glenn1@mtuxt.UUCP (G.SCHWARTZ) (10/10/85)
I am worried. The United States, one of the last bastions of truth and freedom in the world, is inundated with groups that seek to exemplify their cause, regardless of who or what gets in their way. I attribute this phenomena mainly to ignorance bred by blind prejudice. These iconoclasts, not unlike our friend Mr. Black, spin ignorant yarns based on basic untruths. These ignobles choose to ignore facts, drawing upon frenzied and twisted tales drawn from dark corners of their disturbed minds. Humanity has a distinct problem here. The net community, for the most part, is comprised of educated and intelligent people. Most of us are aware of the freedoms and truths that are guaranteed us by the constitution. We all try, through discussion or whatever means, to have open minds and understand the problems which face our world. We must somehow endeavor to persevere in a rapidly changing, volatile, and complex world. Only when we begin to understand eachothers' fears, hopes and aspirations can we progress toward a peacefull planet. We must not allow vehement and viscious individuals incapable of understanding basic human problems to pervade our society. Yet we must somehow strive for a peacefull, diplomatic solution. Violence begets violence, and I in no way condone any activities of this kind. Yet how can we protect ourselves from this low element of society? What do we do about this problem? The solution lies to a great degree in our basic education system. Today as a whole, people are more educated, yet we must strive to do better. We must concentrate more on the humanistic and cultural elements of society. We must teach our children that money and selfishness are not the most important things in life. We must strive to make teacher a more respected word. When I see people like Mr. Black babbling incoherently what he really believes to be the truth, I somehow feel that our system is not doing the job that it could or should. Where have we failed? More importantly, what can we do to rehabilitate these disturbed individuals? This is a grave problem facing us. And it is our duty as responsible citizens and intelligent human beings to address and correct this problem. In one sense it is good that people like Mr. Black have shown up on the net. His ignorance and warped sense of justice demonstrates the sickly element in our society. His kind must be cured for the good of all mankind. It is our duty. We can not ignore this serious problem. I invite discussion on this subject. It is our right and our responsibility. After all, when there is a toxic spill, we seek to clean it up immediately. This problem does not directly threaten our health immediately like toxic waste, however it is an underlying problem that is perhaps more serious. It will ultimately affect the fate of the world...............