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Re: Bin Laden's Special Song (General Discussion)
Re: Bin Laden's Special Song // General Discussionox64Oct 25, 2001, 10:45pm
Henry, I can agree with some of what you are saying, but the only thing I
don't really agree on is the American mentality you are suggesting. I will agree that some Americans are what you suggst, but most are not. The war going on overseas is stupid. I have no doubt that people having nothing to do with the taliban, terrorism, or hatred towards the United States have been killed and it is not right in my opinion. I am not one for war unless it's absolutely necessary. Please don't hate me (being an American) or the United States though for the actions that are going on overseas because it was not my decision nor is it many people's decision to go to war. We [Americans] supposedly live in a land of freedom of choice that I greatly enjoy and take advantage of as many people do, but some things we cannot choose - our government chooses for us, such as this war. I likewise do not blame Afghanistan for what happened in NY or Washington or anyone overseas because those people as well cannot control what their leaders and people with power and money do either. However there is reason for the Americans to be mad because September 11 many of our citizens were killed as well. People tend to lose focus on the real problem as a result from their anger. I think the only war that should be going on should be right here in our own country. New York and Washington is where the acts of wrong doing were committed, not Afghanistan. Anthrax is being spread all over the United States and nobody seems to know why or who's doing it because our government is too busy starting shit with people overseas and trying to blame everyone else but themselves for what's happened. Why can't our government take care of our homeland first and wage war against the terrorists that are amongst us in our own damn country? Is that too much to ask? For those Americans who think I'm anti-American I'm not trying to say I hate my country, otherwise I wouldn't live here. I love America, the American people here and the patriotism they show for their country. Henry I don't feel the patriotism we are showing in this time is in any way meant to thumb our noses at other nations (although some have made it out to be that way), but merely to show our respect and love for the people we lost 9/11 here at home as a united nation to each other, not against other countries. [View Quote] |