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4 • The Red and Black • Friday, November 16, 1990
OPINIONS
"Sometimes, a call will come at night. I am especially explicit In
my statements and questions. If the call is coming from a hotel,
I will not handle the call."
— Massage therapist Pamela Gilchrist on her practice.
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■ EDITORIALS
Our endorsements
In the Nov. 27 runoff for the Athens-Clarke unified
government we endorse the following candidates:
For Chief Elected Officer — Gwen O’Looney. As 5th
ward city council member for the past six years,
O’Looney has a record of concern for all of her
constituents.
While on the council, O’Looney moved that they
revoke the open container ordinance after it became
clear that the law was being unfairly enforced.
©’Looney’s motion passed the council and was vetoed
by Mayor Dwain Chambers.
She voted to designate the Hull Street area as a
historic district, which would have prevented the
demolition of the Hull-Snelling house. She was a
driving force behind the passage of the city’s historic
preservation ordinance.
She supports an extension of serving hours to 2
a.m. on Saturdays and a referendum on Sunday alcohol
sales. She is a strong proponant for open meetings.
But most importantly, she isn’t afraid to stand up
for what’s right.
With O’Looney at the helm of the unified
government, the University community will be assured
of fair representation.
For the 7th district commission seat — Cardee
Kilpatrick. Kilpatrick is another city council member
with a consistent record of concern for her University
constituents.
She has voted for extended serving hours and
supports a referendum on on Sunday alcohol sales.
Kilpatrick says of the open container ordinance
that she doesn’t believe in any law which is selectively
enforced.
She has progressive ideas about zoning and
development which will enhance the quality of life in
Athens.
She is a strong proponant for historic preservation
and open meetings.
Kilpatrick is the 7th district candidate who
promises to best represent the interests of the
University community.
Safety first
“Awareness, preparedness and defense.” That’s the
slogan for a new organization at the University called
Safe Campuses Now.
The group strives to use education and
enlightenment in crime prevention and hopes that by
working with other University organizations and the
administration crime on campus can be greatly
reduced.
The group is part of a larger national organization
which is trying to reduce crime at colleges and
universities around the country.
Dana Getzinger, a University student who was
assaulted and nearly killed a few years ago in her
Athens apartment, heads the local chapter.
We applaud Safe Campuses Now for its efforts and
urge the University Community to join in its cause.
This sort of organization is certainly needed and
welcomed.
Though we are glad the University was chosen as
one of the first locations for a Safe Campuses Now
Chapter, we are sad our situation is so bad we would
need one.
Education is one of the strongest weapons with
which to fight crime, and it is up to each of us to help
stop violent crimes at the University. There is no
greater priority than safety, and we wish Safe
Campuses Now the best of luck.
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DISCUSS THE
IRAQI IWNCh
Don’t passively accept ‘crisis over oil’
Americans have, for the most part, either
supported or passively accepted our president’s
reactionary response to the current crisis over
oil. We have forgotten the harsh lessons
Vietnam taught us about hair-brained military
solutions to complicated political issues. Our
support of the build up of troops in Saudi
Arabia was given by a mentality of blind patri
otism demonstrated by frenzied flag waiving
and ignorant violent rhetoric.
The “read my lips” oratory of President Bush
applies to his “naked aggression” campaign of
smoke-screening the real issues of why the
White House oilman is willing to expend
human lives to keep premium unleaded affor
dable.
Bush is a liar, a good one. “No new taxes.”
The man will say anything he thinks we will be
lieve to achieve his ambitions. Naked agression
is the farthest thing from the kinder gentler
president’s mind. He is chomping at the battle-
bit only to keep his grey-haired cronies frolicing
in dirty greenbacks which will insure his re-
election.
When Nelson Mandela came to our country
to seek support for his African National Con
gress, a just and worthy cause for political and
human rights for a disinfranchised and op
pressed indigenous people by a foreign power,
the benign president preached non-violence
until his white face went red and blue. He lec
tured the African leader of freedom about
Steven
Sacco
Martin Luther King Jr.’s Gandhi-inspired phi
losophy of peaceful social change as though
Mandela needed paternal advice from a level
headed father.
Apparently naked aggression doesn’t include
the South African minority rule system of apar-
thied which conquered and occupied a giant
portion of the African continent against the na
tive population’s will.
Like Kuwaitis, native South Africans are vic
tims of severe human rights violations such as
random murder, rape and social and political
oppression by a powerful outside interest.
Under the aparthied constitution, black people
cannot vote or be citizens. Socially, they are
forced to carry identification because of pass
laws much like those against Jews in Hitler’s
Germany. The natives live in extreme poverty
and are banished to the “homelands” which are
desolate areas of poor soil much like North
American Indian reservations.
Our world police officer president turns his
head and allows this aggression to go unchal
lenged because he is afraid to piss off big busi
ness like Coke Atlanta which invests billions of
dollars in white South Africa. Money talks and
natives walk.
“Naked aggression” is money talk plain and
simple. Bush draping himself in the flag and
shrouding his capitalistic objectives with stars
and stripes rhetoric is an affront to the men
tality of the young people he is willing to sacri
fice for Exxon and Texaco - two of our nations
greatest environmental enemies.
Don’t fall entrapped in this thousand points
of light-headedness. Caskets covered in old
gorey will be the new price of gas if you do.
