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Friday, September 27, 1991
Proliferation <
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u.i\. snouia recognize tnat Iraq
not only country developing nukes '
Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein is obviously feeling the pressure. t
The United Nations, and particularly the United States, are t
threatening grave consequences if his country does not abandon its
nuclear weapons program. War is not desirable, but the thought of s
a cruel dictator with a nuclear arsenal is even less appetizing. I
Thus, the present confrontation. 1
However, Iraq is unfortunately not alone in its efforts to deve- ?
lop nuclear weapons. The unstable regime in Pakistan has finished
its nuclear research, and is believed to have woricing A-bombs. !!
Brazil, Argentina, Taiwan, South Korea and Iraq's arch-enemy u
Iran are all believed to have nuclear research programs underway.
The threat to the world is immediately dangerous and getting
worse. Nuclear proliferation is a huge problem looming on the
horizon. Only concerted effort by the United States and its allies c
will prevent the problem from spreading. There are things that can
be done: r
France and Red China, two nations with little scruples about c
selling nuclear materials to the highest bidder, should be a
threatened with sanctions if they continue their reckless j<
profiteering. n
Even more importantly, Israel should be willing to reduce (if d
not eliminate) its nuclear stockpiles. Israel is believed to have
more warheads than China! This awesome inventory is an obvious P
threat to its Arab neighbors. In turn, these neighbors (like Iraq)
have responded by developing their own weapons. The Middle
East is the most likely area of the world where a nuclear war is a
real possibility.
Finally, the nuclear weapons of the old Soviet Union must be p
dealt with in a sensible matter. If just one of those weapons falls
into the hanrls of international terrorist? the ontenme rnnlH he Hie.
aster. The new Soviet government must account for every single
nuclear warhead and bomb.
Nuclear weapons will never be abolished completely. They are
too easy to make in the modem industrial society. It has been said v
that the non-nuclear Western powers (such as Germany and Japan) I
can develop these weapons in deployable form within a single
year, if they so choose. The threat will always be there, but the s
danger can lessened with international, coordinated action. *
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The raw casuistry in two letters
ecent column on abortion (the scr
)f which, I must point out, did n(
ny pen) makes it worthwhile for
ime to try to properly frame the
his clears things up.
I begin by yielding to my cri
ophism in my previous column:
lave deemed "pio-abortion" the
hemselves "pro-choice." Such ;
eem to impute to them a Hitlerian
ife that I of course know they do
nore precise rhetorical formulati<
pro-legal abortion," and that is tl
se.
But why not "pro-choice?" ^
'choice" in this context is an unfe
>f the moral higher ground,
ibortionists "anti-choice?" Are
eproductive freedom?" Of coun
rterely hold that a woman's 4
hoose" lies in her decision to eng
bstain from, sexual intercourse; th
set herself to the risk of becoming
tot to. Their central tenet is the pr
ividual responsibility, which, far t
choice," upholds it, and pays won
liment of holding themselves acc
le choices they make.
Any talk of "choice" beyond th
; defined," and that "personal ch
le "only logical conclusion."
The first part of her objection
snsed with immediately. Life beg
Minister
I saw a good corned) Monda)
yas called "Hell's Bells" and the
leelzefoub lives in my roomie's CE
The speaker, Ken Dew, said ro<
uch an influence over people toda
personal friend of mine, uses it t
eople to have sex, rebel, take dru
tie toilet seat up.
What was even more humoroi
uy's theme was his delivery. I e
leas, good or bad. We need bad i(
'hat good ones are and fortunatel
oiler really helped me identify a g
But the real question is: Does
ang around in "rock" music?
Dew said Lucifer influenced sue!
neers like Madonna. Genrcrp Mirt
ed Zeppelin, The Beastie Boys a
ork Choir Boys.
Gee, I'm sure Satan hangs wit
he last time I read about Madonn
svout Catholic that liked to ban]
age.
And I'm sure after listening to
>ng, I want to go right out and f<
al, Dew. This is all just an act t
ly. People don't listen to Made
ght out and imitate her. If they d
erman wouldn't be going blind ale
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Tier promotes
acist images
) the editor:
After reading the Viewpoint edirial
entitled "Racism" on Sept.
, I decided to contribute my part
this "racial understanding" the
t_ _ r
inor wants so mucn 01.
First, there is a thin line between
rody and prejudice. Some in this
mmunity believe "Cockwheat"
is an attempt to dance across
it line without being noticed. As
ead this, it became obvious that
loever masterminded this piece
is not thinking or trying to
derstand the issues. The quesins
that the audience was asked
ponder are the very questions
eded to dicredit the author's
itement that Cockwheat is
jrely parody and USC studetns
10 oppose it are losing their
rise of what is important.
With this in mind, the first real
estion posed is "What is funny?"
> some, the infamous commercial
th the line "I've fallen and I
n't get up" is hysterically funny.
