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Opinion
The unbalanced world of Playboy i
American tradition
President Reagan, in an effort to maintain his teflon image, has
declared the U.S. Senate’s passage of the 1986 budget a victory
Declaring that he has won — although he was forced to com
promise on defense, social security and a few other items — Mr.
Reagan anxiously awaits approval from the U.S. House of
Representatives.
The House is expected to scrap the Senate’s budget and opt for
one heavier on social programs and leaner on defense. Regardless
of what the House comes up with, we think one issue in particular
deserves attention.
We are talking about the traditional people movers of this
country — Amtrak trains.
Amtrak has been losing money ever since its inception — the
government must shovel out about $35 for every passenger This,
we agree, is a lot of money for a transportation system that was
supposed to have reached black by the early 1980s However, we
think it’s worth it.
Secretary of Transportation Elizabeth Dole has asked for a $765
million to subsidize Amtrak this year — a small pittance for such
an American tradition
Many of us have fond memories of riding Amtrak trains to small
towns in Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and other places
throughout the South.
If the U.S. House votes to abolish aid to Amtrak, the train net
work will die. It does not have enough passengers to keep it alive
A dead passenger rail system would be a tragedy for this
country. It would mean the death of something very American,
very traditional and very enjoyable. It would mean our children
couldn’t ride the trains, see the country through a window on a
passenger car and feel the thrill of moving from their car to the
dining car while tne train raced over the tracKs oeiow.
It would also make America the only developed country in the
world without a passenger railroad network. The trains’ demise
would surely harm tourism by forcing people to take a grueling,
long bus ride or an increasingly expensive plane trip.
Our passenger rails must be saved. The U.S. Senate recently
voted to award Amtrak some aid — not all that it needs — but
enough to keep it from dying. Let’s hope the House decides to do
the same. Without our trains, we are cutting off one more tie to our
past and one more link to our children’s future.
Every month lately the mailman has been bringing
The Red and Black a copy of one of the most
depressing publications on the planet
More sobering than the Red Cross Ethiopian
Famine report, this magazine is enough to jar even
the numbest Middle American out of his delusions of
adequacy
I’m talking, of course, about Playboy
Ves, the magazine that can make a 5’2” model fit
the same centerfold as a 6’n" lately has been sending
the RAB a free copy every month Maybe they want
us to write something nice about them Okay, here
goes: They must have one heckuva stretching
machine
Feminists will occasionally complain about women
being exploited in Playboy, even though the
magazine has done a lot to quiet them down by
showering the models with wealth and attention, even
long after their issue's off the stands It's kind of like
working for a car company in Japan — they expect
you to stick around for a while. Only you get to an
swer "Dear Playmates” questions and maybe later
do one of those "Here she is at 50!" spreads Sounds
harmless enough
The ones who really take it on the chin from
Playboy are the male readers Females only get to
sec what they don't have over 20 pages or so — the
men get to take the rest Dike fashions that go for
"only " 1700 Or the "back to campus" specials — do I
know any of these people? They usually look too old to
be students Life after college must be tough for
them After all, women have many beauty pageants
to chase after, but there can be only one Steve Garvey
Rusty Cartmill
look-alike winner every year Think about it.
What kind of man reads Playboy? Well, he seems to
be smart and in excellent health. But wait — turn the
page and there’s one in a cigarette ad And another
one in a bourbon ad Moderation, I guess Or maybe
genetics — I’ll be the only problem in Male Model-
Land is the visiting Chinese delegations complaining
everyone looks the same But then, they're just now
getting Coca-Cola, so what do the advertisers care?
The man who reads Playboy also seems to have a
lot of time on his hands — the job’s not much of a
hassle and the education's hovering around the
second Ph D. level — not bad for a 23-year-old with
girls hanging all over him This University just must
be behind the times.
