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Thursday, June 12, 1986
Editorials
La Rouche claims cult
Political awareness in America is dying.
Disciples of demented Lyndon La Rouche have already
made inroads in the homeland of Abraham Lincoln. Voters
in California and Texas could match the ignorance level
of Illinois, since over 300 candidates from the La Rouche
backed National Democratic Policy Committee (NDPC)
are seeking public office in these two states.
La Rouche, a former Marxist-Leninist turned fanatical
right-winged extremist extraordinaire, has built possibly
the strangest cult in the United States. La Rouchian's
claim world bankers, Zionists, journalists, Queen Elizabeth
II and Henry Kissenger are attempting to subvert America
through a global drug trafficking conspiracy.
Janice Hart and Mark Fairchild, victors in the Illinois
Democratic Primary (attorney general and lieutenant
governor, respectively) and avid La Rouchians, said if
elected they will parade tanks down State Street in Chicago
searching for drug dealers.
La Rouchians preach beefing up nuclear arms, quar-
antining AIDS victims and feeding Jane Fonda to the
whales.
Even more disturbing than the development of this
pack of pinheaded neo-Nazis is the growing sense of
political apathy in America.
Political analysts contend that Illinois voters were
uninformed and prejudiced in favor of Anglo-Saxon names
(La Rouchian's Fairchild and Hart vs. ethnic sounding
Sangmeister and Pucinski). Even Illinois Republican Gov.
James Thompson, whose re-election chances have in-
creased as a result of the La Rouchian primary upsets,
said no voter in his right mind would cast a vote for a
La Rouchian if he were informed of the issues.
In Illinois, information about La Rouchian policies
must have been slim since a whopping $200 was spent
on the Hart/Fairchild campaign.
Imagine winning a state primary on $200. The thought
must keep Bill Clements awake at night.
Can it be possible the conservative wave of the 80s
has grown to tsunami-sized proportions? Can a state,
which less than 20 years ago considered Timothy Leary
a formidable gubernatorial challenger to Ronald Reagan,
support a La Rouchian for the state legislature?
This is precisely what happened last week in the
California Republican primary. t
If California's sense of political identity was last seen
somewhere on the Ventura Highway, then our national
identity must be out off Interstate 6 near Tonapah.
La Rouchians are just a small drop in a large bucket,
of political zanies taking advantage of the apathetic
character of the American voter.
Christian evangelists with "kill a commie for Christ"
mentalities are preaching the faith-healing powers of
nuclear weaponry on television. One of these clowns is
making a serious attempt at the '88 Republican nomination.
Communists, socialists, libertarians, Nazis, astronauts,
quarterbacks and actors have all made a pitch for political
power within the past 10 years. A democracy in the
truest sense cannot exist without an educated populace.
Awareness constitutes the basis of the educational process.
Stop, look, listen and become aware of the world.
After all, no American should be subjected to perform-
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Non-smokers revenge Student ties
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They've done it, and it's about time. Because of the
anti-smoking ordinances adopted in Denton, those who
don't smoke can now go into restaurants and not be
forced to sit next to a table full of smokers.
Sitting in the smoking section of a restaurant when
you're a non-smoker is not fun. It is a total assault on
the senses, and since the body's olfactory system is most
closely associated with good memory — don't even think
about that.
On June I, restaurants with a seating capacity of more
than 50 must have a no-smoking section. Smaller restau-
rants are not required to designate no-smoking sections,
but if the establishment chooses not to set aside a no-
smoking area, that information must be posted.
That is only fair. People choose restaurants as much
for the atmosphere as for the food. Patrons should know
what they're up against if they are faced with a restaurant
without a no-smoking section.
The U.S. General Services Administration proposed
in May a ban on smoking in the 6,800 federal buildings
it controls nationwide. Because the federal government
is the nation's largest employer, that action could trigger
similar bans in private firms. Texas Instruments has already
enacted strict no-smoking laws by not allowing workers
to smoke in their offices.
Both Dallas and Fort Worth have adopted no-smoking
ordinances, and in today's health-conscious world, more
are sure to pass.
American Cancer Society statistics show that it is as
harmful for non-smokers to inhale cigarette smoke as it
is to smoke a cigarette. Reader's Digest reports that at
least 50 percent of the radioactive isotopes from cigarette
smoke wind up in the air, and a smaller percentage of
this and other elements in the smoke are inhaled by those
around the smoker.
