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Subject: Re: Suicide Pills at Brown Univ.
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Date: Fri, 2-Nov-84 09:43:50 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov  2 09:43:50 1984
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	I don't think that the students who started this thing
were looking for major press coverage and "cheap theatrics."
Most college students, like most people in general, totally blot out
the horrors of nuclear holocaust. It's a protective mechanism
akin to the ostrich sticking its head in the sand. "Maybe if
I ignore it long enough, it will go away." Unfortunately,  this
problem is not one that's just going to go away. Like that
stupid ostrich, we're going to get our asses blown away even
if we don't see it coming. I think that the students who started
this wanted the rest of the student body to realize that they
are ignoring a tremendous problem, and all the wishing in the
world isn't going to make it go away. They have to think about
how this world is going to cope with this danger looming over it, 
how they, as individuals, can fight against the ever-increasing
danger of nuclear war.
	I must say, though, that I would suggest all of them
writing their congresspersons and the president, expressing
their fears and views on the subject, as opposed to suicide
pills. The suicide pills thing was a very negative display,
and a very depressing on at that. All these college students
are saying that they have very little hope for this world and
are so wearied by the whole thing that they won't even fight
to decrease the danger. These college students are voters and
they still have a voice, particularly if they all act together
on this. I just find the whole incident very sad.

Sharon Badian