In the 60's and '70's most of us would taken a much firmer stance. We got old and worried about offending somebody. And then we worried that somebody would punish us for taking our stand.
One thing is for sure, the Telcos would not have stood for such a bum's rush. The FCC and FBI guys would be running for cover from the Telco legal and lobby efforts. Our reaction was to brow beat anybody who questioned the the double speak. What happened to us? Do we feel we have too much to lose and no way to protect ourselves? Are we really in a free country or have we fooled ourselves about that as well? Lonnie On 5/2/07, Alan Cain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Dawn DiPietro wrote: > Mark, > > Justify it anyway you like. Civil disobedience is not a viable > solution. I don't see a large number of people stepping up to the > plate and defending your position. > Whoa, there now! Civil disobedience is always a viable solution. This IS America (at least where I live), land of the free and home of the brave, a country of laws (remember?) and of the rights of all people guaranteed by our constitution and bill of rights. I remember the 60's and 70's (and participated) and I for one am NOT sorry. I am a war veteran, disabled by our conflict, and a war protester, and I am bloody well sensitive to the idea that my fights (for individual rights and the rights of our citizens to squawk like hell) was for nothing. Was it? I think our country was made, and made better, by civil disobedience, and that there is always a place for it. Always. Did I say always? Alan Cain The king can see that (I hope) without his spectacles. -- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
-- Lonnie Nunweiler Valemount Networks Corporation http://www.star-os.com/ -- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
