For those of you who don't check Tuftslife regularly, you're missing out. During Noam Chomsky's recent lecture, he apparently mentioned something regarding how machetes kill more people each year than nuclear bombs. First of all, duh. Second of all, we Jumbos aren't ones to sit on our laurels. A group of civic-minded students put up an ad for the Tufts Against Machetes General Interest Meeting and all that I can say is please, for the love of God, let this be a real group!
And now, the ad itself:
"Machetes have killed and maimed millions of human beings, particularly in Africa. Yet the images of nuclear bombs, which have caused barely one-tenth of the deaths attributable to machetes, dominate our imagination. Tufts Against Machetes (TAM) believes this unjust focus must shift. Hundreds of people die every day at the hands of machete-wielding maniacs. How many die every day from nuclear bombs? None! Machetes are the true silent killer.
Join us as we discuss how to take action against machetes, through flyers, rallies, teach-ins and the interweb. We will show you how, together, we can stop this menace - without even leaving campus! Syrian metallurgist Ai-Wonaby Fayed will join us on Monday to discuss sustainable alternatives to the common machete. Joe Kerr will play a selection of folk music and a variety of vegan snacks will be served. "
And I'm spent. Bravo, TAM, bravo.
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i love hippies Posted 04/16/2008 4:23 PMReply
First of all, it wasn't a joke. Second of all, the fact that over 20 people were in the room when the thing started proves how the idea resonates with people. The Tuftslife entry got it wrong. The Merry Widow is right. Machetes aren't silent killers. They're more like "Aargh, you just cut my arm off! Aargh! Help me!" And goes what? Until now, no one has heeded that cry for help. But someone has to. So, you can take your cynicism and stick it somewhere!
We can do something to stop this suffering and find sustainable alternatives, but lazy naysayers like you just want to get us to sit back down and let Fox News tell us how people in the developing world deserve to be maimed because they don't wear flag pins on their lapels.
And what's so wrong with doing this? What have we got to lose? I mean, we don't have to die for this and waste all the tuition money we invested. I'm just saying we have to do something to let the voices of us and machete victims be heard. If we take a moral stand, that's the first step. And who disagrees that machetes aren't a threat? So, there's really unity about them on campus!
And it's a hard problem. We can't find solutions. Not immediately. Machetes are much harder to deal with than nukes. I mean, the only time a nuclear missile kills someone these days is when redneck air force soldiers think it's a cow and try to topple it over and then it falls on top of them. But that's what you get when the military's full of hicks. Nukes aren't a credible problem.
But machetes, we can actually look at doing something. So, instead of making fun, why not become involved and try to find real answers to hard questions?
Look out for more meetings in the future
The TAM Political Action Committee Posted 04/16/2008 6:02 PMReply
http://bostonherald.com/news/regional/general/view.bg?articleid=1089918&srvc=home&position=comment
The TAM Political Action Committee Posted 04/27/2008 9:03 PMReply