chain > letter. > > > > Please take a moment to consider whether your > messages are on topic for > > this list before sending them here. > > > > Thank you very much, > > Simon St.Laurent > > > > > > Deb Eichten wrote: > > > It is a matter of history that when > Supreme Commander of the > > Allied > > > Forces, General Dwight Eisenhower, found the > victims of the death camps > > > he ordered all possible photographs to be taken, > and for the German > > people > > > from surrounding villages to be ushered through > the camps and > > > even made to bury the dead. > > > > > > He did this because he said in words to this > effect: 'Get it all on > > record > > > now - get the films - get the witnesses - > because somewhere down > > > the track of history some bastard will get up > and say that this never > > > happened' > > > > > > 'All that is necessary for the triumph of evil > is for good men to do > > > nothing.' Edmund Burke > > > > > > > > > In Memorial > > > > > > This week, the UK removed The Holocaust from its > school curriculum > > > because it 'offended' the Muslim population > which claims it never > > > occurred. This is a frightening portent of the > fear that is gripping the > > > world and how easily each country is giving into > it. > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=445979&in_page_id=1770 > > > > > > > http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/education/article1600686.ece > > > > > > It is now more than 60 years after the Second > World War in Europe ended. > > > This e-mail is being sent as a memorial chain, > in memory of the: > > > > > > 20 million Russians, > > > > > > 10 million Christians > > > > > > 6 million Jews, and > > > > > > 1,900 Catholic priests > > > > > > > > > who were murdered, massacred, raped, burned, > starved and humiliated > > while > > > the German and Russian peoples looking the other > way! > > > > > > Now, more than ever, with Iran, among others, > claiming the Holocaust to > > be > > > 'a myth,' it is imperative to make sure the > world never forgets. This > > > e-mail is intended to reach 40 million people > worldwide! > > > > > > Be a link in the memorial chain and help > distribute this around the > > world. > > > > > > How many years will it be before the attack on > the World Trade Center > > > 'never happened' because it offends some Muslim > in the U.S. ?????? > > > > > > Don't just delete this. It will take a minute to > pass this along. > > > > > > > <http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/education/article1600686.ece> > > > _______________________________________________ > > > RSS, archives, subscription & listserv > information for: > > > [email protected] > > > > http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins > > > free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org > > > > > > !DSPAM:478e1f90233511277382813! > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information > for: > > [email protected] > > > http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins > > free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org > > > _______________________________________________ > RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information > for: > [email protected] > http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins > free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org > - fostering social, economic and environmental justice through collaborative initiatives in hospitality, education and the arts, in the 150 year-old democratic community spirit of the Danish Folk School ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. 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