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- From: nadeau@bnr.ca (Rheal Nadeau)
- Subject: Re: AT&T Long Distance Boycott (was: BNR2SS, Mach, and The Lawsuit)
- Message-ID: <1992Sep1.192349.26133@bcrka451.bnr.ca>
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- Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd., Ottawa, Canada
- References: <1992Sep1.090548.8351@uhura1.uucp> <1992Sep1.130800.14354@news.acns.nwu.edu> <1992Sep1.180222.20077@blaze.cs.jhu.edu>
- Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 19:23:49 GMT
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- In article <1992Sep1.180222.20077@blaze.cs.jhu.edu> arromdee@jyusenkyou.cs.jhu.edu (Ken Arromdee) writes:
- >In article <1992Sep1.130800.14354@news.acns.nwu.edu> learn@speedy.acns.nwu.edu (William J. Vajk) writes:
- >>>First, it does not affect "all of us."
- >>I am once again dismayed at the responses made by supposedly
- >>intelligent individuals to affairs which do indeed affect all
- >>of us. Perhaps some people simply don't se the connections.
- >
- >An article about voting for a particular presidential candidate affects all of
- >us too. Even if you're not a US citizen or resident, the US has enough
- >world-wide influence that which president is elected is probably going to have
- >some indirect on you. Should such an article be posted to a thousand-odd
- >newsgroups?
- >
- >Anyone can get heart disease. Should I post articles about cholesterol in
- >gnu.misc.discuss because it affects "all of us" and so can go to every
- >newsgroup on the net?
-
- And AMWAY salesmen, Jehovah's Witnesses, and Mutlu, all feel that
- everyone should hear what THEY have to say. (Fortunately, so far, only
- Mutlu has therefore decided to post everywhere - William, do you really
- want to join Mutlu as net.pest?)
-
- The Rhealist - Rheal Nadeau - nadeau@bnr.ca - Speaking only for myself
-