He’s probably not married, but if he is it doesn't
make any visible difference Besides, he could do
Davison's Father's Day ads on the side You know
those — "Get your father a new Panasonic portable
TV!” Then they show a "father” who doesn't look a
day over 30 135 at the most) Maybe Steve Garvey's
kids can afford it at age 10, but (thankfully) most
fathers will still settle for a crayon card and a nice
hug. And some Grecian formula 16 later on
But the man who reads Playboy is flexible He's not
a slave to fashion but happens to be fashionable He
eats steak every night but doesn't get fat and can
always be counted on for a tennis game for a
Michelob Light because it won't detract from boning
up on ancient historv for the trip to the museum later
on He already knows all that stuff anyway.
Yep, that old stretching machine must be working
overtime It’s got untold young adults saying “Wow,
maybe I could be like that!" Then they go to Georgia
Tech and the rest is history
But. at least there's nothing to be really jealous of
It’s like being jealous of Superman Nature gave us
acne, made some people short, gave others huge
moles in weird places and zillions of other things It's
not all physical, either; if someone does manage to
look like a model in the magazine there's pretty good
odds he's a jerk, just like there are a lot of smart
people who'd never look good enough to do a cigarette
ad Or want to
The world of Playboy is one of those unbalanced
worlds The dream is looking at the centerfold and
thinking whatever you want to think next The reality
is seeing on the data sheet that she's only 5’2'' and, for
the first time, she's younger than you And her
boyfriend has lots of muscles and does cigarette ads
and will laugh at you until he dies from lung cancer
Or gets his second Ph D , whichever comes first
The whole thing's harmless, really, if you don't
take it seriously Even if you do, it can get like a soap
opera But, years and years later, I still wouldn't
want one of my kids getting a hold of a copy
After all. he may want to look at more than the
pictures
Rusty Cartmill is a copy editor for The Red and
Black
Animal abuse a way of life in the cattle industry
TO THE EDITOR:
I would like to comment on the recent
articles published in your newspaper
concerning animal abuse during
rodeos
I am from a large cattle-producing
area in Texas My family owns a 1,000-
acre ranch and a livestock auction
facility
Tracey Brown and Cindy Lindsay
commented about the "electric prods
used in animal control during rodeos
To inform Ms Brown and Ms Lindsay,
electric prods, whips, garden hose,
wooden canes and a variety of other
items are used everyday in every
cattle-producing state to control, move
and process cattle
Although it may be wrong, no one is
willing to pay for corrective measures
If these practices are stopped, the
productivity of the cattlemen would be
severely hindered The cost of such a
measure would be felt at the meat
market in the form of much higher
meat prices
■ If you eat meat you are supporting
animal abuse The way to stop these
large scale abuses is not to worry about
rodeo abuses; these are minor — you
must change the cattle Industry as a
whole
DAVID M. CRAIG
Senior. Agricultural Engineering
Abortion issue more complex than meets the eye
TO THE EDITOR:
This is in response to the letter
written by Tim Toomey (May 10) and
others concerning abortion I’m a
nursing student and have been working
in the OB GYN at Grady Hospital m
Atlanta this quarter I have worked in
the delivery room, nursery and the
abortion clinic
From my experiences I have seen
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that abortion is a more complex issue
than many anti-abortionists know or
care to think about The arguments that
"people should be responsible for their
actions" and "abortion is killing" are
valid in context
I cared for babies who were left in the
nursery all day because their mothers
didn't want to have to care for them
until they were forced to when they took
them home How many deaths will
these children experience in their lives
from abuse and neglect?
