Please don't feel embarrassed. There is no shame in wanting to help others
and you are kind to want to do so. It is hard to sift through everything we
receive online to find truth and a realistic course of action. In this
case, the situation described in your forwarded post is real, but the method
of relief sought was fruitless and the attempt was dropped. But I have
received this same post from other kind, intelligent and sympathetic friends
who saw it as a way to assist, so you are in excellent company.
BTW: in response to Caio's question regarding whether the women in
Afganistan were uncomfortable with the situation - there was a special on a
major network awhile back that documented the situation and despair of women
there, much as was described in the petition post and there is also much
documentation to be found on the web. I can't imagine many people, men or
women who would be content to have their jobs and freedoms taken away from
them, forced to wear a uniform, confined to quarters, beaten at the
suggestion of noncompliance - where I live we call that "jail".
I don't know how I feel about such things being passed on through the List.
I was glad to see the post regarding the Feinstein Foundation, which has
helped many people locally through grants. Would it be permissible to pass
on a post we feel strongly about once we've checked it out through Snopes or
elsewhere? Or would people rather we find our social action off the List? It
doesn't seem as though this has really been abused either here or on
Vocalist. I haven't been sent more than 3 or 4 since I joined the List, so
it really doesn't bother me.
Since we can, should we take a poll and abide by it?
Laura
-----Original Message-----
From: Kittisak Shuuklin [mailto:hm381119@k...]
Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2000 11:33 PM
To: vocalist-temporary@egroups.com
Subject: Re: [vocalist-temporary] Afganistan
Sorry to the list and all for the petition email. I don't have any reason
to say...(just feel embarrassed).
Kittisak
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