[Gllug] Handing out flyers this Saturday for the Installfest.

[Formi]

 Formi
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On Fri, 14 Feb 2003, Tethys wrote:

>
> "Daniel Andersson" writes:
>
> >so what you're saying is that if you have access to a lot of information
> >regarding the situation with iraq you are against war?
>
> No, he was just saying that we generally have access to more
> information, and hence are more likely to be able to make an
> informed decision.
>
> >and i am i the only person on this list that think that war is about the
> >only solution there is to this problem?
>
> No, you're not. War is unpleasant, but history has shown that force
> is the *only* way to resolve disputes where negotiations have failed.
> Violence should always be a last resort, but sometimes all the other
> options have failed and it's the only thing left. Whether Iraq has
> reached that threshold or not is a matter for debate, but on that note,
> I'll second Doug's invocation of Godwin's law...
>


  I completely disagree with war being the last option, that's not the
  whole picture. No conflict brews in 2 months.

  If you look at all the variables involved you usually find out that they
  are the result of many parties "usually third party interests, like
  countries selling arms, CIA training/meddling, capitalist interests".
  Apart from the usual dictators/muppets.


  So at the end, all that combined, you have such a mess that it is very
  easy for somebody to come out with the usual "war is the only option".

  There is always something to be earned from wars, it's business as usual
  for some country.

  Some think, I need to convince you that you need guns, then I will try
  to persuade you directly or indirectly to use them. Then I will point
  the finger at you, say you are a danger, and then I will made a further
  profits by selling more gear to stop you.

  --

  To be on topic for a bit, I helped Zach give out flyers last Saturday,
  most people didn't have a clue about Linux, they didn't even knew
  the word.

  Now we are trying to get the most people to come to the meetings, so
  an Anti-War demo is the last place we should target. I have been to
  a few and if somebody approached me with something not related to the
  demo I would be a bit pissed.


> Tet
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