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Philosophy, politics and paradox

trand Russel, as I recall coined

‘the paradox of the postman.

where postman was to’ pick up

. the mail of all those who did not .
pick up their own. The problem -
‘arose when it came to Picking up .

his own mail. If he picked up his
own, then he wasn’t supposed to

pick it up. If he didn’t pick up.
his own, then he was to pick it
. up.. _

‘What was he to do? Bither
way, he was damned. Col. Oliy-

-er North had.a similar problem.

The novice philosopher, Jor-
ma Jyrkkane, defined the Ollie

_ North paradox, It. goes thus:
Ollie’ was to defend democracy.

for all those who couldn’t con-

-sistently defend democracy for.

themselves or whose :will to do
so waffled such as the American
people, Congress, other NATO
countries, as part of the Marine
Oath and the President’s wishes.
The problem was this, If he
defended democracy, then he
was undemocratic because he
didn’t represent them. ©
Alternately, if he didn’t de-
fend democracy, then he was
undemocratic for failure to pre-
vent expansion and takeover of

- democracy by the communists.

Either way, Ollie was damned
because like the postman, he was
caught in a natural and -real
logical trap. —

Is there a way out.and can the -
_ paradigm be changed? I think

so but it- requires a greater

understanding of the root pro-

blem. .

I have a theory about east-
west relations that is colored by
my having been born a
Finlander, whose father let him
feel the communist grenade
fragments in his chin when I was
a mere boy,

I also lost an uncle to a Rus-
sian bomb and my homeland
lost a good one fifth to Stalin’s
armies. In a bitter. war with
Russia, Finland may have lost
40,000 killed and Russia may

frase teers

have lost anywhere from

230,000 to: 2.3 million depending

on which historian one reads,
Only the dogged determination
to resist saved the rest of
Finland. - oe

The Soviets understand and

‘are stopped by this kind’ of

spirit. This experience must not
be lost to those who want self
determination, and the message.
is to. vigorously resist domina-
tion, |
Other countries were not so.
lucky. Poland, Czechoslovakia,

Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia,

Romania, Bulgaria,
Afghanistan, Angola, | Cuba, .
Central America and _ others.

have fallen or are falling to the -

communist sphere of influence.
For these people, there is no

political choice. They have a

totalitarian regime welded into

place by a ruling Military,

_ These fallen countries are a

fact that attests to a consistent’

policy of global revolution and
aggressive domination. The

‘significance of this fact must not

be brushed aside. It proves a
Soviet global . revolutionary
policy exists.

_ What is the basis for this
revolution? —

~ I worked with an ex-Red.Ar-
my soldier, Krochmotny, who.

was liberated by the Americans

from a Nazi prison, and he told
me that until the oath taken by
the Red Army is changed to
delete the promise to spread the
Revolution to the world, there
will be no peace between east
and west, He said it was excerp-
ted from Marx.

Despite the tremendous
ramifications of this passage, I
sce no significant diplomatic ef-
forts being made to change this
portentous, war-mongering
clause, which I concur, is the
root cause of the expansionistic
arrogance of the communist
revolutionary cadres which
threaten the world with destruc-
tion, .

Why did Ollie North defend

_which

‘ventional

democracy when all others waf--
fled? Perhaps he too saw what
Mr. Krochmolny saw and what I
see. Perhaps ‘he knew that a

weakness On thé part of those
who defend self determination -

and democracy .meanis that the

communist.. revolution comes. :

another step closer to home, in
proximity’ the nuclear
holocaust becomes much more
likely, (2 0. a

Perhaps. he. knows. full-“well _
that the war being waged. by
east-west satellite countries is

nothing but an undeclared con-
‘war | between
democracy and communism

employing these other unfor-

tunates as mercenaries in the
battle, and to waffle in support
is to lose freedom of choice. The
historical record shows. that the
communists are winning this
satellite-run war. |
Congress didn’t know what
Ollie knew, and the American
people are understandably tired
of almost single-handedly pay-
ing the financial blood price for
Vietnam-type undeclared wars
and for carrying the banner of
freedom. /
. The American people do

know that brand of democracy:
being exported from the USA
doesn’t work. Missionaries turn

the people into passive, impo-
tent, wage-economy slaves, and
cOrrupt tyrants support
millionaire industrialists who ex-
ploit the people into poverty and
destitution, and Hollywood
feeds the peasantry their morals,
wants and desires, breeding
severe discontent and establish-
ment of polarized rich and poor
class structures,

What is the solution to this
enormous dilemma?