Takeshi Hirayama of the Institute of Preventive Oncol-
ogy in Tokyo studied records of more than 91,000 women
and found non-smoking wives of heavy smokers had
more than double the risk of dying from lung cancer
than did the non-smoking wives of non-smokers.
People should not be allowed to inflict their personal
habits on the public without its consent. Some would
argue that to ban smoking would be a breach of their
rights. Those rights should end at the tip of a non-smokers
nose.
When someone's rights affect the comfort and health
of others, they are no are not rights any longer, they are
problems. Few people like to be around cigarette smoke.
Some people may not mind it much, but no one enjoys
it — except smokers.
The latest non-smoking regulations are largely voluntary
and self-policing. The health department will issue citations
after receiving a complaint. Penalties range from $50 to
$500 for failure to post no-smoking signs. People smoking
in a no-smoking area can be fined $25 to $200.
The ordinance also states that establishments with more
than 70 percent of its sales from alcohol are not required
to designate a no-smoking section. Bars usually are the
places where cigarette smoke is at its most irritating,
but compromise is the key to success. Having no-smoking
sections in all restaurants is the next step, hopefully
followed by a ban in eating establishments.
Non-smokers should be grateful for the breath of fresh
air they are receiving from area city councils. Denton,
Dallas and Fort Worth smokers must realize that if they
are going to ignore their own health and that of others
and continue to smoke, non-smokers will be forced to
protect themselves by endorsing city measures.
on pornography to campus rapes
To the editors of the NT Daily:
This letter pertains to the rape and
stabbing of a female NT student April
30, and many other rapes that occurred
on campus.
The fact is that we all are products
of our environment, in that, trash in,
trash out, good thoughts in, good
actions out. Moreover, our behavior
and personality are molded during our
younger years.
To prove my first point, a study
released by the University of New
Hampshire in Durham, in the Spring
of 1984 indicated that the states that
had the highest "viewership" of
pornographic magazines such as
Playboy and Hustler also had the
highest rape rates. (Murry Straus and
Larry Barron, University of New
Hampshire, "Sexual Stratification,
Pornography and Rape in American
States)."
FURTHER PROOF of the ill
effects of pornography is given by Dr.
Victor Cline (psychologist) of the
University of Utah in Salt Lake City.
He said, "When males become im-
mersed in pornography, four things
happen:
"(1) Addiction. Pornography is
highly addictive. I find that as men
get into it, it grabs them. It gets a
hold on them, in a sense analogous
to heroin or morphine. Thus, there is
a strong psychological and/or physical
addiction. They keep coming back for
more and more to get new sexual
highs.
"(2) Escalation. In time, the indi-
vidual needs rougher, more bizarre,
more deviate, more explicit or even
anti-social sexual imagery to get his
turn-ons.
"(3) Desensitization. What was
first shocking, awful, disgusting, taboo
breaking and repulsive, becomes
commonplace after a while. It be-
comes legitimate, acceptable, even-
tually attractive, and invites repetition
in one's real life. Conscience is seared
and voices of caution are disregarded.
The individual becomes desensitized
to its potential dangers.
"(4) Acting Out. Men begin to
do things they have seen. An appetite
has been cultivated, conscience has
been immobilized by the desen-
sitization process. What was once
shocking and wrong or immoral is
now legitimate."
IN CONCLUSION, the University
Bookstore sells all sorts of porno-
graphic magazines and books (Play-
boy, Playgirl, Forum, Gallery, Pent-
house, OUI, Cheri, Allure, Hustler,
etc.) in the name of profit.
Therefore, I strongly request all
caring individuals to join me in boy-
cotting the bookstore until the man-
agement stops the sale of trashy
materials. All of you can patronize
Voertman's, for they do not sell
pornographic material.
Thereby, let us all strive together
to make our society a safe and en-
joyable place to live.
Joshua Kim
Denton
Holier than thous censor media sex, not violence
"I opened the door and found my
father lying in a pool of blood, the top
of his head was blown off and his body
had been burned. My mother..." This
is an exerpt from a radio commercial
for the movie station. Doesn't look like
they screened this one.
The sound of violence isn't as loud
as the sound of sex and drugs on rock
'n' roll stations. A general manager for
one of Dallas' top 40 stations is censor-
ing offensive lyrics in the songs. He
claims that in doing this he represents
public interest and misconstrues his
actions as an issue of social cause vs.
social benefit.
