[Leica] Photographic Freedom

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people who think 'the powers that be' are sincere
are people who flat out refuse to learn anything from the holocaust.

i used to be stunned when i heard such a thing.
now i just despair.

a little book came out recently called "How Do You Kill 11 Million People".
i strongly recommend it to all my friends on LUG.

the author has aimed it at people who went to american schools and 'get
their news' from american tv.
but everyone can benefit from the book anywhere, nonetheless.

http://www.amazon.com/How-You-Kill-Million-People/dp/0849948355/ref=tmm_hrd_title_0


if people still think that 'the powers that be' are sincere, and always
assume a good faith approach,
many many millions more are destined to die.

regards,
bharani


Message: 11
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:18:04 -0800
From: "Aram Langhans" <leica_r8 at hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Leica] Photographic Freedom
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While I agree that some restrictions are ludicrous because they will not do
anything to protect the citizenry, you have to admit that the powers that be
are between a rock and a hard place.  If the do nothing and something
happens they are seen as every bit as guilty as if they do too much.  And to
them, the price of doing nothing is more serious than doing something.
Everybody is "Monday morning quarterbacked" them to death.  I think they are
mostly sincere in trying to prevent some tragedy in this present world wide
situation but sometimes do clearly, from other's standpoint, go overboard
and this must be pointed out to them.  I would like to give the majority of
them the benefit of the doubt and think that their intention is not control
of the citizenry, but protection, even if misguided.

Aram