Dale.Amon%CMU-RI-FAS@sri-unix.UUCP (06/18/84)
Mr. Myers: I found your remarks insulting to both myself and the L5 Society, and indicative of zero knowledge of the society. 1) The L5 Society has no stand whatsover on BMD of any kind. It is strictly a one issue organization, and that issue is building a space based civilization. BMD is too divisive an issue for an organization as diverse as L5. 2) I PERSONALLY support BMD. 3) I find it highly insulting to be in any way shape or form classed with a neo-nazi like LaRouche. (ie pot calling kettle) 4) The best description of the 'average' L5 member's political stand is probably anarchy. This comfortably allows people of any persuasion, left, right or none-of-the-above to coexist with the organization. By political party affiliation, I would guess that the percentages of Republicans/Democrats/Libertarians are roughly equal. I can't possibly imagine how you could class our organization with Larouche. And by the way, Freeman Dyson has served on our board of directors... I might also add that John Glenn, Don Fuqua, Newt Gingritch, Barry Goldwater, and many others of good reputation have associated their name with us. We of the L5 have worked our tails off to get the space station, and we have won, although it is just the first of many battles. Next comes the lunar mining base. I'd like to ask you, Mr. Myers, what have YOU done? Dale M. Amon
myers@uwvax.ARPA (06/19/84)
Open mouth...insert foot. My sincere apologies to Dale Amon and L5. The acronym "L5" confused my easily confused mind into thinking that it was the organization which was formed for the sole purpose of touting Space-Based ABM systems. Again, L5 are the *good guys*, and I regret any damage I may have done to its reputation. -- Jeff Myers ARPA: myers@wisc-rsch.arpa uucp: ..{seismo, ihnp4}!wisc-rsch!myers P.S. Why the hell is it called L5, any way? Sounds like a pseudo-intelligence organization. JDM
cozadde@trsvax.UUCP (06/21/84)
#R:sri-arpa:-98900:trsvax:56000019:000:314 trsvax!cozadde Jun 21 13:12:00 1984 HEAR, HEAR And add SpacePac to those who fought and won the battle of the Sub-committees. And if you think we did well this year, just watch L5 and SpacePac do their thing next year. lt. of marines ...microsoft!trsvax!cozadde ...microsoft!trsvax!cozadde ...ctvax!trsvax!cozadde
cozadde@trsvax.UUCP (06/25/84)
#R:sri-arpa:-98900:trsvax:56000020:000:757 trsvax!cozadde Jun 25 12:25:00 1984 Just a quick refresher to Jeff Meyers: L5, as used by the L5 Society, is the LaGrangian point that trails the moon by about 60 degrees. It happens to be a very stable orbit- ing point for large objects, such as space colonies. This is where the L5 Society plans to hold their last meeting, whereupon we will disband the Society. This hold this meeting would require the con- struction of a space habitat large enough to hold the quorum, which should be a few thousand people. This means the industrialization of space will be so far along that it can't be stopped, and therefore the L5 Society will no longer be needed. lt. of marines ...microsoft!trsvax!cozadde ...laidbak!trsvax!cozadde ...ctvax!trsvax!cozadde