The Politics Of Gene Wolfe

brunians at brunians.org · 18 Mar 2009, 21:38 · from 2009-March.txt.gz

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From: brunians at brunians.org (brunians at brunians.org)
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:38:16 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: (urth) The Politics Of Gene Wolfe
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It's like Berkeley being a nuclear free zone.

No nuclear reactors in Berkeley! Except for the two or three they got at
the various physics schools at the University....




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>> Only later did I read about the plan - THAT
>> ACTUALLY MADE THE CITY BALLOT - to tear down the prison and replace it
>> with a peace center. Only 72% of people in the city voted against it.
>
> The text of the proposition was:
>
> "Shall it be City policy that the City should explore and facilitate the
> acquisition of Alcatraz Island from the United States Government to
> transform it into a Global Peace Center?"
>
> In other words, it wouldn't have done squat, even if by some miracle it
> had passed.
>
> I'm not sure if that makes it more or less ridiculous.
>
> --
> Tim Walters | http://doubtfulpalace.com
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