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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: JDN who wrote (180889)	9/14/2001 1:39:40 PM
From: Neeka	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

To this thread. This morning I recieved an email from a friend. I am going to post that email and then I am going to post my response. Many of you may find it trivial or out of place but it is how one American feels and I want to share it with the world. M Subject: IGNORANCE!!! > Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2001 09:12:57 -0400 > > A letter I sent into a local radio station...was > very fed up...thought you > might like to read. > > Dear Dan: > > I was in my car around 6:45 listening to you take > calls from the community > about their thoughts and feelings regarding the life > changing events that > have occurred in this country. Although I have the > utmost respect for free > speech, I felt compelled to comment on disturbing > remarks I heard come out > of the mouth of the woman in west Belmar. > > This woman had the audacity to call in and question > "what should we (I'm > assuming she meant herself and her community) do > about them"...referring to > the people who she described as the Palestinian > owners of the local deli and > gas station. I am outraged at the sheer ignorance > of this question. I am > stunned that someone could make such an > irresponsible comment on live > radio...but to be quite honest, I am not totally > surprised. > > I have heard story after story of such ignorance. A > Palestinian man that my > fiancé works and eats lunch with every day has to > arrive at and leave his > office late every day as he afraid for his safety > outside of the office. > This is a kind, responsible man with a wife and > three children. This is a > man that is living in a country that offers freedom, > democracy, and the kind > of life that he feels his family deserves. This is > an American....yet he > doesn't feel free. I also heard the story that one > of your other callers > referred to about the Harlem man of Middle Eastern > decent who was assaulted > in his store. A man who's two sons are among the > heroic doctors working > tirelessly to save the lives of those who survived > this devastation. I > could go on and on. > > I must say that it is people like your caller who > are aiding these > despicable terrorists in attacking the freedoms that > this country stands > for. We have seen our president, our senators, and > our congressmen put > aside their differences and unite to ensure that our > democracy will prevail > against this evil. We have watched the citizens of > our country risk their > lives continuously in attempt to provide resolution > to families, save lives, > and show these animals what American people are made > of. Yet no one seems > to be concerned if they are African American, White, > Middle Eastern, Latin, > or Asian. We are not questioning their race...we > are looking toward them as > an example of what it means to be American. > > Yes...we are all angry beyond belief at this > horrific act and want to make > those responsible suffer their fate. But this > certainly does not give us > the right to treat our fellow citizens like > criminals. We cannot go around > taking speculatory matters into our own hands. It > is the role of our > elected government to uphold justice. America will > take action when it is > certain that it has a handle on the absolute most > appropriate action to > take. And whether we like it or not, that will be a > government decision. > Until then, each and every one of us deserves to be > treated with respect and > equality...the foundations that this country was > built on. > > I have turned a deaf ear to racial slurs and > prejudices in the > past...chalking it up to people being older, set in > their ways, or just > unaware. But these are not excuses for hatred and > tonight I was pushed too > far to keep quiet. We are all so incredibly > fortunate to live in this > country. The least that we could do to honor our > presence here is to be > responsible enough to understand why. We are here > because our founding > fathers fought for freedom and equality. We are > here because subsequent > administrations upheld it. We are here to show the > world how beautiful it > is for people of all racial and religious > backgrounds to live in unity. > > I say to the woman from west Belmar and all others > who think so narrow > mindedly that your ignorance is selfish and sad. > You are tarnishing the > American spirit that is felt around the world and > you are only detracting > from what makes us great. > > Best regards, > Rebecca >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> My response. IGNORANCE? How about this. How about SURVIVAL? Penny, Americans are ANGRY right now and that anger will be directed towards people that appear to be "Muslim" or "Arabic. It will happen. It IS happening. There is a reason for this. It is human nature. It is called SURVIVAL. I don't know if you know who Michael Medved is? He is a national talk radio host and is located here in Seattle. On his radio show yesterday, he told of how the Somalian community in South Seattle were celebrating the terrorist act in our country. A Muslim leader heard about the celebration and went down to the area looking for the leader of this Somalian community. When he confronted the leader and asked him to quiet his people down, that it was inappropriate to be celebrating the death and destruction of thousands of unsuspecting, innocent Americans, he was roughly shown the door of the restaurant he was in and told to F**K off. Many of these Somalians are here at the invitation of the American Govt. (us, you and me) and have been sponsored by, given money, shelter, food stamps, welfare, and support by us. It is reported that many of them are not American citizens. When Bill Clinton was president, the bodies of two dead American soldiers were dragged through the streets of Somalia to the cheers and glee of the Somalian people. It is time that Americans stand back and reevaluate our position in the world. I don't condone hatred and violence. I don't condone racism or racial profiling but, Penny I am sick and tired of being hated and profiled by those that come to this country only to take advantage. I won't like or love or lend a hand to others that come here with hate for me and my country, those that are only interested in eliminating the Christians and Jews or in their words "heretics" because they/we are "Satan." Because of what took place Tuesday, I will forever more look upon Arabic looking people with suspicion in my heart. Nothing that anyone can say to me will change that fact. Whether the woman that complains about my right to be frightened and suspicious of others likes it or not is irrelevant. It is NAIVE to believe that our world has not changed. It is no longer safe to believe that everyone just loves one another and that we can all just "get along." I woke up Wednesday morning and looked out the window. The sun was shining, the birds were singing and the world looked so beautiful. As I lay there thinking, my thoughts went out to the victims of the horrible events of the day before and my heart was broken. As I contemplated what had taken place, I asked myself, why? Then the realization hit that "they" want to take all of this away from us (Americans) and me and my family and my neighbors. That "they" want us eliminated from the face of the earth and the ones that they don't eliminate will be enslaved and slaves in their intolerant world. That "they" will turn our world up side down if given the chance and create a living hell if we let them. That is a frightening thought and a very real possibility. I will temper my anger, I will continue to be tolerant, but I will forever more be on the look out for others that hate me and my country so much that they wish me and my loved ones dead. If I find them I will do every thing in my power to make sure that they are not EVER allowed in my country. The WORLD Trade center was full of people, and many of those people were here from other countries. It wasn't just Americans that were attacked Tuesday, the WORLD was attacked. The Arabic/Muslim community has declared war on the WORLD and so it is at war with the WORLD. If we don't kill them first, they will kill us. WHEN they have access to nuclear weapons and/or biological weapons they WILL use them on us. Have NO doubt about that Penny, they WILL use them on us. Anyone that believes otherwise is a fool. The stakes are high. I have two children. They are the only children I could have due to medical problems I suffered as a young lady. My first born is my precious son Robert. Robert is named after his father. He is 23 yrs old and the light of my life. He still calls me mommy and will be the son that will cry with me and comfort me the most in my old age. He is sensitive and pure of heart. My "baby" and last born is my beloved beacon, the one that is strong like a warrior, the one with so much individuality and self esteem that even now at the age of 22, innocently believes that he can do anything. He is my miracle child because he wasn't supposed to be born. I may lose my sons. I may lose my sons to the hatred that some Arabic people have towards me and my country. I can't tell the ones that love me from the ones that hate me, can you? Maureen