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I^ 55 . ... I "Ballad of Agnew"
I, Letter ito The editor I *
■ WI Weil, have you bawd about the latest effort The Vice President, I feel, |
" v T ■ to laugh at the Vice President? Somebody** expretaea the view* of
D ** r You * , I au®®* that kutoad of immediately at- written a aong about him and it i* aura to pro- greet many of the American I
Than an several tadhrMuala on cam put. tadring and confronting than possible indhri- ride entertainment for thoee inclined to laugh peo pterin hit expressed die-1
However, it b ay onhdoo that than la a *“*• *•*& our phUoaophiea, that we gin them at poor humor. approval of the nation’* pro-
“typical Mercer student.” This letter It con- • chance to think, act, and react lit their oton it’« called the “Ballad of 8ptro Agnew" and teatera. In a recent apeech he
earned with the atanotypa atudent who, often -why* It’* fine for ua to do our own thing, wfll be reteaeed toon on the Impudent Parasite aet down the “Ten Com-'
UMriWngty, ban become caught in the Mercer Now left gin everyone that woodarful thing label. The record will be sung by Lee Morris mandments of Protest" |
WUhs oer country has always fought for - freedom (Blue Velnt) who wiU be accompanied by a which he feels are being fol- _
Aaen RA to the Pnahman Qiris’ Dorm, I to f" °» disagree, freedom to be active or group called the Effete Snobs. lowed by too many activists on our streets
am Immediately Vrtnlil to how to over- P*^ v * to bur own ways, freedom to live! You’ll have to admit, though, that this I’m inclined to think he’s right,
come aB modern tensions - fraternal, educa- Barrie WlUcie, ’71 type of thing is getting pretty old. I’m getting 1 “Tbou shall not allow thou opponent
ttanalt metals etc. - ■ 7— 1 —— • tired of turning on the tube and seeing tome- to speak.
The individual’s pre-Marcer history-tradi- Mb m ■■ A m body making the same old joke about the 2. “Thou shall not set forth a program of
Mow, culture, and education it what datar- R| PfAft Af> Vice President having minor mrgery to gat the thine own."
■foes lfc JMoaing attitude. It teems to me DUl rlUC #%A foot out of his mouth. >( 3. Thou shall not trust anybody over
tfcal'ths fteahman dam comas to Maroar will- ■ — Here we have a man we should be proud to 30.”
Ink to dunp their natd through adolescent I anm . m - have at Vice President. For once we have a 4. “Thou shalt not honor thy father or
mndmruling upon vtat they ex- hUBT man who is not afraid to say what ha thinks, thy mother."
parlance oooe thay Uv* at Mercer. The .mdant bodv owaa a Croat deal Thl* • afraahing relief from the normal 5. “Thou shall not heed the lessons of his-
Ohrioudy, the resulting attitudes we left of thanksto the a^hhSSdton forite dad- f «c#-straddllng politician who’s scared of loa- tory
up to tha upptarlamman and prevailing Mercer ^on to drop required ckmd attnndmma for ln * * TOt * too. 6. Thou shalt not write anything longer
ataeotphera. Every year, with the help of all the atudent body. Manyttudanta have been Tta “toorha and news services than a atogan.
uppwdaaamen. wa hare tha opportunity to ,, very action for several years, at hwe do ‘ >e • P”* 1 ? t°°* ° f mud-dining 7. Thou shalt not present a negotiable
guide the new student to being aware of him- mmaa^mag teswt NOw It is a reality ta **** <Bl »ctioa. After all, he’s the first person demand
aatf igj for himsatf, to perhaps baeanw a real PRAISE BE IT!! to toake their ivory towers by asking other 8. Thou shalt not accept any establish
individual mihar than an “ash" person, ragu- While thanks are due to 01 ** 10 * CTUtinlM th * thoughu and poUciee
Mad by tha tidtrv’ w—jiMibw. . lh ^ ^ili _ of the people who control the newt output of 9- Tbou shalt not revere any but total!
It stil to not too late to tot thaaa find, im quire urgent attention. The the country. tarian heroes.”
pnmtonaUa stadsnts be themselves. Bach one riddle ofTqual righU for ca Re *P°°* to W* *to ecb «. about the news 10. ‘Tbou shalt not ask forgiveness for thy
of ua must hove at least one gripe about our- Mb .il. (HoW about It medi * to* toen phenomenal. Hundreds of transgressions; rather thou shalt demand am-
aelvea da* to lahwited acceptance. For riris?) Tha metre of the thousands of Americans have been calling and nasty for them.”
example, the clws of ’71 came here saying, Johnny Mitchell power struc- wr,tin * th€ networks supporting the stand Americans are fortunate to have a switch
-Which sorority or fraternity tor me?" The fWhat really happened to the A * new h * d taken regarding the press. Folk* from the ordinary do-nothing who usually
dam of ’7g has com* laying, "Do I want to catalogues?) ' 1 just plain like the man and what he has to occupies the Vice Presidency as an errand
be in a aorortty or fraternity?’’’ ^ (Continued on Pm 3) “V- boy. It’s a refreshing change.
