[Leica] yearbook question, but political

[Howard L Ritter Jr]

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> On Oct 9, 2019, at 7:27 PM, Tina Manley via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
> 
> Leicas have always been used for photojournalism.  You cannot avoid
> politics when you are a photojournalist.  Taking sides is a good thing.
> 
> First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was
> not a socialist.
> 
> Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— because I
> was not a trade unionist.
> 
> Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a
> Jew.
> 
> Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.
> Martin Niemöller
> 
> 
> TIna
> 
> On Wed, Oct 9, 2019 at 7:22 PM jnelon <jnelon at nelonassociates.com> wrote:
> 
>> Brian,
>> Whether I'm for or against Trump or anyone else has nothing directly to do
>> with my use of Leica products to make my pictures. I can recall admonitions
>> about political discussions on the LUG forum, with the idea to try to stay
>> on-message with the Red Dot when using this forum. I'm dismayed that the
>> LUG
>> may take a turn away from the idea of a forum for Leica-produced images and
>> directly related topics. That's my vote: let's keep the LUG on its
>> historical target.
>> Jim
>> 
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+jnelon=nelonassociates.com at leica-users.org]
>> On
>> Behalf Of Brian Reid
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 9, 2019 6:27 PM
>> To: Leica Users Group
>> Subject: [Leica] yearbook question, but political
>> 
>> I'm working hard on the announcement of the rules and procedures for the
>> 2019 LUG Yearbook.
>> 
>> All previous yearbooks have donated sales revenues to a worthy charity.
>> I like the idea, but I'm wondering...
>> 
>> I am sorely tempted to send any proceeds from the sale of this yearbook
>> to some organization devoted to preventing the re-election of Donald
>> Trump. If you are offended by that, but don't want to say so in public,
>> feel free to email me privately at brian at reid.org
>> 
>> I know that this is a very US-centric activity, but in my opinion he is
>> a danger to the entire world and not just to the USA.
>> 
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