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- From: niepornt@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (David Marc Nieporent)
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- Subject: Re: Support the boycott (was Re: Don't boycott all of Colorado)
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.164416.17118@Princeton.EDU>
- Date: 19 Nov 92 16:44:16 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov18.230922.8206@ucsu.Colorado.EDU> taylorje@rintintin.Colorado.EDU (TAYLOR JASON EDMOND) writes:
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- > Speaking of fair-weather gay-rights activists...
-
- > Notice how the strongest supporters of boycotting Colorado live outside the
- >state? A boycott is a very easy thing to talk about when it doesn't impact your
- >everyday lives, isn't it?
-
- And it's easy for people who aren't affected by Amendment #2 to claim
- that people should be more moderate.
-
- > What should those of us who live here do? "Suffer for the cause?" I voted
- >against #2. That about the extent of my political power. I would love to starve
- >to ensure that it's overturned, but unfortunately idealistic wishes sometimes
- >have to take a back seat to reality.
- > Why don't you "boycott Colorado" people get of your moral high-horses and
- >face the facts: you are ALIENATING people like me who were (and in a sense
- >still are) loyal to this cause, but are fast becoming disenchanted by your
- >short-sighted tactics.
-
- One wonders if the Allies should not have invaded Germany for fear of
- alienating the Germans who were anti-Nazi.
-
- What *would* you have people do?
-
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