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October 25, 1984/The Maroon Tiger/Page 4B
Maroon Tiger
MOREHOUSE COLLEGE
Student Government Association Building
Atlanta, Georgia 30314
(404) 681-2800
Governor Joe F. Harris
State Capitol
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
October 15, 1984
Dear Governor Harris:
As a fellow Democrat and as a supporter of your 1982 gubernatorial campaign I must
express my absolute shock, disappointment, and utter abhorrence at your denial to
vigorously support the Democratic ticket in this all-too important election year.
Twenty-four short months ago you deceived the good people of Georgia by declaring
yourself a Democrat in order to elicit their support for your campaign. And
upon reaching office you changed your colors, much in the same manner as would
a chameleon.
Governor, you are supposed to be this state's leading Democrat providing leader
ship and guidance for the remaining members of your party. But you have not
provided good leadership. Instead, you have created confusion and division.
You were absent at the Central City Park rally for Geraldine Ferraro, you failed
to appear at the Walter Mondale rally in Lovejoy but you found it fit to share
a platform with Vice-President George Bush at the University of Georgia in
September.
At your regular Wednesday news conference, (Oct. 3) you said that you had
already given the Democratic ticket a "proper welcome" to Georgia. Moreover,
you had informed, incorrectly, those in attendance that you had not been invited
to the Ferraro rally to be held the next day. We were later informed that you
could not find time in your schedule to be there.
State Representative Tyrone Brooks calls your coolness toward the Democratic
ticket "a terrible mistake." Georgia AFL-CIO President Herb Mabry concurs saying
that its "terribly disappointing."
As I am sure you well know, I could site others who feel similarly regarding your
"lack of courtesy" toward the Democratic ticket.
Perhaps there is a lesson in political expediency to be learned from your chameleon
performance, a repugnant lesson sure, but a lesson nonetheless.
In closing I must say that I am, along with many others, very disappointed,
and that we will not forget your Oscar winning performance, (I'm sure that
Gene and Roger would give it a thumbs up vote) when and if you decide to
seek re-election.
Sincerely,
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Charles A. Carpenter
Political Editor
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P.S. Hell hath no fury like a constituent scorned.
“The Organ of Student Expression”
M.A.G.G.I.E’s
Political
Primer
By Charles A. Carpenter
Political Editor
In an effort to enhance the
political awareness of
Morehouse students and to
facilitate the greater com
prehension of the upcoming
debates, speeches, assorted ad
dresses and the like in this a
Presidential election year, I have
compiled a list of frequently
used and frequently mis
understood words and their
accompanying definitions which
are likely to be thrown about
with relish during the next
month or so. This seminal list will
be supplemented with ad
ditional utile words and their
attending definitions in
succeeding issues of the Maroon
Tiger.
Apartheid: it’s literal transla
tion is apartness. It represents
the Republic of South Africa’s
official policy of racial segrega
tion established through openly
discriminatory legialation. The
policy is designed to perpetuate
continued control of the state by
the European minority. South
Africa is 90% non-white (Euro
pean).
Colonialism : The rule of an
area and its people by external
sovereignty pursuing a policy of
imperialism, c.f. imperialism.
Communism : An Ideology
that calls for the elimination of
capitalistic institutions and the
establishment of a collectivist
society in which land and capital
are socially owned and in which
class conflict and the coercive
power of the state no longer
exists.
Conservatism : General and
uncritical opposition to change
of any sort.
Fascism : The ideology of the
extreme right which fosters an
authoritarian society based on
rule by an elite headed by a
supreme leader or dictator.
Gerrymander : correctly
pronounced ger/i man/eer
refers to the redistricting of a
state for the election of Con
gressional or legislative
representatives which violates
the principles of compactness,
homogeneity of popular in
terests and most importantly,
equality of population in order
to secure the future advantage of
the party or group in control of a
state legislature.
Imperialism : A superior—
inferior relationship in which an
area and its people have been
subordinated to the will of a
foreign state, c.f. colonialism.
Liberalism : A philosophy
which reflects an attitude
favorable to the freest and fullest
development of the individual,
and to the elimination of laws
institutions, conditions and
beliefs which restrict human
development.
Propaganda : Organized
efforts to influence the thoughts,
emotions, opinions, 'impulses
and actions of people collective
ly and as individuals by means of
words, pictures, music, symbols
or public demonstrations.
Zionism : Originally an
international effort to create a
Jewish national homeland in
Palestine. The creation of the
state of Israel in 1948 fulfilled the
Zionist dream of a Jewish state.
Today Zionists promote political,
economic, financial, and military
support for Israel, and the im
migration and resettlement of
Jews in Israel.
Readers must keep in mind
that no abstract definition can
truly convey the full significance
of these terms. To further un
derstanding, individual inquiry is
recommended.
Sources:
1. Dictionary of American
Politics, 2nd ed., Edward C. Smith
and Arnold J. Zurcher; Barnes &
Noble, Inc., New York; 1968.
2. The International Relations
Dictionary, 3rd ed., Jack C. Plano
and Roy Olton; ABC — CLIO,
Santa Barbara, CA., 1982.
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WORKING TOGETHER
IS WORKING WONDERS.