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␈↓ α,␈↓␈↓βS␈↓∧ Department of Computer Science, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Stanford, CA 94305


␈↓ α,␈↓Telephone: 415 723-4430␈↓ ∞GMarch 3, 1986 

␈↓ α,␈↓Electronic mail: JMC@SU-AI␈↓
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␈↓ α,␈↓Stanford Daily

␈↓ α,␈↓To the editor:

␈↓ α,␈↓        There␈α∪seems␈α∪to␈α∪be␈α∪a␈α∪law␈α∪of␈α∪conservation␈α∪of␈α∪aggressiveness.␈α∪ In␈α∪the␈α∪1950s,␈α∪the␈α∪right␈α∪was
␈↓ α,␈↓out␈α∂to␈α∂get␈α∂various␈α∂leftists␈α∂on␈α∂charges␈α∂of␈α∂being␈α∂allies␈α∂of␈α∂Stalin.␈α∂ Today␈α∂the␈α∂left␈α∂is␈α∂out␈α∂to␈α∂get␈α∂whole
␈↓ α,␈↓institutions, e.g. Hoover, on charges of being allies of Reagan.

␈↓ α,␈↓        Consider␈α≡last␈α≡Thursday's␈α≡statement␈α≡by␈α≡16␈α≡Stanford␈α≡professors.␈α≡ The␈α≡idea␈α≡that␈α≡the
␈↓ α,␈↓University␈α∂can␈α∂legitimately␈α∂disassociate␈α∂itself␈α∂from␈α∂"on-going␈α∂embarassment"␈α∂by␈α∂"divorcing␈α∂itself"
␈↓ α,␈↓from␈α∪a␈α∪part␈α∪of␈α∪itself␈α∪is␈α∩reminiscent␈α∪of␈α∪my␈α∪namesake␈α∪Joe.␈α∪ The␈α∪current␈α∪␈↓↓casus␈α∪belli␈↓,␈α∪two␈α∪Hoover
␈↓ α,␈↓faculty␈α→members␈α→taking␈α→part␈α→in␈α→a␈α→study␈α→that␈α→might␈α→reach␈α→conclusions␈α→that␈α→o≥end␈α→the␈α→"gay
␈↓ α,␈↓community",␈α_is␈α_absurd.␈α_ Such␈α_fantasies␈α_can␈α_only␈α_∨ourish␈α_in␈α_the␈α_intellectual␈α_equivalent␈α_of␈α_a
␈↓ α,␈↓backward␈α⊃village␈α⊃or␈α⊃a␈α⊃party␈α⊃cell,␈α⊃where␈α⊃any␈α⊃hint␈α⊃of␈α⊃deviation␈α⊃from␈α⊃orthodox␈α⊃views␈α⊃is␈α⊃regarded
␈↓ α,␈↓as a sin.

␈↓ α,␈↓        I␈α∩suppose␈α∩the␈α∩danger␈α∩of␈α∩their␈α∩getting␈α∩people␈α∩≡red␈α∩is␈α∩remote,␈α∩but␈α∩it's␈α∩worth␈α∩remembering
␈↓ α,␈↓Voltaire's␈α∨saying,␈α∨"Those␈α∨who␈α∨can␈α∨make␈α∨you␈α∨believe␈α∨absurdities␈α∨can␈α∨make␈α∨you␈α∨commit
␈↓ α,␈↓atrocities".


␈↓ α,␈↓Sincerely,



␈↓ α,␈↓John McCarthy
␈↓ α,␈↓Professor of Computer Science