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- From: gardner@convex.com (Steve Gardner)
- Subject: Re: Legal Stuff!
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- Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1992 01:19:23 GMT
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- In article <VRZVB4NZ@cc.swarthmore.edu> eoliver@ralph.cs.haverford.edu (Erik Oliver) writes:
- >Well, David, I'm glad you feel I have integrity behind my statement, I
- >suppose it comes from a sense, in which I feel that my whole life is a
- >form of protest. As a gay male living in this country, I feel like
- >every moment since I cam out 4 plus years ago has been a protest to get
- >the rights I deserve.
- You are not alone. Your struggle is everyone's struggle. Those of
- us who are not gay realize that "first they came for the gays. . ."
- if I might paraphrase Pastor Niemoller. And your alienation from
- the current system of "intellectual property" is shared by others too.
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- >So, now, with all that lifted off my shoulder in an unloading of a year
- >of anger and hostility towards this country, I do feel better. I would
- >however, love to help someone organize a challenge against the munitions
- >act and PKP patent.
- I think that this act of yours is very useful. Just like coming out
- it makes it "okay" for others and makes others who share your
- alienation more courageous. One thing leads to another and pretty
- soon it snowballs. Even though each individual is limited in what
- he or she can do the collective action of many like minded people
- can move mountains. Thank you.
-
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- smg
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