The answer is so simple it
defies reason why it hasn’t been
tried. °

Leave them alone. Bloody -

well get out of foreign countries
and everyone, east and west, and
satellites, get out. Do not supply

arms: or ideology or religion ‘or:

television programs even if ask-
ed to do so unless it is to oust a

‘tyfant.

Let. people determine _ their
own form of government and
future and destiny. Let them na-
tionalize their. multi-national.
corporations in buy-out
schemes. Quit sending mis-
sionaries. or cadres to indoc-
trinate peoples. 5

continued on page 21

City make

. TERRACE — Four or five times

a year, the Terrace Parks and
Recreation: Department’ pub-
lishes a listing of the many com-
munity organizations in Terrace.
And, although -we do our best,
we always get. some names
wrong. With 143 plus organi-
zations in. Terrace it’s hard to
keep up.  -

_ Are you on the executive of a
club, whether it be ‘sports,
crafts, service organizations,

ae ary

will be an asset,

Term of .
Appointment: Classes begin during

semester and will be

6331 McConnell Avenue,

The Northwest Community College
PROFESSIONAL NURSING PROGRAM

requires part-time Instructors to teach the following courses:

BHSC 106 - Anatomy and Physiology
_ BHSC 118 - Personal Fitness Management
BHSC 140 - Human Development |

Qualifications: Appticants should possess at least a
Bachelor's Degree. Teaching experience

31, 1987. Appointments are for one

C.U.P.E. Collectiva Agreement,
Applications and resumes should be sent by August 7, 1987 to:
Mr. R.P. Kilborn

Director, Business and Health Programs
Northwest Community College

Local rep
‘lobbies for
friendship

funding —

_ TERRACE — The main topic of

discussion at the 16th Annual
General Meeting of the National
Association of Friendship Cen-
tres held recently in London,
Ont., was the renewal of federal
funding for the Native Friend-
ship Centre Program (NFCP).
According to a-report from
the Kermode Friendship Centre
Director, Joanne Peter, an
NAFC negotiating team. has
been working diligently on
behalf of all member centres to.

secure funding for a five year

term from 1988 to 1993. _

She said, ‘There will be in-.
tense and extensive lobbying on
our behalf by the executive com-
mittee of key. Ministers . of

‘Cabinet, Deputy Ministers, and
_ the Assistant Under Secretary of

State. =.

“Each member centre: has in-
dividual lobbying’ respon-
sibilities and will be -soliciting

, letters. oF support from our
 M.P., our M.L:A., and: provin-

cial, regional:and local: govern-

‘Ment. officials ‘that we have in-

teracted with positively.”

‘She said the centre was also
seeking support from Jocal band
councils: and native organiza-

_tions, social service agencies and’
‘service clubs, and community

leaders - and. friendship - centre
clients. — _

_ Peter urged, that. everyone in-
terested in the continued opera-

tion of friendship centres across
‘Canada write letters of support |
to Prime Minister Mulroney or -
the Minister for Sécretary of
State, David Crombie. "

_- “It is absolutely imperative - -

that we solicit this support," she
said. ‘I know that alot of peo-

‘ple do believe in the Kermode

Friendship Centre -and wish to

See us continue Operating, *’

slist . —
fraternal or general interests? If

you are, how about calling us at:
638-1174 and telling us who your

president is. Then, when we
publish the listing of community

organizations this fall, people

will be able to gét in touch with -
your club, - LO

_ Please, help us! Call us at
638-1174 and give us the correct
information. We'll appreciate it
and so will anyone trying to join
your club. -

Northwest |
Community
. College |

the week of August

according to the

Terrace,

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