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TO THE EDITOR quagmire. Invasion plus occupation plus sand- storm plus rainstorm equals bloody muddy civil war. The thief who stole the last election now de- liberately commits actions that guarantee this ad- ministration’s loss of the 2004 presidential elec- tion, should an honest election be held. Bernard Nickerson Eugene CONFORMIST CONFUSION In the mid-1960s the model of anti-war protest was established: No matter how big the demo, no disorder. By the end of the decade huge peace parades prevailed but Nixon said they didn’t influence U.S. war policy. This col- lapsed the protest scene from the early ’70s to the end of the war in 1975. Millions of Asians were killed during that decade of war. Now it is even clearer how much contempt Empire has for popular opinion anywhere. But still we have those who demand only a passive, obedient form of “opposition” to war. They even employ a Police Commission, the volunteer “peacekeepers,” to enforce conformist protest. Robert Bolman (3/13) exults in how “effec- tive” the 2/15 demo was. “Effective?” What a preposterously self-satisfied misuse of a word. Bolman further claims, in his liberal narcissism, to “impress” the “average folks.” But who re- spects feeble, self-policed gestures? Polite obe- dience and collaboration with the cops cannot be confused with resistance. John Zerzan Eugene • Prayer Flags • Candles • Silver Jewelry • Meditation Cushions •Garden Statues RUBY CHASM ADVERTISING National Sales Manager Catherine McCormick, Senior Marketing Consultant Bill Shreve Display Marketing Consultants Mark Frisbee, Rob Weiss, Advertisng Traffic Coordinator Geneva Miller, Classified Manager Jennifer D’Angelo, Classified Marketing Consultants Shelly Rude, Jeffrey Stout 541.484.0519 • (fax) 541.484.4044 EDITORIAL Editor Ted Taylor, Executive/Arts Editor Lois Wadsworth, Associate Editor Aria Seligmann, Contributing Editor Anita Johnson, Staff Writers Alan Pittman, Bobbie Willis, Calendar Editor Ben Fogelson, Editorial Assistant Marina Taylor, Contributing Writers Brett Campbell, Rachel Foster, Kate Rogers Gessert, Jerry Harris, James Johnston, Sharleen Nelson, Mary O’Brien, Vanessa Salvia, Sally Sheklow, Lance Sparks, Martha Ulman West, Interns Mariko Fukuyama, John Husby Joohn Husby ART DEPARTMENT Art Director/Production Manager Kevin Dougherty, Graphic Artist/Webmaster James Bateman, Graphic Artists Katie Beckman, Todd Cooper Contributing Photographers Kurt Jensen, Paul Neevel, Linda Smogor 152 W. 5th Mon. - Sat 10-6 344-4074 BUSINESS General Manager John Herron, Circulation Manager Deena Miller, Bookkeeper Paula Hoemann, Customer Care Specialist Erin Lusk, Distributors Travis Dominguez, Jim Harris, Sue Hunnel, Terri Molitor, Will Thornton, Pedalers Express, Printing Signature Graphics HOW TO REACH US BY E-MAIL: (letters): editor@eugeneweekly.com (advertising): ads@eugeneweekly.com (classifieds): classy@eugeneweekly.com (personals): romance@eugeneweekly.com (calendar): cal@eugeneweekly.com (music/clubs/special shows): music@eugeneweekly.com (art/openings/galleries): visualarts@eugeneweekly.com (performance/theater): performance@eugeneweekly.com (literary arts/readings): books@eugeneweekly.com (movies/film screenings): movies@eugeneweekly.com Investigative Journalist Greg Palast University of Oregon 150 Columbia Hall (across from EMU) Sunday, April 6 • 6 p.m. Author of “The Best Democracy Money Can Buy” UNIVERSITY OF OREGON BOOKSTORE Sponsored by UO Survival Center and University of Oregon Bookstore. All Donations to benefit Eugene independent and alternative media. Information on Greg Palast and other author events online at uobookstore.com APRIL 3, 2003 7
