blakrose@watarts.UUCP (11/25/83)
I am sick and tired of the stupid arguing going on over ABC and the Day After. People are hassling each other and the network and Bill Buckley over whether the movie is "political" or not. Their definitions of political seem to fall under the criterion -- which is about as wide as Twiggy's ass -- of which side of the liberal/conservative spectrum it falls under. Folks, the movie is political. It discusses a matter which involves powers struggles. That's political, by definition. I you are tring to decide which slant it seems to be taking, that's another matter. Just because it is or isn't partisan is no basis for injecting the question of politicality into the debate. Hell, nearly everyone here who has chosen to work with computers has made a political decision, because of the concepts of economic security, access to information, etc. And those like me who didn't consciously choose to enter the field have also made a political decision, or had it made for them. Is this lecture really necessary, or am I deluding myself about the shameful level of education in the countries involved?