1980_11 The Daily Collegian November 1980

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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Monday. November 3,1980
McNamara chastises Insensitivity
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Pates
Robert McNamara' s recent admonish¬
ment of the developed nations fro their
seeming insensitivity to the poverty and
related problems in the Third World was
a long time coming. His speech at the
annual World Bank-International Mono-
Commentary
tary Fund (I.M.F.) meeting in Washing¬
ton at the end of September cannot but
have moved the hardened hearts of the
men who hold the world' s purse strings.
But in spite of the standing ovation he
drew, his critics remained totally unim¬
pressed—with him, and with the Third
World. McNamara was quickly chastised
for having a 'penchant* for tears, for
having championed 'indiscriminate*
lending oolicles at the World Bank, and
for financing a host of 'dubious* Third
World projects—all in his search for a
'never, never land.*
Those undeveloped, non-aligned
countries of the 'Third World' are, of
course, a pest. To be sure, it is causing
more sour stomachs and finger-nibbling
at more places than the World Bank-
IM.F. meeting. The Third World is
proving to be as unmalleable to Western
designs as anyone has ever predicted.
And yet. paradoxically, it is inevitably to
be trie testing ground for the pending
renaissance of U.S. conservatism
embodied in economic and military
imperialism.
With most Americans painfully aware
of the receding position of U.S. global
influence, the move to reincarnate 'the
Ugh/ American* seems to be popular.
This move will necessarily augment con¬
tradictions in *n American foreign policy
already wrought with contradictions. It
was these same conditions, of course,
which ultimately led to the indignities of
Iran and Nicaragua. Unhappily, Iran and
Nicaragua exploded in the very face of
massive amounts of U.S. aid—causing
many to accuse the Third World of being
anti-American, anti-Western, and anti-
Capitalism.
Third World belligerence to American
interests is, then, the supposed (and
moral?) raison d'etre that McNamara's
critics oresent as justification for US
aid—meanness.
Yet this fact-that the US. is contri¬
buting next to nothing in multilateral aid
to the Third World is one reason why the
latter can afford its apparent arrogance
The Third World has nothing to lose,
while the U.S. is losing an important
foreign policy card because of its hostil¬
ity to Third World aid.
American aid policies are atrocious I
The U.S. spends more money on Israel (a
question of dubitible principle), than on
the combined Third World. According to
the English magazine. The Economist *
Americans spend more on potted plants
and flowers ($5.6 billion),' than on aid to
the Third World ($4.6 billion).
American aid, when and where it
exists, is so nakedly geared to specific
U.S. interests, that it has tended to be
viewed as singularly dominative and
exploitative
Even international monetary organs,
because they are U.S. dominated, have
started to share some of the Third World
resentment; as Amir Jamal, the Tanza-
nian Finance Minister, observed at the
World Bank-I M.F. meeting: the I.M.F.
•instinctively" adopts an adversary posi¬
tion when a Third World country re¬
quests help.
McNamara s critics will undoubtedly
have a ouick solution to these problems:
"We'll keep our money, they can keep
their problems." Of course if that
happens then the U.S. must be prepar¬
ed to accept a receding position in global
influence.
Short of the threat of military or eco¬
nomic sanction, no country—even a
Third World country—will willingly and
happilv demean itself. Thus, if U.S. aid
cannot be given on an accomodative
basis, then the U.S. will, unfortunately,
continue to see feelings of 'anti-west,
anti-capitalism."
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
KKK cover
To the Editor:
As regards the front page coverage ol
the Friday. Oct 3, 1960, Collegian, I
must sav that as a Black student, I found
it quite shocking.
I'm sure all the Black students on
campus (for that matter students in
general) are aware of the active KKK
organization in Fresno. Usually, I look
forward to reading the articles in the
Collegian, but unfortunately, because of
the recent front page KKK article, I now
look down on the Collegian.
I was under the impression that col¬
lege newspapers were to be informative
to the student, not discriminatory. What
made the publication even worse was
that not only did it cover the entire front
page, but the majority of the paper as
well.
In your eyes, the paper may have been
very informative, but in the eyes of Black
students the article provided a showcase
for en organization that was and is a
threat to Black people.
