Guest guest Posted March 12, 2002 Report Share Posted March 12, 2002 demo wrote: > > our own " Good Doctor " [ non medical ] Ian McDonald also had a letter > published about the Barry Horne thing. To be honest, despite the numerous > pro-Barry Horne vegan hunger striker vandalisms near to me home, I cant > remember what the issue were but do remember there was controversy at the > time about it. Did he die? what was it all about? there was some criticism > of him ... His death was reported in the previous issue. > I would say a couple of things though. He was not just " a firebomber " . > Even at Law there is a recognised difference between Mens Rea and Mens > Acteus; the intention behind the action and an actual action itself. He might not be " just a firebomber " but he was, nevertheless, a firebomber. > A > firebomber is just an arsonist or a terrorist - something The Establishment > has always wanted to label societies new leaders or freedom fighters. What > people like him do is not mere arson and unfortunately we cannot rely on The > Establishment to judge such actions fairly. > > What is the reference regarding a Royal Commission about Ian? Barry Horne died from the strain of a hunger strike getting a Royal Commission about experiments on animals that was included in a pre-1997 Labour policy document on AR (a non-manifesto commitment). > I would not have that the vast majority of people becoming vegan would > bother a toss about anything royal - and I would have thought the chance of > any that did bother about Royal Commissions become vegan was nil. > > It is an uncomfortable truth but it this sort of radicalism does work at a > price. In fact, I would go as far as saying, sadly, that history has proven > time and time again that it is the only thing that works about creating > notable changes, e.g. the use of freedom fighting in the Indian Independence > movement. When did Gandhi firebomb anything? > " It is the squeaky wheel that gets oiled " in politics and one martyr can > squeak uncomfortably loud. To put it into another context, one Arab leader > was asked whether he would rather his country was an ally or an enemy of > America. He replied, " An enemy " . Asked why, he replied, " because America > often appeases its enemies but always betrays its allies " . Heh . -- Ian McDonald http://www.mcdonald.me.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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