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   Mark.Wright@bristol.ac.uk to Peter H.M. Brooks   
   Re: National Suicide Day   
   06 Sep 05 09:26:51   
   
   XPost: uk.philosophy.humanism, alt.suicide.methods, alt.suicide.holiday   
      
   In uk.philosophy.humanism Peter H.M. Brooks  wrote:   
   : Somebody on another group suggested this idea. I suppose that it has   
   : been well discussed in the group alt.suicide.holiday, but this might be   
   : a new angle.   
      
   : It is not a bad idea. I'd be quite safe as I don't follow any national   
   : days - to me they are all Bank Holidays and their notional intent   
   : otherwise is irrelevant to me. This is, by the way, irrespective of what   
   : country I happen to be in, I think all national days everywhere rather   
   : sad echoes of nationalism.   
      
   I suppose the system might be open to abuse by religious extremists -   
   could be fertile ground for recruiting an ad-hoc gang of suicide bombers!   
   Mark   
      
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