Re: League of Indigenous Sovereign Nati

Richard Chauvaux (rchauvaux@igc.apc.org)
Tue, 5 Jan 1993 06:51:00 PST


< I received a personal message concerning the recently-relayed articles
< from the "Maoist Internationalist Movement" (mim@nyxfer.uucp) about
< LISN and a few other subjects. I find myself of two minds about the
< question of whether or not to pass on such material. I agree it is
< extremely rhetorical, and that, at least in Peru, the Maoists are
< definitely a terrorist movement. They may, in fact, be attempting to
< co-opt the struggles of indigenous people. I would be grateful for
< any additional messages expressing opinions of readers of this list.
< Meanwhile, I will hold articles from that source. Thanks for your
< help. --Gary (gst@gnosys.svle.ma.us) ]

What happened to honoring all viewpoints as sacred! I agree that the Maoists
are guilty of sponsoring terrorism in Peru, as is our own government. Are
you also going to censor any materials which may have come from US govern-
ment sources? The question here would appear to be whether the material is in
keeping with the stated purpose of the conference. Let the reader discern the
truth from the rhetoric.

< I hope the PEOPLE have the wisdom and vision to be able to see wolves in
< sheeps clothing if you aren't a body of indegenous peoples just trying to
< recover their country. I also hope there is a very powerful Angel up their
< somewhere looking out for the naive "natives" who will keep them from being
< used in someone's power game. [anchor.esd.sgi.com!lyn (Lyn Dearborn)]

A great prayer for all of us!
Knowledge, discernment, and sticking to one's personal truth are three angels
that I think might help. Censoring the viewpoints of another won't help.