Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/22

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Protest pics
From: "animal" <s.jessurun95@chello.nl>
Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 14:11:30 +0100
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> I feel a bit odd jumping to Jerry's defense :-), but - giving him the
> benefit of the doubt - I believe that he was a bit awkwardly and more
> than a bit politically incorrectly perhaps expressing a thought that I
> had, and that was:
>
> Wouldn't one expect to see those whose kith and kin would be most
> personally effected by a U.S. war against Iraq demonstrating against it?
> And that being the case, isn't the real story the other folk
> demonstrating, those whose interest is not simply personal, or related
> to supporting co-religionists, but whose opposition to the war has roots
> in their views of war, foreign policy, and U. S. power?
>
> That is what you meant, isn't it Jerry? ;-)
>
> B. D.
Sorry for joining this discussion but i think it is a good point .the
pictures of the fingerpointing guys are excellent though i believe.
But at the demonstrations i was most impressed by the americans against war
in Iraq ,and we hate sequels group.
simon

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