I see no possible way that the KKK
fits into today's society. The KKK is
antique and a vision of the past. Why
must you appear to aid in promoting this
violent and. treacherous organization?
Are you, too, a supporter of the KKK?
In my eves, your staff has stooped
lower than a 'snake's belly.* You have
the audacity to write a most provocative
article on the KKK giving a public plat¬
form to this racist bunch, while the
mayor of Fresno won't even allow the
KKK to march through town, and the
vast majority of local newspapers pro¬
hibit the promotion of such racism.
It is bad enough that Black students
have to sit in various classes and listen to
white professors and white students
make nonchalant racist comments; and I
can also recall seeing some members of
the KKK dressed in what they call uni¬
forms at the corner of First and Shaw
issuing pamphlets to people. But to wake
up the next day to see the racism rein¬
forced before our very eyes, on campus,
is enough for one to have the desire to
create turmoil.
• I now wonder which people I associate
with every day are directly affiliated with
this group. I am Black and quite outnum¬
bered on this campus, and, as always,
quite discriminated against. I feel the
article was a total insult, first to all Black
people, and second, to all those who
believe in peace and harmony.
I would'suggest to you and your staff
that you cover more constructive issues
that are responsive to student needs and
that you eliminate such racist issues that
may be harmful to students and that may
creat dissension.
- Let.tia Wallace
Proposition 10
To the Editor:
I am much •amazed by the public's
fear that the Prop. 10 is yet another form
of government control Maybe if people
took a closer view of what is hapening
without such control, they might be more
inclined to vote "YES."
Currently, I work for the Acute Psychi¬
atric Unit for the County of Fresno. Due
to the nature of my job, I spend the
majority of my time in the nurses station.
Unfortunately, the small, cramped
room has no ventilation Because emplo¬
yees *re allowed to smoke, and because
they often refuse to smoke in the em¬
ployee's lounge or even in designated
patient smoking areas, I am forced to
work with several heavy smokers.
Rather than having the courtesy, or
even the common decency to smoke
away from nonsmokers, they smoke in
the close, cramped quarters where I am
seldom able to leave. As a result, my
clothes, hair, and personal property is
saturated with the smell of tobacco and
smoke.
I find this odor to be quite offensive. In
addition, each night I leave work with a
hacking cough, runny nose, burning
eyes, and dry throat. Many times I even
experience stomach cramps and nausea
due to the smoke inhalation.
It is ironic that the Acute Psychiatric
Unit is under the direct jurisdiction of
the County Health Department. The
same facility which promotes good
health in the community is allowing their
employees health to be endangered.
I, too. am not too excited about gov¬
ernment controls. I'm sure that many
aren't. But, if it takes legislation to
insure the inherent right to good health,
then I am in favor of Prop. 10.
-Name Withheld
Acknowledging God
To the Editor:
Professor Jones has suggested that to
acknowledge gravitation is In essence to
acknowledge Cod, since both are beyond
explanation. Such a rationalization is to
be expected from a member of a culture
whose science, philosophy, and lang¬
uage have their roots so deeply implant¬
ed in its religion.
What culture isn't so grounded? It's a
chore trying to feel and describe nature
in a society in which the ways people
think and express themselves are so
See Letters page 3
Letters
Continued from Page 2
thoroughly   Imbued  with   the   Judeo-
. nnstian notions of vitalism and deter¬
minism.
Because gravity is poorly understood
at the present time (very poorly by
J ones), it is conveniently relegated to the
twilight deep of UFO's and pyramids
and burning bushes, that fathomless
reservoir of evidence for the unreason¬
able wherein soak the very feet of Cod.
Everything that eluded our forebear-
ers was jettisoned there. So it's easy to
argue for the presence of the super-;
natural from a historical perspective.
People have historically been eager to
know, whereas to leam has met with var¬
iable enthusiasm.
Some of us are attempting to see
where we are in the universe. By actually
looking. It's bad enough having evan¬
gelicals and the like telling us we need
not bother. Now Jones comevalong and
confirms that we never have.
Howard Hurtt
Biology Dept.