Why Aw in Viet Nam
"Blacks" After Viet Nam--What ?
by La Rone* Board, Jimmie Samuel, and Timothy Marshall
Edttor'i Nets; (11m follow inf article it a phiioeo The violence and terror that we have can- though that appeal is lost, the military still ed our forefathers instead of standing by
phiett type doctitoe written by three CoUepe >tu noted with communism is not an Intolerable offers traveling experince — travels straight to watching, the assassination of Black Panthers
4tnlsi Ibaarie SmmIs (SSA °—IS— mi Larooce form of government as we have been taught: Viet Nam with all the benefits afforded there- in Chicago might not have come to realiza-
Beard of Mercer Uatverrity ead Timothy MenbeU of should we then require young Black men to in. including the surrounding scenery. tion.
Augusta CoOege, Aaguru, C*. I rsqueet of the reed give up their Uvea for people who cannot ap- The military teaches you how to be a man .. T *! e ” *° ul l h, ?^f n .“l uch vio !®^ e “ d
•Q to read With extreme care and openmindednea. predate the sacrifice being made by our the white way. and just as toon as you learn, blood shed in the streets with many bodies to
If am whhm to express comment! or remeikr, the brothers. Communism has mirrored the aggree- the foreign aggremor places a bullet in your 5* buned; but we would have been righting
CMter welcomes the feedback.) sive democracy of this nation and has reflect- body. Your Ufe is lost and the teaching in for J * c 0 " 1 " 1011 ““»• something that was real
"■111| - ifu. VLU si. ■ W !.| T ed ito inadequacies. vain; and then you are a dead hero, but, what * nd ” ot th *® [**’
-BlaekaT After Viet Nam - What? Th* country was supposedly founded on good is anything dead? dre » m that Bl.ck youth are being forced to
J Thl* Is a question that many people in the the principle that all men are created equal Is Longfellow says that “life is real and life is fight and die for in Viet Nam.
immunity have failed^ toixk them- this principle practiced when a Black man earnest and the grave is not its goal”, but if If democracy is as good as it k played up
aafraa. The opposed answer that “patriotic” * cor “ higher on an examination and a white Viet Nam is the ultimate of our existence, 10 be ; wh .y “ we rum !“ g ,V °!' er wor d
Am5£rauteSrM that it h our obUg.tim. man geU the job? what then is the goal of life for the Black il , down to^ 1 ** thro “f h wlth ^
to this country to Insure national eeoirity; u •» practiced when schools with 90% man but death? Anything that is good does not have to be
but. in reality we are forced to execute our white student* enrolled have the finest Cad- The military it a mirror image of the out- g,ve " * w,y ’ to°P le will steal it.
r^LTrtvitoJl* mZT. foreign aggras- Uttoa and up to date tost hooka, whereat a ride society a. for as racism is concerned with if democracy Ls reiiny s 0 great, and ri we
“ towuwgre agmnst gn aggire- ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ , #ws on ^ are fighting so that the Viet Nmnese people
Wa tea no agiiam on our shares. Their only have accea* to the text book that were mlnation. Therefore, Black Brothers we can- U in . ^ government, why have
t homing our homes, no Viet ki the predominately white schools and not avoid this racism in America. We can only tbere ^* n ?** riog * in ^, a ? ron ?* y ’ whyhl f
lynched •» u*«*9y out dated by twenty yean? fight It Being a part of the military establish- lhere l , he thl lL 0 ^ B * ck
out of th. womb* la « whan Black people are ment contributes to the continuation of sub- m « who ^ f .
oT nrsgasnl Black women. Most of all, no Uterally avoided In department stores and raa- ordinate citizenship for Black People. W * 1 .*to* k “ f J u *t*c* Assured) justice te
VM NMMM foaM us “Niggers’’. taurants until all white customers are aerved? The bureaucratic and authoritarian military one deli ** cy th,t 18 r * rely Uste<i by lhe B1,ck
to aattonai security In search for •* 11 practiced in the year 1969 when there u completely iricompatible with any democra- man in Amenca.
we ftnd rely bsimrally that na- •» “IU reparete rest room, (torignated for tk ^tom. The armJd forces’ discipline pro- „ BUck P*ople do no have a war m Viet
tknui aeeerity is Indicative of“inU-changa”.. “colored’’ and “white people in service sta- cadure, dates back to the middle ages. N,m on “ y other forel « n 40,1 T1 * only
SobtitMMto anti-chance we find wticom- «<>«• throughout the South? If there is a good cause, a common enemy, w " th *. we h,ve . on forelgn . 80,1 ‘ s be w "
muriteTJvJlVteSiMack people Included. frmiom and equality me hollow word, to and a dear and present danger, there would ^ un ^« “ with ,° ur Afr '“" brothere , to
A taacfc euampte of toe antl^lack people Black people and Ufa is a bitter stiruggi* be no need for forced induction, a military' kee f ou ^ wbi ,^ wbicb is trying to
dmUew «■> hq cited nw*> readUy with the against prejudice and oppression. hierarchy, or a separate military court of Jus- enslave them (Rhodesea).
