From: Samantha Atkins (samantha@objectent.com)
Date: Fri Nov 23 2001 - 04:45:43 MST
Spudboy100@aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 11/23/2001 1:51:32 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> jonkc@worldnet.att.net writes:
>
> <<The problem is I understand better than you what you have written.
>
> John K Clark jonkc@att.net>>
>
> I don't think that many of those hostile to America, in the world, really
> comprehend the level of determination, that American's feel in eliminating
> those that attacked us. Their apparent hope, that the US will shrug-off 4000
> dead is fictional.
>
I do not feel that determination. I feel very great
determination to do what I can to eliminate violence itself as
the most often used means to settle differences and to expose
and eliminate what real injustices that I can. Simply
eliminating those who attacked us only touches the surface of
the real problem. It is a cosmetic bandaid. More hatred and
violence will not solve the problems the violence of 911
blossomed out of and fed upon.
> My contention is that many of the Middle Eastern societies were "messed-up"
> before the US was ever heard of, and they are messed up now. I believe they
> have pissed-off the wrong people. I feel no nationalist rage here, only an
> awareness that many Middle Easterners values are what is behind their own
> misery, poverty, inequalities, and injustices; but they use America as a
> scape-goat.
How convenient. So you don't have to care if we mess them up a
lot worse perhaps? Or if some 4 million of them die this winter
because we will not open up the bridges and passes for the aid
to get to the people before the smows make aid impossible?
After all, they were already miserable. What is it if a few
million more of them die than would have anyway as long as we
are satisfied?
I have great trouble seeing this as reasonable.
- samantha
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