X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,da8b0c94050789ae X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1993-11-10 00:03:02 PST Path: gmd.de!newsserver.jvnc.net!howland.reston.ans.net!news.moneng.mei.com!uwm.edu!rpi!goya.its.rpi.edu!gentrj From: gentrj@goya.its.rpi.edu (Thought Police) Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: Swastika apology Date: 10 Nov 1993 06:45:33 GMT Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY, USA Lines: 20 Message-ID: <2bq2md$rmc@usenet.rpi.edu> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: goya.its.rpi.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Robert Chao (rchao@netcom.com) wrote: : I am sorry for posting that swastika. Please note that I do not support : the Nazis and in fact I am not German or even Caucasian. It was just : a historical symbol. : I should have added something to the original posting instead of just : drawing it but that's not the point now. Let's forget it and go back to : having fun. : -- : Robert Chao : Oakland, California As much as I don't support the Nazis, I can not agree with your apology. By doing this, you did not stand up for your right to post whatever kind of asci-pic you want. You do not see people bitching about the nude ascis, why then should a swastika be flamed? The Nazis were able to take control because an entire nation did not stand up for themselves ... do not be just as bad as that nation. Thought Police