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- D I S K O V E R Y
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- by Dave Moorman
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-
- If the music for this issue sent
- your stabbing around for the <S> key,
- then you have some idea how much I do
- not like the idea of going to war with
- Iraq. I believe that war is sometimes
- necessary. World War II was necessary.
- Korea [might] have been necessary.
- Vietnam was necessary only in that the
- United States needed the experience of
- losing.
-
- Going to war must be only after
- all other avenues have been completely
- exhausted -- including "living with
- it." There must be a preponderence of
- evidence, and we must not be eager to
- accept the evidence.
-
- As one preacher put it at a
- lecture at the end of January: "What
- part of 'Thou shall not kill' don't we
- understand? War is Evil. War can be a
- necessary Evil, but its Evil is still
- present. The only way to exorcize the
- Evil is with post-war programs such as
- the Marshall Plan and MacArthur's
- Japanese reconstruction. That is to
- say, the victors have a burden.
-
- And our history shows that we
- don't do "burden" well. We like to be
- more like a super-hero: Kill the Evil
- Genius and leave. We have already done
- that in Afganistan.
-
- And -- for all my gripes, I cannot
- help but be proud of my country and
- our traditions. The Star Spangled
- Banner speaks of strength and
- survival. This emulation of Jimi
- Hendrix playing at Woodstock is
- symbolic of America and the freedom to
- protest.
-
- Anyway -- those are my views. You
- certainly can have your own. You might
- even be right.
-
- This issue is full of good old
- stuff. I have been searching the Web
- for those video games and amusements
- from long ago. I realize that there
- are copyright laws. At this point, who
- cares? One look at my pockets, and any
- big corporation lawyer will realize
- that even sending a letter would be a
- waste of a stamp.
-
- I'm in a crusty mood. Enjoy the
- issue!
-
- DMM
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