Chicago Block fteiOar Anamination. Democracy Is an Ineffective means of tice The only real war that we have is right
There persons who think Black will im- coping with this opprearion. if Black men go into the military believing here in America, for her ideals are centered
■teBMily **• foot this ia another forward step “Democracy?” Democracy for who? that it is leas racist than the outside society, around whiteness and money and we will fight
■_ aattonai nlot to eradicate or do away Communism today is saying to democracy they should check the chain of command and die to change her.
wl^-rowdv iiimrs" Those persons who “ “The only way to stop me is to have a starting with Richard Nixon on down.
uZk white anriwho are so Tailed good country that to educationally, economically Jit Black GI’s returning home could cash in ^ _
•^SLTSopte" J? “house negroes"*will poMticaUy equal, where empharia to placed fhelr medals for capiUI or Bl.ck widows could ODyQDSTFClI^
H u r m mm mnn tn aaure law and order 0,1 human rights rather than on property exchange the flag that draped her husband’s
ufTMtellto'uJTrtttee rid of thoee people rt*** 1 *; unal th#n < wU1 you B® mund of a coffin for a famUy income and the best „ mekcek cluster stakk 1949 70
who*^o*not°thtek^peopl* of the Blackrtce victory”. criiber of education for her chiidren, then this . ; ; ;; ! ! Nou.n^h^
ritowli hooor arid obey the wppliert of their ^ 4 & S 2 *° ^ wl.^, c
Mafo. ■«’. the front line troop* are black, and or P«>P»- . t d wood. E. v«,«. 1 Highnote
- serves only to the troops committed to Viet Nam are Black If a Black man ioaes a leg, arm or even his teitur* Editor Chuck Jackin
psotoefthe£2* system that perpetuate, when only 16% of the total America popuU- Ufe fighting an towny that doe. not crose his • , R ° U “ Judy‘wTim. vTZ'
' t dictating white tion to Black, that we are being used to per- oppression or does not perpetuate it, then he souihw.11 Mnh. M.t<h'w V c.n. wiDumt
™ . .» . 1 government that nuts Black oeoDle is a hero. Columnists Ron c hild*. Joe Hobb», i »rr>
10 "■ colore<,p ~ p \i\***«^lo^o* rem ^ swMSf-.nr. W - Ut *' Rocky . w ^ uJO h„!„„
*rT .... .nnmmrnt has A* Black people, until our aubstantiy righto — “In the World’s broad field of battle, in the spon« staff b Owent. B Nottingham
A ^ iriUrin ito own and proceduri right* become a reality, we bivouac of life, be not like dumb driven Artut, ^ Middleton, b sum.y, e Hammond,
, . , , . ^ ld no . r-y to impress have no country to fight for. There statistics cattle, be a hero in the strife”. Being a hero in AdvwtWn* Mgr j. m <-> Boykmi
. Bhitoaoohiet on other also indicate a subtle and sophisticated na- this strife only results in most cases, a lift M “ lon MurT I7' u ‘* nn * L ; mp
im latlai We cannot expect democracy to tional plot to reduce the Black population to hast, a family weeping, and another brother Typuu ' L p»ms y si D«ni>. e PooiT
vtovkhl a eoetety bared onthe survival of the ta ^ U ^ H-m.,v OMad. Tuiiy
^ J prime ideal of the late one Isas protestor to America. the resourcefulness and productivity of a Uv- Photocraphy Boo Johnson
.^ t - T m .’r n Z minim Theory and to What doe* the Black G. I have to gain from ing body. Public RsUtkmi Mr Roost, wnitami. ismie
»rvtog thto country? Fre too Ion, a tom. h« If a Birek num attempts to defend hto L . y ° ou T“"' N - d ‘ nt S ^ mp . A . t oo P « i H.n.n,
^ —. __. ritv |«t us ask tha armed forces awrved as an toeritabi* and home against police aggression, or arm himself k. KronquM. a. sumon, b sumon. Ed Fisba
ouimhwaMWWWtniiy protecting? Are for Black men who couM wot go to coMeg* or against this hostile society, than he to called j' PsIoTa TlfiStfS
ZWZ^inTured to keep the a technical rohooi. ft to high time Black un-American, a communist agitator, or a ^ u '
teiaXStummuntoUc MmL fr^m lakin/ovtr People realize thet Uncle Sam ia asking for threat to national security. pu * lifci^y .h, “ud«'«.T? i/wcw^ntv^y'T^
■ or to it more than ha to offering. If ww Black people had rebelled against ph»n« nombw ■ vej-isn sxunOon 211. Th.
the In the past tea m*tery uredre Ite ^iptel Uomjwhite Americmi. th.t bombed our m ~ d mT
cootinmdnde of oat people over another. “Join th* Army aad na tha World . Now, al- churches, slaughtered our children and lynch- day through Friday Sabscriptiot *w tt.oo.
' ^ 11 . ‘THE MERCER CLUSTER • January 20. 1970 • 3