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From: martinl@molihp.UUCP (Martin M Lacey)
Newsgroups: net.followup
Subject: Re: Usenet should exclude South Africa
Message-ID: <132@molihp.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 10-Jan-86 14:13:26 EST
Article-I.D.: molihp.132
Posted: Fri Jan 10 14:13:26 1986
Date-Received: Sat, 11-Jan-86 09:46:51 EST
References: <704@pucc-j>
Reply-To: martinl@HP-UX.UUCP (Martin M Lacey)
Organization: Moli Energy, Vancouver, B.C., CANADA
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In article <704@pucc-j> rsk@pucc-j (Wombat) writes:
>This may be premature, as I am not aware of any potential Usenet hosts
>in South Africa, but I think we should anticipate future developments
>and, as a body, refuse to connect any of our hosts to any host in South
>Africa until apartheid disappears from that country.
>-- 
>Rich Kulawiec  pucc-j!rsk or rsk@asc.purdue.edu

Nice try, but in my opinion that is a very bad idea.  The Net *purpose*
is the exchange of information and discusion of ideas.  Restrictions,
if any, should only apply to material goods.  Finding out how the people
there are thinking and what is *really* going on is an important part 
in eliminating the idea of aparthied.  They only way of *forcing* a change
is to make as many people aware of the situation as possible - democracy
ya' know.  In fact, I would like to see such a connection occur; talk
about getting what you have to say out to PEOPLE :-).


			- Martin the Magician.

	- DISCLAIMER: these are all my own opinions, but hopefully
		      reflect those of others.