Something must be done about all the injus
tices in the world, not just those that hurt our
pocketbooks, but we must stop the madness of
believing that war is a solution to any problem.
World opinion is solidly against Saddam
Hussein. Continued sanctions to squeeze the
fighting spirit from him and his troops is the
prudent action for our country to take. We must
insist that Bush hold his war-horses. Do not
support a gun slinging commander-in-chief. His
tongue is just as slick as the oil he wants to
fight for.
Steven D. Sacco is a senior criminal justice
major.
Middle East crisis is not just about oil
The Middle East crisis is now in its fourth
month and peaceful resolution appears less
likely than ever. Most discussion about the sit
uation concerns whether, when, and how the
United States will strike. There has been cu
riously little discussion of the central issue,
however, of why we are there in the first place.
Most people consider the answer to this ques
tion to be obvious; oil. If this is correct, then the
U.S. purpose is an outrage, and the American
public has sunk to a deplorable cynicism. This
explanation, however, is inadequate. It does not
explain the unprecedented level of consensus
and cooperation among nations, including other
oil-rich Middle Eastern countries. The reason
for this consensus is the growing commitment
to a new world order, an order based on the
principle that no nation can be allowed to in
vade and take over another.
This is the principle .pon which the United
Nations was originally founded. For more than
forty years it was virtually ignored. Both super
powers have violated it, and until now the UN
was powerless to respond to violations. The
reason was the Cold War. The forty-year power
struggle between the United States and the So
viet Union defied the UN’s purpose. Whereas
the United Nations was originally intended to
usher in a new era of international society,
based upon international law and cooperation,
the Cold War preserved the principle of inter
national anareny.
Scott
Turner
Cynics argue that anarchy is part of the na
ture of the international system. They assert
that there can be no international law or prini-
ciple other than that of power struggle. Though
considering themselves rational, their doctrine
is blatantly irrational. It assumes that the in
ternational system is an entity in itself, with a
nature of its own. But the international system
is nothing but a collection of nations, and those
nations are nothing but collections of people. It
is the individual to whom'we must turn if we
are to speak of innate characteristics.
As for human nature, it is true that, so far,
human beings have not been able to overcome
their tendency toward violence. But it is almost
certainly true that human beings, overall, dem
onstrate more cooperation than conflict. Dep-
site assumptions, peace is more common than
war; war is just more newsworthy.
Furthermore, the longing for peace is surely
as much a part of human nature as the ten
dency toward war. Otherwise, the United Na
tions would never have been created. The
United Nations, as the embodiment of this
longing, is now rediscovering its purpose.
The outcome of the present crisis will set an
enormously important precedent. If the mission
fails, if international consensus falls apart, the
future of humanity will be in greater jeopardy
than ever before. If the consensus holds, how
ever, it will mean that would-be aggressors can,
in the future, expect a united response to their
ambitions.
The world ultimately has a choice between
peace and self-destruction. Only by consistently
and jointly affirming their commitment to op
posing international aggression can the nations
of the world bring about a peaceful world order.
While cynics argue that, because of national
self-interest, international violence is inevi
table, the individual’s natural self-interest in
survival can overcome humanity’s tendency to
ward war.
Thus, two points must not be forgotten. First,
the Middle East showdown is not between the
United States and Iraq, it is between the Iraq
and the world. Second, it is not about oil, it’s
about peace, which is really the only justifica
tion of war.
Scott Turner is graduate student in political sci
ence.
Commends UGA committee
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I would like to commend the
UGA Clean and Beautiful Com
mittee for its efforts to create an
environmentally-conscious, litter-
free campus.
The committee arranged a clean
up day for the residents of Park-
view Homes in which they picked
up litter in their yards and recycled
all aluminum, paper and glass they
found.
Also, the committee has imple
mented a program to encourage so
rorities and fraternities to recycle
and be litter-free by offering them
the distinction of being the Model
Sorority or Fraternity for this
auprter, complete with a sign in
tneir yard recognizing their
achievement.
The committee is also involved
in residence hall and off-campus
recycling and adopt-a-highway.
The UGA Clean and Beautiful
Committee has made great strides
toward its goal but much remains
to be done. It needs students’ help
to spread the word and volunteer.
Garalyn Hall
Good Greeks
Congratulations to The Red and
Black. Give yourselves a pat on the
back.
You deserve it for the article
“Greeks plan party for kids” (The
Red and Black 10/31/90).
Finally, some of the good, hard
work that Greeks often do for the
community has been given the
spotlight.
Each fraternity and sorority on
this campus has a philanthropy to
which it contributes time and
money each year through a variety
of fundraising activities.
But too often, Greeks are men
tioned only when there is some
thing bad to be said. This is not to
say that they don’t have problems.
Any large organization is bound to
have them.
People need to realize, however,
that these organizations do con
tribute to and benefit our campus
and our community.
Again, thanks for your positive
report. I look forward to others.
Tiffany Brott
senior, Journalism
Good dialogue
It was quite ironic Monday night
after the regional Israeli consul’s
speech when ardent Israeli sup
porters, few of whom support talks
with the Palestinian Liberation
Too often, Greeks
are mentioned only
when there is
something bad to be
said.
Organization, were commenting on
how wonderful the dialogue was
with supporters of Palestinian
rights, all of whom advocated talks
with the PLO.
Dennis Prlckett
Graduate student, veterinary school