Dude, while these subject lines are very quaint, given the level of traffic, I would really appreciate more descriptive subject headings. You may use any official UN language that can be written in 8-bit characters. On Thu, 1 Feb 1996, Anonymous wrote:
European Commission Moves To Stamp Out Racism On Internet
Burssels, 31 Jan 1996 -- The European Commission (EC) has formed a pan-European group to "encourage the mixing of people of different cultures" from both inside and outside Europe.
I knew Euro-Disneyland was going to catch on some time.
According to EC officials, the first task of the Consultative Commission on Racism and Xenophobia (CRAX),
Geez, so that wasn't a joke.
as it is called, will be to investigate and, using legal means, stamp out the current wave of racism on the Internet.
OK, then maybe it is a joke.
In a prepared statement, CRAX said that it hopes that the EC "will take all needed measures to prevent the Internet from becoming a vehicle for the incitement of racist hatred."
Prevent? How about "Band-Aid?" Recall that in many cases, Band-Aids actually promote infection by providing a dark, humid place for growth.
As reported previously, the "Thule Network" first came to the public's attention when the January, 1994, issue of Chip magazine (a popular computer monthly in Germany) claimed to have unearthed eight Thule BBSs.
According to Chip magazine at the time, "The (Thule) network distributes information on demonstrations and invitations to meetings, addresses for contacting parties and groups, and it reviews and offers books and magazines. One of the mail-boxes contained instructions for producing military explosives and letter bombs. A great deal of space is taken up by 'political discussions' among the users."
Um, OK. So force these people above ground, and they will need to restrict their activities to political discussions.
Thule is Norse or Viking terminology for "top of the world." The Thule Network's name actually derives from the small, elitist 1920s movement which was considered to be the Nazi vanguard.
Read: a bunch of stupid thugs who don't want to be seen in daylight.
Thule movement leaders included Rudolf Hess. Some BBSs on the Thule network have names such as "Wolf Box" and "Resistance," while many Internet messages are signed by people calling themselves "The Wolf," among other names.
What's the matter? Their mothers didn't like them or something? Just try holding a debate with a person with a handle like that. The audience would just crack up. -rich