> someone who is disabled and
me, this is reality. Therefore, hudt
and importance fall in the
tegory with beauty; it is in the
e of the beholder. To someone
th characteristics similar to that
Cockwheat ? imperfect Engli,
kinky hair, thick lips ? the
lghter directed at this character
also at them. Is this assumption
false?
This brings us to our next ques>n:
is Cockwheat contributing to
inic hatred and terror? Before I
y yes, I'd like to say that African
story in public schools has been
inimized to slavery and peaceful
tegration. And it is so eas? to
id about Cockwheat and sublon
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me one last
issue. I hope
tics a minor
should not ^g stans growjng ?
SCi y ,0 .Ca are not widely suppose*
i label does seems to me t0 say
contempt for whet.her a fetus is a hi
not have. A mink, js what Ms Harrj
)n would be rather extreme epistem
le one will ^e last instance, of coui
lutely sure about anythir
''ell, because Is my next door neig
lir usurpation over for tea, say) a m
. Are anti- amoeba impersonating a
they "anti- 11 feet tall when no
e not. They But. . . how can you b<
'freedom to sure of his moral status,
;age in, or to him if he plays his ster
lat is, to sub- swer is of course "no,"
pregnant, or have proposed is, strict]
inciple of in- realm of possibility, I ha
rom denying reason to alter the assunr
ten the com- is a man.
countable for The burden of proof 1
here failed to live up t
is point is a with the pro-legal abort!
oice" is thus properly formulated, is i
being?" but rather, "if it
can be dis- then why not, and what i
ins when the This seems to me t(
Dew few b
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speaker said m ^
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:k music has ? 1
iy that Satan,
o manipulate
igs and leave HEMI
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not mistaken, we're a <
n 3 U p ail belled from the British
ncourage all
leas to know a pretty decent goverr
v Mr Holy lantly' we set up ^ fir
ood idea. The first amendment
Satan reallv lets us use lhe press'
really kind Qf religiori)
criticize the government
ti groups and In order for progress
lael, AC/DC, change. In order for ch
nd The New must be rebellion. Th<
phrasing Jefferson, a liti
h Madonna. Oh, and for drugs, g
a, she was a going to be around for
g herself on blame rock 'n' roll for I
had a drug problem i
a Madonna taught us how to smoke
jrnicate. Get Dew also brought up
o make mo- playing a song backwa
mna and go able. One of the clips si
id, Pee Wee way to Heaven," callinj
>ne. way when played backv
LETTERS TO
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sciously reason that "Blacks be's
Buckwheat," which would be correct
if that is all the knowledge
you store on African people. This
is dangerous in itself, but if you
add to this scenario eight too many
beers, Williams-Brice could have
been another Besonhurst.
Lastly: did Cockwheat warrant a
hOVrr?tl9 Tft thic T aclr vaii* waiiW
j -v/fcv, * V Miiu, M. UvlIV J UU. TTUU1U
you give your money to people
that support degrading your character
and add wind to the flames
of racism and systematic genocide
on you and people who look like
you? The time has come to bust up
"white" lies. They are killing us
all. And those who are hangin' on
to that backwards flier: recycle,
it's better for OUR environment
Deirdra Reed
African-American studies sophomore
Any person
can be a racist
To the editor:
Robert Ellington's conclusion
that only persons of European descent
can be racists here in America
is based on the idea that because
Caucasians are in control of the
power structure of American government,
they alone are able to discriminate
against minority groups.
On the contrary, I am of the
opinion that racism, is an evil that
can be practiced by any person, regardless
of his racial background
or position.
It must be recognized that many
power structures exist in America
besides the U.S. government, and
individuals of any race may have
control of these organizations.
Within such structures are included
positions of authority such as corporate
manager, foreman, coach,
r
in attacks
philosopl
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something dead things l'on can
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that we can never know never? 311
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is meant to say) is itself mo SC?
ological skepticism. In Now, l
se, one cannot be abso- pute this
ig. Heather
;hbor (the one I invited status of
an, or is he a paisley woman's
man? Or perhaps he is The fa
one is looking? (no? an act o
' sure?) And being un- body, bul
may I put a bullet into by an aci
eo too loudly? The an- body. On
because though what I reignty" j
[y speaking, within the were not
ve given no compelling ing there
iption that my neighbor might jus
tea and tl
ies with me, and I have seems to i
o iL Likewise, I think, Darcy
onists; for the question, tains that
lot "is a fetus a human once and
; is not a human being, frame th<
s it?" questions
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fact peop
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that will
Satan" m;
circles an<
forehead.
i, Dew? Let's see, if I'm ^ peop
:ountry of rebels. We re- ^ys
in the 1770s and set up 'n8 to ^
iment. But most impor- easily an<
st amendment song bacl
is pretty cool because it here,
assemble, practice our When
on our government and CD from
t man Sata
to occur, there must be few quesl
ange to take place, there "Satar
jrefore, Dewhead, para- roomie's
lie rebellion never hurts, make me
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a long time. But don't "Gee, 1
he drug problem. We've Dew guy,
ever since the Indians ".eno 1
a cigarette. egnahc dl
backmasking, the act of Enougl
rds and ruining a turnt- you're be
lowed Zeppelin's "Stair- Accordinj
g for Satan to show the to Satan';
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THE EDITOR
educator, etc. Any person in authority
is capable of discriminating
against either those his decisions
affect or those he comes in contact
with.
