[Peace-discuss] Re: [Wefta] military recruitment on WEFT (!)

[Paul King]

On Thu, 21 Aug 2003, Randall Cotton wrote:

> See my response below...
>
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> "Kranich, Kimberlie" <Kranich at WILL.uiuc.edu>; <programming at weftfm.org>;
> "Sandra Ahten" <spiritofsandra at hotmail.com>
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> Subject: Re: [Wefta] military recruitment on WEFT (!)
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> [some text deleted]
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> > While it may upset you that a airshifter chose to play a military PSA, I
> > wouldn't want to volunteer at a *community* station that didn't make all
> > PSAs sent to us available to the airshifter on duty.
>
> asking if others agree, and questioning whether the
> U.S. military recruitment spot in question qualifies as a PSA.

i also find military recruitment advertisements revolting, particularly
when they are read on WEFT and especially if they are read on WEFT during
Democracy Now!. it is offensive and disgusting.

however, jason's caution about allowing a diversity of opinions is
extremely important. so my question is this: what exactly is a PSA? i find
it impossible to believe that an "announcement" (read: advertisement in
the most debased form of the word) of current military recruitment efforts
is a public service.

(oh yeah, i paid for my undergraduate degree with the college fund and
g.i. bill after spending four years in the army. i would never
characterize my military duties and activities, nor the college money
bribe i received later, as a public service.)

i think we all need to know what the definition of a "psa" is exactly.

..::paul