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Addendum: I wrote this letter
late last term but was unable to
find the time to type it up and
turn it in until now When I
recently read about the untimely
death of one of the most
prominent members of the
RCVB I hesitated to submit this
thinking it might be inappro
priate. But since it seems he
believed strongly in raising
one's voice and since his
"comrades” seem bent on poli
ticizing his death , besides
here I’m on his side
As a student of philosophy I
must profoundly disagree with
the RCYB It does not needfully
follow from the fact of scarcity
and differing degrees of human
ability that anyone is entitled to
the product of anyone else s
labor
As a student of political
science I find the RCYB disa
greeable In light of the lessons
of 20th century history one
would have to be either power
hungry, or a sap of such, or
desperate for reform, to accept
communist ideology It is so
blatantly conducive to the es
tablishment of tyranny and to
justification for the most op
pressive and imperialist mea
sures. The political situation in
this country is deplorable, but
certainly not desperate enough
to warrant communism as merly
a means to counteract that
which dominates.
The problem is: In this par
ticular case the RCYB is right
The continued prosecution of
the "yellow ribbon burners"
constitutes political respres
sion
While I was not there when
the ribbon was burned, wher
the "protest" (I guess) was
made, I was there some shor
time later at a beer-garden in the
same place, the EMU ballroom
and watched a three-man jug
gling act toss flaming batons,
often dropping them on the
wood floor, for quite awhile
before the director of the EMU
took notice and told them to
stop
Obviously, it would have been
ridiculous for anyone to press
charges of arson for that Ob
viously then too the pursuit of
such charges against those who
lit there a yellow ribbon is un
justifiable, that is, politically
motivated
Kyle DeBord
Ignorance
Yes, Todd Weber, defense
ignorance abounds Unfortuna
tely your article on the subject
(Emerald, Jan 19) is only an
other example of such ignor
ance
Weber goes to great pains to
point out the failure of previous
Emerald letters to explain why
the MX is a first strike weapon
However, Weber himself does
not attempt to answer the ques
tion, but instead, by implication,
leads readers to believe that the
MX is not a first strike weapon.
The MX is a first strike
weapon for two reasons First
because it has the accuracy to
strike against a hardened target
such as a Soviet missile silo with
a single shot kill probability of 99
percent
Second, because no basing
mode for the MX has yet been
devised that will allow it to sur
vive a Soviet attack, the MX is a
weapon that must either be
used first or lost Additionally, it
should be pointed out that 100
MX missiles would have a total
of 1,000 warheads each with a
99 percent countersilo capabili
ty
Weber next puts down
Charles Gray for not under
standing what verifiablity means
yet fails to tell his readers that
the Cruise missile is unverifiable
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because of its small size and
mobility Weber also fails to
point out that the low flight path
of the cruise makes it undetec
table, another dangerous
situation that can lead to nu
clear war
Finally, Weber asserts that the
Soviets take civil defense ser
iously and trys to prove this by
quoting one unnamed source
said to be from a Soviet policy
statement, and make reference
to two articles What Weber fails
to do here is point out that other
Soviet sources have said the
exact opposite, including Soviet
doctors on national Soviet
television
Yes, Todd, I agree, misinfor
mation, misunderstanding and
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misconceptions can only
damage a worthy cause Why
are you trying to do so?
Stephen Johnson
doctoral candidate, sociology
Bicyclists
I have procrastinated in sub
mitting this letter tor quite some
time now, in hope that the si
tuation of which I write would
miraculously solve itself Alas, it
hasn’t, so finally I write
Please take heed: this is not
written in a spirit of condemna
tion, but in a spirit of semi-frus
trated pleading It concerns u
niversity bicyclists Specifically,
reckless university bicyclists
I am taking the stand of the
pedestrian Don't get me wrong:
I am not a self-righteous pedes
trian I realize that pedestrians
can be a big annoyance to
bicyclists I also have no desire
to separate the University into
two categories — bicyclists vs
pedestrians
A lot of us get around on both
both wheels and feet,
undoubtedly I am simply a tad
worn out from dodging the care
less bicyclist on his 15 second
sprint to class Each day I dread
that I'll become a casualty of a
frenzied rider
I'm a very patient person, and
I'm not losing that patience, but
I do feel as if I'm losing years of
my life1 With each near miss,
each almost-catastrophe, my
heart fails a little more
I suggest to bicyclists don't
speed around a blind corner,
don't speed at all (you may not
be able to stop), keep at least
one hand on the handle bars,
don't chat with anyone behind
you. slow down when entering a
crowd of pedestrians (some
times I feel like a bowling pml),
let pedestrians know when you
are behind them, leave ample
space between you and the
pedestrian you are passing and
simply be very aware of others
I know that everyone is a good
bicyclist most of the time, I think
that the mam problem Is the
last-minute rushes to class Be
grateful — It's even slower on
foot*
I try to do my best in not
becoming a hindrance as a
pedestrian to bicyclists or
drivers and I would sincerely
appreciate the reciprocation of
that consideration.
Rachel Taylor
sophomore, music
Promises
In response to a statement
made by Doug Eastabrooks as
quoted in the Jan. 11 Emerald
Eastabrooks says there is an
equal amount of people who
think seriously about what he
has to say compared to critics
who yell profanities and argue "
This is either a blatant lie or else
these people are more blind
than I thought
I am aware of the times when
a crowd of people have stopped
to discuss the finer points of the
type of religion Maranatha
preaches I am also aware of the
many times I have seen them
standing on the hill talking their
heads off to a group of students
that don't pay attention or else
they get annoyed and yell
profanities
I have spent many hours
watching the Maranatha
speakers This is a habit I have
which teaches me much about
human behavior And I have
observed the students passing
with a contused look on their
faces, yet they very seldom stop
to pay attention The times that I
have observed a crowd of peo
ple surrounding the preachers,
it has been a hostile group ex
pressing their anger at having
the preacher's loud and dis
turbing presence shoved down
our throats at every corner
I think this is a fairly clear
expression of the type of
pseudo-religion that is being
spit in the faces of the students
These people don t mind re
sorting to gross distortions of
the truth to make their claims
look legitimate Not a very
Christian way to be1
In essence what I'm saying is
that those of you that do listen to
this so called truth, should listen
very carefully, so that bull
doesn’t carry you oft to
promised green pastures and
leave you in a wasteland of illu
sion.
Bill Snyder
sophomore, sociology