Moreover, it is my understanding
that every individual has intrinsic
authority over himself ?
his actions, his words, his mindset.
This final, personal position of authority
over one's own decisions
and creeds, whether these are put
into action, vocalized or brooded
over internally, makes every individual
a potential racist, whether
the individual in question is the
President ot the United States or
you, the reader.
I do not deny that racism exists
here in America, but I do deny
anyone the privilege of relieving
himself from the responsibility of
choosing whether or not he will
personally practice racial
discrimination.
Scott Murray
Undeclared sophomore
Gun control
not solution
To the editor:
Shelley Magee's editorial (Sept.
11 Gamecock) on firearms is pure
opinion, so I wanted to send some
fartC Mc MorrOA on/4 monu r\f Kar
itaj ma^w aiiu iiitanj vi iivi
classmates have only been exposed
to the socialist attack on the Bill of
Rights from the news media and
public schools, so I appreciate her
confusion.
The fact is that at this point in
time, no one has been able to identify
the make or model of the "machine
gun" used in the robbery of
the Charleston Bi-Lo, so it is still
conjecture and allegation. True
machine guns or fully automatic
weapons are rarely seen even in
t v
3
abortion
lical chimera, because it is irrelevant to
profound aspects of the issue. The real
not whether a woman should be al"choose,"
but why a fetus should not
fit human, and therefore entitled to nm.
nder the 14th amendment of the ConIf
a satisfactory answer to this quesbe
given, then a woman's right to
Portion is incidentally granted, but was
id should never have been, the princiern.
The right to life, on any sound
tie, outweighs the right to choose.
hose who wrote letters of criticism disassertion
on two different grounds.
Lowe, ignoring altogether the moral
the fetus, reduces it to a question of "a
sovereignty over her own body."
llacy here of course is that abortion is
f violence not against the mother's
t against that of her child, which she,
t of her own volition, contains in her
ie could understand her bodily "soveincluding
the right to abortion if she
directly responsible for the fetus' bein
the first place. But as it stands, one
t as well invite his neighbor over for
ien shoot him for trespassing. Or so it
mA
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M. Harris, on the other hand, main"there
is no way anyone can decide
for all when life begins and how life
; issue. I do not contend that these
absolutely cannot be answered, but
at they have not been.
t of load
it's nice, but who cares. I know for a
le are too lazy to play songs backd
when they do they're not puppets
follow orders. When I hear "worship
i heads not going to violently turn in
i the number 666 won't appear on my
le are so influenced by what a song
wards then they deserve what's comjm.
They shouldn't be led astray so
d they shouldn't waste time playing a
cwards. Let's use some common sense
I was taking out the Violent Femmes
my roomie's CD player, I saw old
in having a party and I asked him a
ions:
i, is it true you hang out in my
CD player and you're just waiting to
kill my family?"
k era uoy, egiT seY"
Lucifer. What do you think about this
" I asked.
0 ffo llaf and niatnuoM ot eman sih
uohs eh kniht I"
1 said, I think. Just watch out when
ipping to class with your headsets on.
5 to Ken Dew, you might be listening
s order to kill your classmates with a
gun.
Los Angeles, and all of those involved
in crimes in L.A. since
1978 were homemade (.003 percent
of those seized). Most would
not function.
All automatic firearms are registered
with the U.S. Treasury Dept.
There has been a background
check and waiting period since
1934, when the NRA drafted and
pushed the law through Congress.
Since 1934, not one of those registered
firearms has ever been used
in a crime.
Concerning Ms. Magee's comment
on semi-automatic rifles, they
are quite rarely used in crimes.
The so-called "assault rifles"
banned from export by President
Bush are too bulky and expensive
for criminals. There are more than
Iftfl.ftOO nf these in Ins Anap1*?c
From 1978 to 1990, none were
used in a crime.
The Bill of Rights allows citizens
to own the arms necessary to
prevent tyranny. That would seem
to include at least the same small
arms used by the federal army.
Both Denmark and Switzerland
have higher levels of gun ownership
than America, with much
lower crime rates. Most homes in
Switzerland have a machine gun.
Crime has more to do with moral
attitude than with opportunity or
machinery.
Using England as a model of
gun control is ironic. The American
Revolution began with England's
efforts to control firearms.
Fighting started when colonists intercepted
a British seizure of gun
powder.
Anyone is entitled to an opinion.
What makes an opinion valuable
are the facts behind it Readers of
a student newspaper are entitled to
a modest attempt at journalism,
wlich begins with the facts.
Lee Muller