Flames come out of the Air France Concorde seconds before it crashes in Gonesse near Paris Charles de Gaulle Roissy Airport, July 25, 2000. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dear Sally,My intention of writing this is to say what is on my mind after the June Bay Area regional meeting. Ive been mulling this over in my mind which I do very well so I needed to express it. I resent the fact that I was asked the two questions I was asked by you prior to the election. The first being, How do I feel about forced treatment? Maybe you can clear this up for me. I dont understand why you would ask me this question when all three of us were asked this question in a public forum before the vote? I had the feeling it was just not a friendly chat out in the hall where you were truly interested in what I had to say on the issue; it felt more like you were trying to find out if I was The Enemy. If I am wrong please let me know.The second question was something to the effect of, Am I running for Andrew to run his agenda? This has been a little bit more painful to take. I of sound mind and body have a mind of my own and my beliefs and morals are totally of my own making. Also, Andrew is my friend we are the kind of friends that can disagree on issues or be totally different people with different thoughts about things. Andrew brings me to meetings, got me out of San Mateo County in 1996 when I needed it, and we do things together. We are probably going to be friends the rest of my life. I realize there is a kind of fear that I am openly associated with Andrews friends or business and that my name is somehow going to be tarnished just for associating with him. I feel this behavior is the same in our culture the way it used to be when McCarthy was around and everyone was condemned for being friends with anyone who was SUSPECTED of being communist. It ruined peoples careers, lives, and happiness. To be accountable to myself I can not put myself in this position again. Alison Mills | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Université du Havre |