Help Us FightrnOur southern Â¥rn0 Saverneritage!rn”Civil Rights” groups have launched a campaign to eliminaternALL symbols of Confederate history and heritage, including thernremoval of all Confederate monuments from public property!rnIf you’re ready to fight back, then Join A Winning Team!rnThe Heritage Preservation AssociationrnHPA is a nonprofit, national membership organization thatrnutilizes educational, legal and political resources to protectrnSouthern symbols, Southern culture, and Southern civil rights.rn• In Georgia we educated voters ^rnand lobbied the General Assembly.rnWe defeated an anti-flag boycottrnand a liberal governor to help savernthe Georgia flag. We endorsed andrnhelped elect several pro-flag staternsenators and state representatives.rn• In Virginia we defeated attempts torncensor the movie “Gettysburg,” helped save the state songrnand are fighting to return the Confederate flag to thernDanville Confederate Museum. We endorsed and helpedrnelect a city council member who supports our efforts.rn• In South Carolina we lobbied the General Assembly torndefeat an anti-flag compromise and we successfully opposedrntwo lawsuits that would have removed the Confederate flagrnfrom the State House. We lobbied and helped save GeneralrnWade Hampton Boulevard from being renamed MartinrnLuther King Boulevard.rn• In North Carolina we are seeking legal action againstrnvarious school systems that discriminate against childrenrnwho wear or display Confederate symbols.rnAnnual Membership of $39.95 includes a bi-monthlyrnnewsletter, special membership discounts and accessrnto HERITAGE-BBS, a nationwide computer system.rnMention this ad and save 10% (VISA, Mastercard, AMEX)rnTo join by phone or request more information, callrn800-TO-DIXIErnHPA • RO. Box 98209 • Atlanta, GA 30359rn(404) 928-2714 • Fax (404) 928-2719rntures do not stand on equal moral footing,rnand that neither do individuals.rnHowever, Wilson eontinucs, such a hypothesisrnis not a genetic justification forrncither a racist or sexist status quo. Indeed,rnthe issue of gene-culture coevolutionrnis, he contends, “the central problemrnof the social sciences, and moreoverrnone of the great uncxjjlored domains ofrnscience generalU.”rnThe place to conclude is with Wilson’srnown observation at tlie beginningrnof his book, that he has been “a happyrnman in a terrible century.” The 20thrncentury is the most remarkable in histor,rnbearing witness to people and eventsrnboth noble and ignoble, from AlbertrnEinstem and Mother Teresa to AdolfrnHitler, from Kitty Hawk to My Lai.rnThese have been both the best and worstrnof times. So much has seemed to bernwithin our collective reach, such as worldrnpeace; and so much, sadly, continues tornelude us.rnThe possibilitv of an anthropogenicrnmass extinction of life, whatever the scientificrnuncertainty of the event, poses anrnenormous risk to civilization itself. Wernalso have the knowledge that could leadrnus away from the annihilation of life towardrna postindustrial condition of sustainability.rnWorld business leaders speakrnof “changing course.” And business menrnwrite of “the ecology of commerce,” thernpossibility of running industry and conductingrnthe transactions of human life inrnways that benefit us without despoilingrnthe planet. Yet we do not change.rnCould it be that such conundrums arernone reason why Wilson calls this a “terriblerncentur”?rnPessimism is a self-fulfilling prophecy.rnWilson remains positive in his belief thatrnmen and women, informed by scientificrnknowledge and ethical wisdom, can fashionrna good society. My interest in andrncontinuing admiration of him springsrnfrom a sense that Ed Wilson is a giver,rnone who lives up to his obligations, bothrnpersonal and social, rather than a taker,rnone who exists in parasitical relation tornculture. I also admire his deep and abidingrnloN’C of the living earth and his sensernthat humans are stealing the blessingsrnreserved for future generations. I hadrnlong ago come to consider him one of ifrnnot the most consequential conservationistsrnof our time. His autobiographyrnshowed me more: he has conserved in hisrnpersonal life much of what is esteemablernin human being.rn32/CHRONICLESrnrnrn