[90576] in Cypherpunks
Re: Report on UN conference on Internet and racism
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jon Galt)
Thu Nov 20 10:15:57 1997
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 1997 09:35:50 -0500 (EST)
From: Jon Galt <jongalt@pinn.net>
To: "William H. Geiger III" <whgiii@invweb.net>
cc: Brian the Obscure <briandaniels@mindspring.com>,
"William H. Geiger III" <whgiii@invweb.net>, Tim May <tcmay@got.net>,
"William H. Geiger III" <whgiii@invweb.net>,
Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>,
Peter Herngaard <pethern@inet.uni2.dk>,
fight-censorship@vorlon.mit.edu, cypherpunks@toad.com
In-Reply-To: <199711200435.XAA12526@users.invweb.net>
Reply-To: Jon Galt <jongalt@pinn.net>
> >Of course, you have an unimpeachable claim, although 'Geiger the III' is
> >a rather odd last name for an American Indian.
>
William H. Geiger III:
> My impeachable claim is I am here and they are not. I see no reason why I
> or anyone else should sit idly by and watch the SouthWest be turned into a
> Mexican colony.
You are here, and they are not? Then what's the problem? I thought you
had a problem with the fact that they ARE "here"!
> >I don't find it at all surprising that people who live in a 'shithole'
> >want to leave. It is easy for you to suggest that they overthrow their
> >government - after all, you won't be the one facing a Mexican prison.
>
William H. Geiger III:
> Personally I could care less what they do.
This is simply and obviously not the case. You do care what they do. If
not, you wouldn't express such violent feelings towards them.
> >This is going way off topic at this point, and I am at fault for starting
> >it. I was just distressed at how rapidly this list seems to be turning
> >towards hate and bigotry. Lets take it to email.
>
William H. Geiger III:
> There is no hatred or bigotry involved in my position. I am really
> apathetic towards the Mexicans. They can go and do whatever they want so
> long as they are not doing it here.
By the way, what do you mean by "here"?
William H. Geiger III:
> The same goes for the Germans, French,
> Ethiopians, Iraqies, Iraelies, Australians, Japanizes, et. al.
>
> I don't care what my neighbor does in his house so long as he doesn't try
> comming over and doing it in mine.
Oh, now I understand. You mentioned the southwest U.S.A. earlier.
Obviously you have a house in the U.S.A. southwest, and some furners are
on your property. I suggest you contact your local police, or perhaps a
private security firm would do a better job for you.
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