E, I forget who posted the "letter from Ike" -- or why. Can you tell me? I do not accept your characterization of my attitude as "Big Deal."
I stated in more than one message that the turning away of fleeing Jews was a "tragedy." I also asked (actually in reference to your msg to Steven), what you would have him (me) do. You did not address that.
I am sorry your friend's daughter was turned out by a bomb threat. I favor the harshest penalties imaginable for bombers and bomb threateners -- regardless of who they threaten. I doubt, however, that your friend's children have rougher school days than millions of kids attending inner-city public schools.
As you may have noted in the papers, kids all over the country are being murdered in their schools -- generally speaking, this is NOT connected to the victims or targets being Jewish.
While I may be touched by the story of Joey the Jew, I am not more touched than by the story of Joey of Cambodia, Joey
of Dresden, Joey of Hiroshima, Joey the Papist, Joey the Gypsy, Joey the child laborer or Joey the child prostitute.
AAARGH!
I have publicly supported more than one unpopular cause in my life, fully knowing that I might pay a high personal cost. I have rarely been disappointed.
I volunteered to be in the military in the mid-sixties and I volunteered to go to Vietnam (more than once) because, at the time, I thought it was a right thing to do. I am not an unselfish person but if presented with a chance to make a difference (according to my far from perfect judgement), I am an unlikely candidate to say, "Big Deal."
On the other hand, becoming deeply and personally involved in an emotional way with historical events (many of which were extremely brutal) is not something I'm likely to do.
Peace -
Mike
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