Tim Toomey was fortunate that his
mother chose to have him I'm glad she
did — Tim is a friend of mine He was
also fortunate enough to be born white
White babies are always in great
demand How many of you who are
staunch anti-abortionists would be
willing to open your homes as well as
your mouths and adopt three or four
black babies’’
some thoughts
I'm not saying that abortion is the
best alternative I'm not a big pro-
abortionist I just think that before
anyone makes a decision or a judgment
concerning abortion, all issues should
be considered Your choice should be an
informed one
KATHEE REARDON
Junior. Nursing
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‘Conservative’ is a misleading title
Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice
Moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
Barrv M. Gofdwater
Throughout the history of political philosophy, the
idea of coercion has been taken for granted It has
been assumed that some men have the right to wield
force over others
It is therefore evident that any political system that
denies any man the right to initiate the use of
physical force is a truly radical system All forms of
statism — feudalism, absolute monarchy, com
munism. fascism. Nazism, socialism and the welfare
stale — accept the idea of coercion. Capitalism is the
only political system that denies the legitimacy of
force True advocates of capitalism seek a drastic
and fundamental change in the status quo, a change
that can never be accomplished through the mundane
methodology of those who call themselves "con
servatives "
Conservatism never was and never could be a
concept that represented the ideal of human dignity
The word "conservative” has never been associated
with the movement for human liberty And it it a
misrepresentation and a grave tactical mistake to
attempt to pass it off as such Conservatism recalls
Metternich. Bismark and Disraeli — men who never
placed liberty and an individual's dignity as ideals
above all else
The essential radicalism of capitalism must be
recognized and acted upon As with any political
system, a system of ethics is the basis of capitalism
This system has been ignored for too long The
existence of any political system depends upon the
effectiveness with which its proponents are able to
present its basic ethic
Just as collectivism and statism have prospered
with the ethical justification of altruism, to they must
be defeated with the morality of life If collectivism is
ever to be defeated, it must be on the gounds of
diaries Other
morality.
This u essentia) for any intellectual confrontation,
and it is the weapon of greatest effect It is impossible
to fight collectivism with the platitudes of con
servatism and Republicanism Boldly, fearlessly and
without guilt, capitalism and human freedom must
be defended in a crusade for morality
The leftist pretense to the common good and
humamtananism quickly collapses when they are
forced to admit that collectivism is juM a
rationalization for slavery ahd murder The right to
life implies the abolition of the initiation of force
Capitalism is based upon this precept, and the tactics
of capitalism must be based upon it if they are to be
effective
The bsttle for human dignity and freedom cannot
be won in the petty internal politics of the Republican
Party All political conflicts are determined by the
prevailing intellectual climate. Once the moral and
intellectual battles have been won. the political
victories will follow
Ultimately, collectivism is impotent Just as a
statist economy cannot compete with a market
system, the collectivist is fatally handicapped by his
disdain for life and the rights of the individual The
statist cannot possibly attempt a moral defense of his
system when he professes his willingness to negate
life.
Philospher Ayn Rand observed. "Those who reject
all the basic premises of collectivism are radicals in
the proper sense of the word radical' means fun
damental Today, the fighters for capitalism have to
be, not bankrupt 'conservatives,' but new radicals, [
new intellectuals, and, above all, new dedicated !
moralists ”
Radicalism means going on the offensive by ad
vocating what is good The defensive action being !
fought by conservatives is doomed to failure They ;
accept the need for a mixed economy v 1th some state :
controls and forced redistribution of wealth and some :
free enterprise They do not consistently defend the •
right of man to liberty and property, and therefore
they are in agreement with the statist and cannot Z
base Uteir argument on the moral prohibition of the :
use of force Their concern with the practical and :
short-range goals of politics has blinded them to the •
intellectual battle and robbed them of the possibility :
of success S
F.A Hayek. the 1974 Nobel Laureate in economics, -
has said, "The main lesson which the true liberal ~
must learn from the socialists is that it was their ;
courage to be Utopian which gained them the support ;
of the intellectuals and therefore an influence upon"
public opinion Those who have concerned them '
^ T 3t,^ ClUS '. V, ? v T th wh « seemed practicable in
the existing state of opinions have constantly found
that even this has become politically impossible as a
r«u)t of changes in a public opinion which they have
nothing to guide.”
The rights of the individual must be defended
against all forms of statism The advocates of
capitalism must become conscious of their goals and
dedicated to a radical presentation of the ideal of
should begin by dropping the useless
and misleading title of "conservatives."
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