Re: More food

Regarding "watermelons:"
     While I'm sure that Matt could probably demystify this himself, I know
for a fact that tree-hugging environmentalists as well Esperantists have, in
the past, been accused of pinko-communist sympathies.
     Some red-blooded Americans feel that anyone who calls upon government
to step in the way of progress and impose regulations upon business (even
environmental ones) must be a Communist (just listen to Rush Limbaugh rant
about environmentalism).  Likewise, the Esperantists, with their talk of
"one world" and the organization of club "cells" that Esperantists form,
suggest to the uninitiated "Communist sympathies."  In fact, we in America
have a long history of hysterically declaring everything unfamiliar to be
tainted with "Communism."  Even the word "socialism" has negative
connotations here in America.
     However, there's obviously more to it than meets the eye, so I'd like
to hear other people's reflections on why Environmentalists and Esperantists
would be classified as "watermelons."

-Chollie

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