Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!cmcl2!seismo!hao!hplabs!sri-unix!Dale.Amon@CMU-RI-FAS From: Dale.Amon%CMU-RI-FAS@sri-unix.UUCP Newsgroups: net.space Subject: You gotta be kidding... Message-ID: <989@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Sun, 17-Jun-84 21:06:45 EDT Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.989 Posted: Sun Jun 17 21:06:45 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 21-Jun-84 01:06:44 EDT Lines: 31 Mr. Myers: I found your remarks insulting to both myself and the L5 Society, and indicative of zero knowledge of the society. 1) The L5 Society has no stand whatsover on BMD of any kind. It is strictly a one issue organization, and that issue is building a space based civilization. BMD is too divisive an issue for an organization as diverse as L5. 2) I PERSONALLY support BMD. 3) I find it highly insulting to be in any way shape or form classed with a neo-nazi like LaRouche. (ie pot calling kettle) 4) The best description of the 'average' L5 member's political stand is probably anarchy. This comfortably allows people of any persuasion, left, right or none-of-the-above to coexist with the organization. By political party affiliation, I would guess that the percentages of Republicans/Democrats/Libertarians are roughly equal. I can't possibly imagine how you could class our organization with Larouche. And by the way, Freeman Dyson has served on our board of directors... I might also add that John Glenn, Don Fuqua, Newt Gingritch, Barry Goldwater, and many others of good reputation have associated their name with us. We of the L5 have worked our tails off to get the space station, and we have won, although it is just the first of many battles. Next comes the lunar mining base. I'd like to ask you, Mr. Myers, what have YOU done? Dale M. Amon