I agree wholeheartedly agree. Please screen this type of message and leave the politics to another forum. TANGO alone is emotion enough and another issue should not inflicted on such a beautiful experience.
Joan
Without addressing the underlying issues mentioned here, let's stick with what this mailing list was created for - TANGO. We have enough bombardment of information and opinions everywhere else about the war and politics, and we need a place to be free from all these. Any interesting Milongas are going on? Reuven On Thu, 20 Mar 2003 14:54:59 -0500, "Steve Freeman" <[email protected]> said: > I would not agree to avoid discussing of these events. Annette and > Wolfgang's posting was written directly to the group and > well-articulated. Everything they say is correct, including the > "demagogic, onesided and brainwashing coverage in most of the US mass > media." > > For many people on this list, tango represents the sole international > connection, and for that reason, it is very important that Annette and > Wolfgang express the outrage of the world at what our administration has > done. > > Tangueros are an exceptionally cosmopolitan group. (Consider that only > 15% of US adults even have a passport.) We are also, on average, far > more educated. I think it's important that we as a group understand the > full impact of our government's actions, and if we are so-disposed, to > try to do something about it, if only to help inform the majority of > Americans who have no exposure to international opinion and unbiased > information. > > Steve Freeman > Philadelphia PA > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Discussion of Any Aspect of the Argentine Tango > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of St. Thomas, Carlene > Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2003 12:20 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [TANGO-L] TANGO-L Digest - 15 Mar 2003 to 17 Mar 2003 > (#2003-69) > > > This is in response to Annette and Wolfgang's A-List posting: > > How about we all agree NOT to use the A and L-Lists (and tango > especially) as a political soapbox? Let's keep our pro-war and anti-war > views to ourselves. For those of us who look to tango as a way to > express and enjoy ourselves, the last thing we want to deal with are the > politics of war. > > PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, let's reserve the lists for tango ONLY. > > Tango bliss to all, > > Carlene > Portland, Oregon USA > > ************* > > A SPECIAL NOTE TO ALL OUR PAST AND FUTURE TANGO-GUESTS FROM THE U.S.A. > > AND GREAT BRITAIN: > > > > Tonight the Bush administration, supported by the British government, > > is going to break international law launching a war against Iraq. This > > > is happening without the legitimation from the UN security council and > against > > the will of the majority of the world's population. > > To justify this act of aggression Bush and his helpers have lied, have > given > > false evidence and manipulated facts. They exerted pressure on their > allies > > and the entire community of nations in a way unheard of before. > > Instead of accepting their responsibility as superpower to keep peace > > and follow democratic rules the Bush administration has obstacled a > > peaceful disarmament of Iraq through the work of the UN-inspectors. > > Bush, Blair, Aznar and all those who support them prefer to sacrifice > > thousands of innocent lives. We are deeply shocked and disgusted by > > this abuse of military power. We are > > even more appalled by the demagogic, onesided and brainwashing > > coverage in most of the US mass media. We have many good friends in > > the United States and Great Britain and surely > > are not anti-American or anti-British. > > To all our friends in the United States and Great Britain we send the > > warmest greetings and look forward to welcome them here in Italy, this > year > > or some time later. All those however who support this war should be > > aware that they will mainly face a negative reaction when coming to > > Europe, to Italy and to La Rogaia. > > > > Annette and Wolfgang > > La Rogaia > > Castel Rigone > > I - 06065 Passignano sul Trasimeno (PG) > > Italia > > Tel/ Fax 0039-075-845457 > > e-Mail: [email protected] >
