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May 11
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architecture, music and art in the creation
of the new.
This blending is what makes us what
we are, folks. And now our politically cor-
rect overreach stunts this beautiful, ancient
process and censors art that is meant for
all.
Jacob Swearingen
Eugene
Are enough of us involved? No.
Are those who are doing stuff doing
enough? No.
Does bitchin’ about it help make it bet-
ter? No, but if it makes you feel better, then
I am all for it, since it was about you from
the get-go.
Just sayin’.
Chuck Gerard
Eugene
WANT DEMOCRACY?
Every day, it is more obvious that we
live in a “corporatocracy.” Democracy is a
good idea. Want to try it?
Join Community Rights Lane County
for our “Community Rights Action” gather-
ings every third Monday of the month at the
First United Methodist Church, 1376 Olive
Street, from 6-8 pm, and check out our web-
site at communityrightslanecounty.org.
We are on the move!
Michelle Holman
Deadwood
ALL ABOUT ZERZAN
I must say that John Zerzan’s letter
bummed me out (“EW Fails to Save Plan-
et,” April 27) and feels pretty disrespectful
to the good citizens of Lane County as well
as to the Weekly staff.
If it helps to think in terms of phys-
ics, we are all fighting against inertia of
the status quo, which is compounded by
the momentum which is gaining steam in
the wrong direction!
DON’T DRINK THE HEMLOCK
AT LCC
I strongly object to the elimination of
the philosophy courses proposed at Lane
Community College.
Philosophy means “love of wisdom” in
Greek, which I strongly believe is a prereq-
uisite for all adult humans in the civilized
world. Since I want to become a public-in-
terest attorney, taking philosophy courses
is very important to me, and I am sure that
is also important to many other LCC stu-
dents who love wisdom.
It is too naive to assume that the stu-
dents are just going to take something else
at LCC if the school stops offering philoso-
phy courses; we will take them somewhere
else, which will lower the future tuition
revenue of LCC.
Anti-intellectualism is like the cancer
of modern society, which is so widespread
that it has even made it to the White House.
Because it is so easy to be intellectually
lazy, it is crucial for the advancement of
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