Midnight Oil

[Powderworks] Lurking and Politics - NMOC

curtis carter curtiscarter at sympatico.ca
Sun Nov 7 11:33:27 MST 2004


Actually, I believe that today the term for someone that doesn't agree 
with the US government is a "terrorist". :)

Julian Shaw wrote:

>just curious - is it still common to label anyone who disagrees with the US
>Government as "communists"? Or was this a joke...?
>
>Julian Lewis Shaw
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>From: "Dan Brunner" <dmanwi at yahoo.com>
>To: <powderworks at cs-lists.cs.colorado.edu>
>Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 7:35 PM
>Subject: [Powderworks] Lurking and Politics - NMOC
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>>Whey the h at ll would someone lurk on the Powderworks
>>list for years and not post anything suddenly decide
>>that some stupid political rant or tantrum WAS an
>>appropriate thing to post to the list?!?
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>>That makes no sense to me at all.  I can understand
>>why the usual communists come out of the woodwork and
>>complain about the election.
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>>I think it is more appropriate to post regarding
>>SPECIFIC issues that the Oils are "about" rather than
>>some broad political message.  Somethink like
>>anti-nuke or anti-war makes more sense than this side
>>or that side won.  The senate and congress in the US
>>have way more power in swaying policy in the US than
>>the President.
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>>Dan Brunner
>>dmanwi at yahoo.com
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