Time: Sat Nov 09 09:31:24 1996 To: From: Paul Andrew Mitchell [address in tool bar] Subject: PMRS update Cc: Bcc: Neil Nordbrock, Marcia A. Armstrong, Chris Wilder, Dean Hines, Electra, Jean-Pierre Weingarten, Jim McCall, Reed Harris, The Arizona Republic, Tucson Citizen, TV stations >Date: Sat, 09 Nov 1996 09:28:45 >To: "E. J. Totty" <eschelon@eschelon.seanet.com> >From: Paul Andrew Mitchell [address in tool bar] >Subject: PMRS update >Bcc: liberty lists > >Dear Mr. Totty, > >It was an experiment, in more ways >than one. I wanted to keep posting >the material -- knowing that people >don't always read, or fully understand, >their email the first time -- until >I got some kind of response, ANY kind >of response from recipients. And so, >in a nation with an incarceration rate >twice that of South Africa, which is >second in prisoners per capita, the >answers I have received most often >are: "Take me off your list!" and >"Have a heart -- get lost." Quite a >few of these "requests" have come from >members of the press and broadcast media. >What does that tell you? Maybe fascism >is making a strong comeback, right in >our own backyards, yes? > >Not one American has even ventured >to ask, > >"What can I do to help with this?" > >Not one. This is truly shocking, >particularly when one of those who >told me to "Get lost" then comes >screaming for help, because now they >have been targeted by IRS, or BATF, >or FBI, or who knows what. And, of >course, I am expected to be kind, >courteous, efficient, professional, >humane and, above all, generous. > >"Oh, Mr. Mitchell, we all thought > you worked for free." > >Aren't we so proud to be Americans? >It's no wonder that so many people >in foreign countries hate our guts. > >/s/ Paul Mitchell > > >At 05:33 AM 11/9/96 -0800, you wrote: >> Paul, >> >> The subject line on PMRS has been around the block several times now. >> I have received every one of them. My question is, how many time do >>I have to receive a post before I just ignore its poster? >> >> While your information is indeed newsworthy, and important, >>peppering the list with the same old information every so often serves >>nothing more than a form of harrasment, since we are somewhat 'forced' to >>read the contents of each post to discover if new information has been >>released. >> >> My time, as with everone else's is important. If we are made to >>waste it on repetitious posts that contain nothing new, we cannot devote >>more time to where it will do more good. >> >> >> Have a heart, and consider your acts. >> >> Ed >
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