LETTERS
Genocide
I am writing to express mv
outrage at the brutal repression
earned out by the Mexh an gov
eminent in Chiapas. I am also
appalled bv the rat ist and insen
sitive reporting of these events
in the U S. media
Articles such ns "Uprising
focuses new attention on Indi
ans" (Register-Guard, |nn 9)
refer to Chiapas ns a “backward"
state The author also asserts
that the recent uprising was
probably initiated by "out
siders'' — doubting it could
have been indigenous in origin
because the "attacks were well
planned and coordinated” and
had a "mark of military sophis
tication" — a sophistii ation of
whit h he must believe indige
nous people are incapable
As a l.ntin American historian
deeply concerned with indige
nous rights. I could use this
space to denounce the history of
colonialism and the persistence
of poverty and injustice in
southern Mexico. 1 could dis
cuss the strong heritage of resis
tance among the Mayo through
out history. Or, I could share my
experience living in Chiapas in
1990 and tell you that rural
protests and the subsequent
killings of campesino and
indigenous leaders are nothing
"new” — they w'ere events
reported in the local papers dai
ly.
But. academic language fails
me now I find all I can say is
mv heart aches. While the upris
in# itself came as no surprise to
me. the brutal repression that
followed did The < laints that
President Salmas "reacted judi
ciously to the guerrilla attacks"
is insane It is appalling that
national governments i ontinue
to condone and implement o
nomic and military strategies
whir h amount to genocide
However, given our own
nation’s experience in dealing
with indigenous peoples, per
haps it is not surprising there
has heen no moral outrage over
the recent events in Chiapas
Theresa Lowrie
Graduate student
History
In short
Marv Tegel's complaint about
the neon and plastu banners on
the EMU was superb [ODE. Jan
10) I i ould not help but feel ral
lied to the defenses against this
"visual onslaught" by a "corpo
rate enterprise." a.k.a. TacoTittie
(no doubt a monopolizing con
glomerate which supports CIA
drug runs and Eugene's Nazi
Bicycle Police Corps).
It's relieving to know that,
though our society is predomi
nantly "programmed" by "com
mercialism" and the like (Marv
apparently longs to live in
ancient Gaul), there remain
some brave souls who retain the
ability to complain about, well,
darn right everything. I for one
will take this opportunity to
voice my humble opinion that
rock concerts are still not acces
sil)l<< lo (ht- deaf and that no
smoking” signs are mysteriously
anti-mastulist m nature
Bui maybe I should hum1
these issues for Mary s nun h
more articulate pen Fortunate
ly. universities an* continuing to
reach the lingo of politii al cor
rei tness. not to mention that
Birkenslot ks are the preferred
footwear for anyone taking an
anti iunsumenst stain e Mary s
letter is proof positive that her
four-plus years of college ar**
being put to good use People
( an rest assured that our full’
has a competent counterpart to
Kush t.imhaugh, cliche for
i Ik he ( 'suffering a visual
onslaught." "deadening of our
senses." and my favorite, "stom
ach fodder ')
In short long live the Cause
Against Oversized TacoTimes
every where'
Jon Mitchell
English
Cheaper books
We are all aware of the reality
of the high cost of hooks, they
are expensive I don't believe
that we should take out our
anger and frustration at the
ungodly price of books on the
University Bookstore I would
like to come to the bookstore's
defense In order to curtail the
high price of books, 1 would like
to offer the bookstore a list of
alternatives that it can present to
all of the students who are more
than unwilling to shell out the
bucks for laioks
I indentured servitude to the
bookstore for a semester
J Donato one pint of blood
and plasma each wools to the
bookstore
I Donate an organ to the
b(Kikston> when you expin>
•t Give the bookstore your
first born (or promise your first
born)
5 Five finger (list mint
Mark Verbiske
Spanish
Shenanigans
The "Gang of Four" (our
famous leaders Reagan. Hush,
Moose and North) are turning
out to lie nothing but a bunch of
cowards They have been trying
to hide their guilt behind a
smokes* reen of lies and cover
ups that have i osl us taxpayers
S35 million (but this was not
Walsh's fault) Now they have
appealed ill secret \ to the
Supreme Court for more protet
tion Enough already of these
shenanigans All this has
rc< oived only mild coverage by
(hi‘ media I am so k of these
men pretending to bo upstand
mg pillars of mu lots who "just
tuner knew"! We still have to
pin their exorbitant, ill deserved
pensions, and Ollie North even
lias the nerve to run for the Sen
ate in Virginia Only in America!
If vou give emotional testimony
and are a ramrod Marine with
blue eves, vou t an at t really stu
pid or pretend you were "out of
the loop" and get away with it
Corporate crime in Amerii a is
carefully protected and almost
never punished The criminals
are high up in the government
and give one another pardons or
just slip away like eels It s all in
the name of "national set uritv,”
but everyone knows! Can there
he any doubt why our kids are
disillusioned, unmotivated and
on drugs'
Hllde K. Cherry
Eugene
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