From:	shadowrn@*********.com (Paul J. Adam)
Subject:	PCs versus Us
Date:	Mon Mar 11 19:45:03 2002

In article <003d01c1c8d2$fb91ac80$5448ef9b@**.za>, malcolm
<mcuthbertson@***.co.za> writes
>on the contrary give the nation in which you dwell a few months of your time
>and see how they change you into a professionally homicidal person
> sometimes called a soldier ) , wetwork or sniping is just a little more
>preparation and money than gunning someone down ,

It's a scary moment when, in a field exercise, you realise you aimed
your rifle and fired half-a-dozen shots into a stranger's chest purely
on instinct. "He's enemy! Kill!" Based on his headgear: Good Guys wear
berets, Bad Guys wear whatever else they feel like.

Okay, it was just 7.62mm blank, but it felt real enough at the time.

>aboriginal a shooting offence ( 1954 ) , morals change , already we see your
>attitudes toward the Mega-corp called M!<r0$0ft this dislike feeling could
>grow , i mean look at soccer hoodlums in england , imagine each Team a corp
>, go out and beat on the other corps guys , we are unfortunetly not too far
>away ,

Except that we do make quite an effort to keep the football hooligans
from causing trouble. It's not considered acceptable to organise a
running battle between rival football supporters through some city's
streets: and the level of disapproval has gone from indignation to
persecution.

>i am not saying go down and burn the local cop shop , i am saying think for
>yourself , if you let others think for you , you will regret what they have
>made you do ,

I don't exactly agree with the philosophy, but this I think is spot on.
If you haven't thought through what you do and why you're doing it, you
may find it very hard to explain actions that are later judged to be
unfashionable. "I was just doing what everyone else was doing" or "I was
only doing what I was told to do" are not acceptable defences nowadays.


>
>BTW the self help book your looking for is called the @*@******* c00kb00k
>and say the words red flag and you have been listed

The Anarchist's Cookbook is a good way to kill yourself or get yourself
arrested. Worth reading for what might be circulating (in usable form)
in the cyberpunk game of your choice, but trying its recipes for real is
not recommended.

--
Paul J. Adam