[Imc-bigmuddy] Since when did Dissent become Terrorism

[Treesong]

Hello,

Sounds good. I'm glad that you/we made a serious response rather than 
the sarcastic and mocking response that would have been so tempting. 
This was a wise choice in terms of community relations -- and yet, 
continuing with our sarcasm on the radio show and elsewhere is a wise 
choice too! I think that it'll do us some good to show that we're a 
bunch of jokesters when we wanna be but can also become very serious and 
diplomatic when the times call for it. Both qualities are providing a 
valuable service for the community. And in today's political climate, 
being called a "terrorist support network" is probably a good time to 
swing to the more serious side, if only in our public response.

Love and Healing,

Treesong

Running Dog wrote:

> AFter talking to Eric, Jen and Ana, this was sent to the DE in 
> response to a recent letter to the editor. It could have been better 
> fer sher, but in the interest of expediency, this is what has been 
> sent for better or worse. Look for "rebuttals" in upcoming Letters, 
> assuming that they should print this.
>  
> Best
> rd
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     *From:* Running Dog <mailto:bethemedia at alliedaccess.net>
>     *To:* editor at siu.edu <mailto:editor at siu.edu>
>     *Sent:* Monday, February 21, 2005 2:17 AM
>     *Subject:* Since when did Dissent become Terrorism
>
>     Since when did Dissent become Terrorism???
>
>     This is in response to last Thursday's letter from Jason White and
>     his puzzling misrepresentation of the Big Muddy Independent Media
>     Center (IMC) as a "Terrorist Support Network."
>
>     Rather than taking Mr. White's word for it, we at the Big Muddy
>     IMC would like to invite all readers to take a look our website
>     (_http://www.bigmuddyimc.org)_ so that they may decide for
>     themselves the kind of actions our Independent Media Center supports.
>
>     We would also like to encourage Mr. White himself, or anybody else
>     for that matter, to post their views on current issues and events
>     to our "Open Publishing" newswire. If Mr. White has a problem with
>     the liberal media, he will find a unique and open forum to air his
>     point-of-view. If others believe that the media is just a shill of
>     corporations and the current administration, then they are just as
>     welcome to post an article or commentary.
>
>     This is about as Democratic as things get.
>
>     Mr. White's accusation of so-called "terrorism" is needlessly
>     extreme. Not only does it totally misrepresent the non-violent,
>     democratic spirit of our media collective, but it dilutes the
>     threat of real terrorism by implying senseless connections between
>     a group of violent religious fundamentalists and a group of
>     people, like us, who care enough about their country to fully
>     comprehend (like this nation's founders did) that dissent is a
>     vital element for keeping power in check. Dissent is a
>     Constitutional right, not an act of terrorism.
>
>     Salut,
>
>     the Big Muddy Independent Media Center
>
>      
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>     at work 457-5410. *
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