[Mldxcc] Fw: [NCCC] Upcoming CQ WW Rules changes

[Emileigh Starbrook]

I remember the day in current events class that our teacher told us about
Nikita Kruschev, a Ukrainian who was the Premier of the USSR, transferred
Crimea to Ukraine.  I didn't understand why, but it seemed wrong.  Having
traveled through Russia, Ukraine and Crimea in the late 1960s and early
70s, it was clear to me they were mostly ethnic Russians, a fact pretty
much borne out from the current demographics. Later, I developed a sense at
the time of the dissolution of the Soviet Union that the Crimean people
should have a fair vote to exercise their right of self-determination.
Unfortunately, Russian support for separatists prevented that from
happening and Crimea itself never had an opportunity to have that vote, and
Russia illegally annexed it.

So I must say I'm left a bit scratching my head over this petition, because
as the petition states "Let's keep politics out of amateur radio" yet, the
petition does exactly that.  It tries through a one-sided vote to take
sides.  Why can't you vote NO on this petition?  What if more people felt
CQ was right in their action?

Just my opinion.

N1DID



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On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 3:57 PM, Robert Hess via Mldxcc <
mldxcc at contesting.com> wrote:

> For those who didn't see this on the NCCC reflector.
>     ----- Forwarded Message -----
>   From: Stan Sychev via NCCC <nccc at contesting.com>
>  To: nccc at contesting.com
>  Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 1:26 PM
>  Subject: [NCCC] Upcoming CQ WW Rules changes
>
> Hi All,
>
> I was shocked by CQ Committee decision :
>
>
> http://cqnewsroom.blogspot.ru/2014/10/cq-policy-on-crimean-stations-using.html
>
> BTW ARRL has different point:
>
>
> http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-responds-to-ukrainian-amateur-radio-league-regarding-dxcc-status-of-crimea
>
> Who will benefit if hundreds of Russian HAMs from zones: 16; 17; 18; 19
> and 23 will ignore this contest?
>
> Here is latest:
>
>
> https://secure.avaaz.org/en/petition/CQ_Organize_Committee_and_sponsors_We_call_to_revoke_CQ_decesion_with_Crimea_HAM_discriminations/?nHBgxib
>
> 73! Stan, K6WG also R7KZ when at home in Crimea
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