Dear Dad,<\/p>\n
I am definitely in favor of revolutionary suicide because of the children and those who can’t participate for their protection. When I worked in a cancer clinic I saw people dying & deteriorating for no reason. How much better to lay down my body for a principle.<\/p>\n
Now, I feel that if we do commit revolutionary suicide we should do it in such a way that we will be heard in all quarters of the world & the most publicity we can get for communism. One way I think we can do this is by reference<\/u> to food<\/u>. Food & malnutrition is an emotionally packed subject. The idea that we could stop eating<\/u> or cut down as we are in our heavy-weight program occurred to me last night in our meeting. This would be a different way to commit revolutionary suicide and I wonder how many people who believe in suicide would be willing to do this \u2013 a slower way but as much as effective. Choosing to do this rather than letting it happen. I have not thought out yet how this would come about or [a] way to do this \u2013 with the children suffering the least as my uppermost feeling is to protect the children & those who cannot, Dad.<\/p>\n
I feel the war should be a verbal war \u2013 suicide \u2013 heavy PR all the way. I for one would be willing to do this, and I would burn up as [an] alternative. I have stood on the food line for about 2 mos. & see some who were very cooperative & some who do not & seemingly can’t do it yet.<\/p>\n
Shirlee Fields<\/p>\n
[Handwritten in margin: \u201cHunger Strike or Burning\u201d]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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