This is a political message. Please do not reply extensively, I wouldn't like to have another long thread here.

I hate doing this here, but this is the only place where people know me, and I hope Michel doesn't kick me out for this; or, even if he does, the future of my having anything to do with Visual Fox Pro in general is under doubt anyway. I won't mind if this message lives only a few hours on the UT. I feel it's my moral duty to try at least while we still have access to the Net, and, besides, it expresses my attitude as well.

I was asked via e-mail on Sezam BBS by another virtual person (whom I know some eight years now) to paste this text anywhere I know. If you feel like not wanting to know anything about this, feel free to delete/skip this message. OK, here it is, quoted as I received it:

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(1.6739) Pet 09/10/1998 21:48, 4040 chr
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UNITED YOUTH

AGAINST bombing
AGAINST violence
AGAINST isolation and pauperization

FOR compromise
FOR implementation of the UN Resolution
FOR economic and social prosperity


PROCLAMATION

Coming to the power, today's regime used Kosovo crisis to inflame the lowest
national feelings which, in addition to other effects, resulted in the break
of former Yugoslavia, wars on its' territory, pauperization of citizens and
enrichment of new people in power and their allies.

For the whole decade, our country refused to solve the problem of Kosovo.
Moreover, the police oppression and incapability of the officials to initiate
essential problem solving resulted in armored rebellion of Kosovo Albanians.
As a reply to this violence, in order to stop it, the police sometimes used
brutal and excessive measures. Innocent civilians from both sides were the
ones to suffer the most in this clash.

Consequently, NATO is threatening with air strikes and the culmination of
Kosovo crisis is before us. Facing the possibility of military intervention,
we stand before crucial moments for our society.

We plead against bombing because:

- we are afraid for lives of our citizens and fear consequences of destruction
caused by bombing;

- we feel that bombing, as means, is not a proper way to achieve political
goals, as it can only result in new violence and possible spreading of
crisis to the whole region;

- it introduces the principle of collective guilt, thus punishing the whole
nation instead of introducing sanctions aimed personally against those in
power;

- we feel that air strikes against Yugoslavia would not result in
democratization of the society. To the contrary, in the long run they would
ruin every democratic potential in Serbia, and discredit reforming policy of
authorities in power in Montenegro.

- we are of the opinion that bombing of Serbia would result in bigger
radicalization and radicalism would obtain the grounds for theories of
conspiracy we are subjected to for years, which help them govern in the name
of their own personal interests. The threat by the Serbian Government that
it would deal with its’ “disobedient” citizens already points to this.


We demand that authorities in Serbia and Yugoslavia meet the requirements of
the UN Security Council Resolution No. 1199. We expect the same from the
political leaders of Kosovo Albanians. The Resolution requires not more then:

- immediate cessation of all actions by the security forces and terrorist
actions of armored groups of Albanians;

- withdrawal of security units used for civilian repression and condemnation
of terrorist actions by the Kosovo Albanian leadership;

- immediate meaningful dialogue and political solution to the issue of Kosovo;


We remind that all this has already been accepted by Milosevic-Yeltsin
agreement.

We oppose bombing and demand satisfaction of the UN Resolution requirements.
In addition, we also demand that Serbia takes firm step towards economic and
social prosperity, with cooperation with the world.

It goes without saying that the prime interest of the state is that its' each
citizen lives better, therefore we feel that our actions and demands present
the highest and responsible patriotism.

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UNITED YOUTH
United Youth is newly created movement which gathers activists, groups and
individuals with different political stands, from a great number of youth and
student organizations from Serbia and Montenegro: Student Union, Student
Federation, Student Parliament, Anti-War Campaign, AEGEE-Belgrade, SKC of
Montenegro, European Association of Youth (Serbia),...

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