Guy
That was Wench. Been writing too much poetry lately. Happy Datsun Day to you
also.
Pamela
-----Original Message-----
From: Guy & Pamela Pepoy [mailto:gppepoy@cybertrails.com]
Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2002 9:04 AM
To: Pamela Bauman
Cc: 'Mark Sedlack'; 'Datsun Roadster Mailing List (E-mail)'
Subject: Re: WOT Bigotry, extremism, and a Roadster new religion
Hi Pamela,
Happy Datsun day!
Was that "wench" or wrench?
Guy
Tempe,AZ
Pamela Bauman wrote:
>And least we forget, all the untold millions slaughtered in the name of the
>State. Remember Lenin, Stalin, Mao, Ho Chi Min and the Khmer Rouge and all
>the missing loved ones in South America and in Africa. All to prove "I'm
>Right and you will die".
>
>Roadster Content: Might be bringing home another Roadster today. Me being a
>greedy wench and all when it comes to some things. Salt and Pepper Shakers
>just aren't enough!
>
>Mark- Chief Goddess here. Don't you be starting any new religons unless I
>get 10%! Up front not after the Accountants and the Tax Man gets their
hands
>on it.
>
>Pamela Bauman
>67 1600 in pieces and growing-maybe
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
>[mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Mark Sedlack
>Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2002 6:48 AM
>To: Datsun Roadster Mailing List (E-mail)
>Subject: WOT Bigotry, extremism, and a Roadster new religion
>
>
>Let me start off by saying that you can hit del if you want now - what
>follows
>is way off topic but I wanted to chime in.
>
>In our free and enlighted country, each individual is free to choose their
>own
>beliefs. If I choose to believe, for instance, that Mr. K is the Divine
>Incarnate and that all Miata Owners should be sacrificed for their affront
>to
>the mind of God, hey, thats OK. If I convince a number of other people
that
>this is the true Faith and that they should tithe their wages and Roadsters
>to
>me as the leader of the faith, bully for me.
>
>However, if I manage to convince some or all of them to act on those
>beliefs,
>and suddenly thousands of Miata owners are killed because of my programming
>of
>my followers, I should be caught, tried, and publicly executed.
>Would my actions reflect on other Datsun owners? Would the various ROC's
>suddenly find themselves deluged with hate mail? Would Roadsters left
>parked
>be vandalized or destroyed? Absolutely.
>
>A few reminders from history - almost every religion, or faction thereof,
>has
>been responsible for wholesale crime or murder:
>
>indulgences (ie. forgiveness from mortal sins) sold by the Catholic Church
>to
>fill its coffers, untold legions slaughtered in the name of God during the
>Crusades, women and children burned alive because of fear and the belief
>they
>were "witches" because they stepped outside the bounds of the popular
>religion, hundreds of thousands unbelievers maimed and tortured during the
>Spanish inquisition, Jews by the millions exterminated by a madman who felt
>persecuted by them, untold deaths on the Gaza strip, thousands killed on
>live
>television by Muslim extremists........
>
>Throughout history there are countless examples of deranged, deluded, or
>power hungry self-appointed leaders who have taken advantage and control of
>the minds and hearts of the underpriveledged and undereducated, by playing
>on
>the superstitions, fears, and doubt associated with the great unknown by
>offering them answers to life's biggest question.
>
>Its not the beliefs but the actions that are abhorrent. And the actions of
>the few will always reflect on the whole - unfortunately its human nature.
>
>Keep the faith - enjoy the ride.
>And you can start sending your paychecks and Roadsters my way........
>
>Mark Sedlack
>OROC
>Cuyahoga Falls OH
>66 1600 http://home.neo.rr.com/mark2000/images/datsun1600/
>77 280Z http://home.neo.rr.com/mark2000/images/datsun1600/Z.htm
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