A music promoter from Fort Worth
disagrees with this and related his opinion
to two lines in a country song, "Don't
point your finger at me so mean because
your finger ain't that clean."
This and other controversial subjects
are discussed on "The Ed Busch TV
Talk Show."
News broadcasts, on the other hand,
arc supposed to objectively report and
illustrate incidents. Sometimes the illus-
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trations of the aftermath of violent acts
show a bit more than the viewer needs
to get the picture.
VIEWERS CAN count on seeing a
bagged body or two being carted to the
ambulance. And, if the viewers are
lucky, they may be able to see the
reason behind the deaths. Car doors with
blood splattered on them tell viewers
that he or she was shot. Victims dragged
from a body of water tell viewers that
they had drowned. These examples arc
not newsworthy.
Movies on television and in theaters
show varying amounts of sex and vio-
lence. At least 75 percent of the cinema
movies contain sexual and violent scenes,
from reserved to explicit.
Many movies and television serials
show anything from kissing to bedroom
shots to some nudity. But there is far
more violence and killing shown than
sexually explicit scenes.
Meaning, actors and actresses are
given the time it takes to kill, whether
it be the whole movie or a pull of a
trigger, but not the time it takes to make
love.
ACTORS AND actresses in porno-
graphic movies, on the other hand, are
given the entire movie to make love,
have sex, or whatever you want to call
it. These movies in video stores make
up 5 to 10 percent of sales and require
a slightly higher fee to rent. Pornographic
movie houses are just that, that's all
they show. They have X to XXX ratings,
which look similar to the crossbones
on a bottle of poison.
But are these movies more poisoning
than movies like "Rambo," which
focus on killing? Oh, but Rambo inspires
patriotism. Webster's New World Dic-
tionary defines patriotism as "love and
loyal or zealous support of one's own
country," not "love of killing for
one's own country."
Although the porn movies are hidden
away behind an opaque covering or
under the counter, there are at least four
copies of "Rambo" on the shelves.
It's logical to conclude that people
deem it acceptable to see humans kill
humans but unacceptable to see humans
sharing pleasure with humans.
ONE REBUTTAL is that the latter is
exploitation. What is murder? Isn't that
an exploitation of the victim's right to
life? Another argument may be that the
violence is pretense and the sex is not.
The violence is very real looking many
times and may be based on true stories.
Why do the Moral Majority and other
groups concentrate on ridding the world
of pornography instead of violence?
Maybe because we haven't come along
any further than our ancestors.
The crusades, for instance, were
religious wars. They are considered the
most vicious and malicious of all the
wars. It was supposedly authorized by
God.
Hmmm 1 thought sex was too Oh,
but only for procreational reasons. At
least that's what St. Augustine wrote
once he saw the light after being a lustful
heathen. So, in the fourth century, the
Church bought it and preached it but
didn't practice it.
Instead, they chose to legislate mor-
ality, perhaps as a favor to God, and
adopted obscenity and pornography
laws. Pardon me if I am mistaken, but
wasn't it His son, Jesus Christ, the only
being with the right to pass judgment,
who said, "Judge not, lest ye be judged"?
OBSCENITY, ANYTHING disgust
ing to the senses, abhorrent to morality
or virtue or designed to incite lust, is
censored from the general public in the
audio and/or video world.
On "The Ed Sullivan Show" in the
'50s, Elvis Presley was shown from the
waist up so as not to incite lust, and,
in a '60s episode on the same show,
The Rolling Stones sang "Let's spend
some time together" instead of the
actual lyrics for fear of abhorring mor-
ality or virtue.
Literature does not fall under such
ridiculous guidelines. Sex and violence
in literature date back as far as fifth
century B.C. in Aristophanes play,
"Lysistrata," which explicitly details
the women using a no-sex-until-there-
is-peace weapon against their lovers and
husbands during the Pcioponnesian War.
Today in bookstores across the nation,
pornographic magazines are in the top
five per issue of the 300 to 600 mag-
azines sold. Best sellers largely contain
sex and violence. The average percent-
age of sex and violence found in fiction
and in science fiction is 60 to 80 percent
Tastes vary among everyone, meaning
what offends one may not offend another,
and since offensive matter, or what
could be interpreted as offensive matter,
has been around since the beginning of
time and will always be around, why
do certain groups continue to try to
extinguish it? This offends me.
The North Texas Daily
69ih Year North Texas State University Demon. Texas
Southwestern Journalism Congress
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