From: J Corbally (icorb@indigo.ie)
Date: Sun Sep 23 2001 - 17:14:40 MDT
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>Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 11:20:55 -0700
>From: "Michael M. Butler" <butler@comp-lib.org>
>Subject: Re: George W. Bush's Speech on September 20, 2001
>We love you too, E. Shaun! :)
>"E. Shaun Russell" wrote:
> > Regardless of what happens in the next number of years, I am truly
> proud to
> > have witnessed this moment in history, and it gives me ever so much more
> > longing to be a citizen of the greatest nation.
>Let me know your swear-in date, I'll do my level best to be there.
>Mike
Like anyone here cares of late, but the opinion of this Europhile regarding
Bush's speech is WORRIED. It may be a "golden" moment in history, but I
doubt it'll be for the better. His words were much more ominous than
reassuring for someone "on the outside" ie. Europe.
Plus, this talk of "exporting our values" is highly dubious. What values
in particular? Respect for the flag? Be a real patriot and "serve your
country"? Pray to your God? Don't use bad language? And if we don't find
these particular "values" to our taste?
Have you any idea how many times I've heard "god" in the last two
weeks? Everything from blessing the tragicallly lost to the "righteous"
war to come.
From Greg;
>Last night, an unmistakable
>line was drawn between things that are good and right and things that are
>evil. Although it was done in a distinctly American way in a distinctly
>American voice, the call went out to the world to make a clear-cut choice
Oh really? Between "good" and "evil", so sayeth the U.S. of A.? And if
we, in our democratic right, decide not to choose? What then?
I'll be taking a break from posting for the next week or so. The
Nationalistic stench around here has been a little too strong for my taste.
Shaun, I wish you the best of luck in your quest for citizenship.
I'm ashamed to say it, but I really thought I knew this list better than to
fall into the jingoism trap.
What a damn waste.
James...
"If you can't take a little bloody nose, maybe you ought to go back home and
crawl under your bed. It's not safe out here. It's wondrous, with treasures
to satiate desires both subtle and gross. But it's not for the timid."
-Q, Star Trek:TNG episode 'Q Who'
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