Re: alice, who are we?

Bruce Reilly (a.k.a Bruha) wrote:
> Dear Judges, Lawyers, Policemen, Guards, Counselors, Taxpayers, et. al.,

<snip>

> ... Please know that I have yet to meet a convict who
> wants their child to be a thief, an addict, a dealer, a prostitute, or a violent
> individual.

  Then you've never met a White, Black or Brown 
Supremacist, all of which teach their chilldren that 
everyone else is The Enemy to be killed at every opportunity 
in anticipation of The Day when they rule supreme.

  You've never met a methamphetamine manufacturer who had 
their lab in their home, with their children.

  You've never met a member of a polygamist splinter of the 
Mormon church, who collect Government money fraudulently and 
teach their children that this is right because it's really 
"Bleeding the Beast".

  You've never met a member of NAMBLA.

  Need I go on?

> Are you ready?  Can you accept that the road we are travelling points toward a grim
> and painful future?  Do you have the heart to face monumental failures while bravely
> struggling beyond where we are now?  I know that some of you are, and that some of us
> are, and this is what gives me hope.  You need our insights just as we need your
> structure.  It is never over, especially when a real solution, a real treatment for
> our sickness, is yet to begin.

  Can you accept that society needs to protect itself from 
psychopaths?

> P.S. - I am trying to conceptualize an effective guerilla media campaign to promote
>        this cause.  Ideas are welcome.  Collaboration is prayed.

  Don't be an asshole; the world will treat you better.

> idea to
> carry on "meta-discussions" about whether a given discussion is
> appropriate -- such traffic mushrooms until nobody can find articles
> that belong.  If you are unhappy with what some user said, send him/her
> mail, don't post it.

  You post in public, you get answered in public.

> Before posting, think about where your article is going.  If it's posted
> to a "comp", "humanities", "news", "misc", "soc", "sci", "rec" or "talk"
> newsgroup, it will probably go to the sites on every continent with an
> estimated audience of more than 3 million potential readers.  Certain
> articles are only of local interest (e.g. used car ads) and it is
> inappropriate to post them to the whole world.  Use the "Distribution"
> feature to restrict distribution to your local area.  If you don't know
> how to use this feature, read the "Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
> about Usenet" in another article in news.announce.newusers. (Note,
> however, that some sites have broken software or improperly configured
> news systems, so sometimes use of a "Distribution" header may not work.)
>
>
> Be considerate with your use of network resources.  Your individual
> usage may not seem like much compared to the net as a whole, but in
> aggregate, small savings in disk or CPU add up to a great deal.  For
> instance, messages offering thanks, jibes, or congratulations will
> only need to be seen by the interested parties -- send these by mail
> rather than posting them. The same goes for simple questions, and
> especially for any form of "me too" posting.
>
> To help minimize some transfer load and disk usage throughout the
> Usenet, consider not only how many groups should carry your posting
> over what distribution area, but also how long it will be useful. Many
> kinds of postings -- such as those making announcements or offers --
> have an obvious useful lifetime. Post

  Take your own advice; why did you post a sociopolitical 
screed on sci.optics?

  Mark L. Fergerson