Support Sloan
To the Editor:
I feel that all the adverse criticism
about the Athletic Department's new
committee of hostesses is totally unjus¬
tified. This program was intended to be
mostly public relations.
The people chosen are intended to
answer questions for parents, alum, out-
of-town visitors, and students when the
coaches, directors, and athletes are
busy.
We are not supposed to be a glorified
bunny club. We need congenial, out¬
going women with intelligence who pre¬
sent themselves well and are able to rep¬
resent Fresno State with the enthusiasm
and dass the school deserves.
There has also been some "slamming*
about the tuition scholarships that will
be given to those people chosen as hosts
and hostesses.
If you figured out the hours these
people will be putting in over a full aca¬
demic year and the amount of the schol¬
arship that will be paid, these people
won't even be making minimum wage if
they were to be paid.
Also, why should it be allright for
athletes, who are good at a certain sport
and put in much time and work, to get
scholarships for their schooling, and not
allright for these new host/hostesses,
who will be doing just as much time-
consuming work to get scholarships.
This type of organization is in.action
on many campuses. Why don't you find
out how they're doing before slamming
Fresno State's proposed program?
It is a sad day in journalism reporting,
when instead of printing all sides of
the subject, you only pick the negative
side and blow it all out of proportion,
e.g. you reported that on the applica¬
tions these women were asked their
sweater size. Everyone felt that that was
exploiting us women, and would influ¬
ence the judges' decision.
WRONG!!! You forgot to print that
they also asked our shoe size. Is that ex¬
ploiting us too, NOI In the event you for¬
got this fact in your, reporting, these
questions for the sponsor's information
in ordering the uniforms. You seemed to
have printed what would make good
reading, not the whole story.
I feel that Russ Sloan and his associ¬
ates on this project should be praised
and appreciated for bringing new ideas
to Cal State Fresno, not chastised. Fur¬
thermore, before you slam this project
into the ground, give it a chance to stand
on its feet and prove itself.
Karen Skalko
Moral majority
To the Editor:
Sometime ago Jerry Fahvell, ably
assisted by a number of other people,
began to organize various organizations
opposed to the moral degeneration of our
nation.
While these groups, individually, have
different names, they all fall under the
general term of The Moral Majority,'
and indeed that is the name of the
national organization.
The organization includes many jews,
Carter's pathetic endeavor with the little
Jewish boy not withstanding. It includes
Catholics, Mormons and members of
every other organized denomination in
the country, including a large number of
people who profess no religion, but
never the less, choose to live according
to good moral principles. It is only
natural for Christians to support such a
cause.
The Moral Majority Is now under
attack by every morally deficient seg¬
ment of the lunatic fringe of our society,
•aided and abetted by the news media.
The great crime of the Moral Majority
is the rating of the voting record of poli¬
ticians on such moral lines as the mass
murder of unborn babies, on the human¬
itarian grounds, of course, that they
may be unwanted and abused if allowed
to live; morally depraved sexual degen¬
erates, the drug scene etc. .—
The Moral Majority tells no one how to
vote. The endeavor only to inform the
public so the voter can make an intelli¬
gent choice. For this the Moral Majority
Is being attacked with lies and distor¬
tions.
For years the unions have rated poli¬
ticians according to their voting record
ami the members are told to vote for pro-
union candidates. This Is perfectly
acceptable.
Several of the radical organizations
around the fringe of the democratic party
have for years rated politicians according
their depraved standards and urged
their followers to vote accordingly. This
too is duly recorded and supported by
the news media.
How then can it be wrong for honor¬
able, decent members of society to by to
improve the moral character of our poli¬
tical representatives? Who sets this
double standard of who can speak out on
political issues and who cannot? Who
dares to relegate such people to second
class citizens who are unable to express
thelrviews?
It is deplorable that so many so called
Christian leaders, especially locally,
have been frightened by the vicious att¬
acks and are now disassociating them¬
selves from the cause.
No one said it would be easy, but we
can no longer afford to allow moral de¬
generates to set the standards we and
our children are going to have to live by.
We cannot be cowwed and silenced by
the clamor of the opposition The time to
itand up and be counted Is now.
C. A, Webster
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