Subject: Re: [LPNY DISCUSS] Include Nonviolent Action in LP Platform as Terrorism Alternative
Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2002 11:10:06 -0400
To:        <lpny_discuss@yahoogroups.com>
From:     Bob Armstrong <bob@cosy.com>
On Thu, 06 Jun 2002 19:55:39 -0400, Carol Moore in DC wrote:
>=A0Include Nonviolent Action in LP Platform as Terrorism=
 Alternative

 I agree that some strong preference for nonviolent methods
 should be expressed in the platform .
 I believe that if we're so damn smart , we should be able to
 to explain to a majority why we are right that governments are
 the most dangerous things in their lives now days .

 I think the first insertion is clumsy , and in fact unnecessary=
 .

>=A0IV.Foreign Affairs
>=A03.Human Rights
> ... We recognize the right of all people=A0to resist tyranny and
> defend themselves and their rights. =09WE ENCOURAGE THE=A0FULL=
 RANGE
> OF NONVIOLENT ACTION=A0, CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE , AND EDUCATONAL
> OUTREACH FOR THESE ENDS . We condemn, however, the use of=
 force,
> and especially the use of =A0terrorism,=A0against the innocent,
> regardless of whether such acts are committed
>=A0by governments or by =A0political and revolutionary groups.  


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