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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank
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To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (26805)9/13/2001 8:46:07 AM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (2) of 82486
 
OK, I've cooled down now.

It seems that most people have cooled down by now. There were a lot of intemperate statements made the other day. When we're upset, we react to such intemperance with more intemperance.

But I would suggest to the humanist faction that before they express sympathy for the Afghanis that they keep in mind that they provided a safe haven for people to kill what will very likely be several tens of thousands of their fellow citizens and that we may very well be at war with the Afghanis very soon.

I recall seeing posts suggesting carpet bombing or even nuking whole countries because some of their citizens were glad to see the US get this comeuppance. Surely they didn't really think that was an appropriate response. Or maybe they did. In this written medium, it's hard to distinguish overreactions uttered in the heat of the moment and regretted later from expressions of firmly held opinion.

I understand why expressions of concern for innocents located amongst the enemy and concern for the long term implications of whatever action we might take may seem traitorous on a day that we were attacked. I also understand how "nuke the bastards" statements can provoke fears that the US might do something stupid and maybe even evil as a reaction to the attack.

I was really saddened by much of the opinion I saw posted. I was even more saddened by how people went after each other over those posts. I don't know how much of what was said would still be said today after people have cooled down. I worry that some of it still would.

Karen
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