[Leica] : Re: yearbook question, but political

[Peter Dzwig]

All,

As a LUGer from outside the US I have a different perspective and I hope
you will all bear with me.

There is no doubt that Trump is a disgrace and the US deserves better.
He has made The Office a laughing stock abroad. However his position is
a matter for US voters and their representatives to sort out. As I don't
have a vote in the US, while I may have opinions there isn't anything I
can do about it.

I have always thought that the idea of a donation to a deserving cause
is an excellent one. What I find that I can't condone is that the
receiving party is chosen on a political basis. Obviously there are
deserving  causes; let's not just make choice  political. I think the
original aim was to alleviate poverty and/or homelessness, which is
definitely worthy of the group. Let's choose one.

Peter

On 10/10/2019 21:06, Mark Rabiner wrote:
> What's coming to mind for me is: Not Just No Politics as Usual.
>  I've always been one of the first to back one of our few rules which is a politics free LUG I hate it when these people have these agendas but the times they are a changing and I happento agree with were we are going on this. There are orphans somewhere who need food and clothes but first we need to get this maniac out of office before he blows up half the planet. 
> The planet blowing up aside tariffs on European goods have been raised including German goods including Leica goods and all in the name of whimsy and hubris. 
> All this motivates the hell out of me I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore.
> I think I have my priorities straight. I'm getting some images done and up on the wall of some consequence before I drop dead.
> Before any of that though I'm focused on the impeachment and 2020, either or but not neither nor. There may be an overlap.
> 
> Anyone who needs free fast good photos to achieve these ends can come to me. I always get it in focas.
> And it looks like sending off a couple of images to be in this years LUG yearbook would not be a step in the wrong direction and not a waste of time.
> Again I'm in.
> 

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Dr. Peter Dzwig