Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site nitrex.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!genrad!decvax!cwruecmp!nitrex!rob From: rob@nitrex.UUCP (rob robertson) Newsgroups: net.college Subject: Re: Apartheid Message-ID: <162@nitrex.UUCP> Date: Sun, 24-Nov-85 20:55:44 EST Article-I.D.: nitrex.162 Posted: Sun Nov 24 20:55:44 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 27-Nov-85 01:18:24 EST References: <4982@stolaf.UUCP> <4992@stolaf.UUCP> Reply-To: rob@nitrex.UUCP (rob robertson) Followup-To: net.college Distribution: net Organization: The Standard Oil Co., Cleveland Lines: 44 In article <4992@stolaf.UUCP> skala@stolaf.UUCP (Valerie Skala) writes: >I would just like to point out that not every student at St. Olaf >is clamoring for divestment. I for one think the whole issue >is stupid. What is the point? Showing the world that St. Olaf >College will not stand for oppression in the world? >My point is, if things >are so bad in South Africa, why are so many blacks from other >African nations trying to get into South Africa? Probably to eat. Some people make that choice freedom or eating. I don't think they should be faced with that choice. >I'm not saying I'm in favor of apartheid--I think it's terrible. >But I don't understand the people who cry "U.S. out of Central America" >and then turn around and declare that the U.S. MUST intervene in South Africa. I have yet to hear anyone say we should militarily move into S. Africa intervene. All I've heard is divestment talk, which in my opinion is quite similar to the conservative 'if they advertise during that evil tv program we'll boycott them'. There is a big difference between giving someone guns and not giving them your business. >I may be conservative, but I am NOT a fascist (I don't think >most people even understand what that word means, and yet >I've been called that by some of the bleeding heart liberals on campus.) 'Fascist' and 'Bleeding heart liberal'. Funny how people pick names to describe the other side. >The U.S. may have problems, >that we are still better off than 3/4's of the rest of the world. Yeah, we are, but with attitudes like yours it seems (to me) that were trying our damnest to keep the other 3/4 of the world down there. When I look at things like the Decaration of Independence and the Constitution, it says EVERYONE is free not just Americans, that EVERYONE should have and opportunity to succecede not just Americans. I wish American conservative doctrine would be based on these documents. -- rob robertson decvax!cwruecmp!nitrex!rob.UUCP (216) 791-0922 cbosgd!nitrex!rob.UUCP nitrex!rob@case.CSNET nitrex!rob%case@csnet-relay.ARPA