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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lane3 who wrote (38563)	11/24/2001 12:00:04 PM
From: MulhollandDrive	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

I am still of the opinion that he is not a coward. I explained my rationale based on the dictionary definition. I have not yet heard a rebuttal of my rational, only others expressing a preference for theirs.<< I don't believe I have read your rationale. But I'll simply state that as you indicate you see not evidence of bravery (opposite of cowardice) I do see evidence of cowardice. I'm willing to concede that in his final hours he may show evidence of bravery. I would define a brave act on his part to give himself up willingly, sacrificing himself for the well being of others. By the dictionary definition of cowardice, I don't think we could call the the hijackers cowards. They were obviously willing to personally accept the consequences of their audacity. If bravery is the opposite of cowardice, I would grudgingly have to say that they were brave. Following your logic WRT the people taking the Osama as Bad argument, there fore he MUST BE A COWARD, it would be consistent to say the HIJACKERS are BAD therefore they must be COWARDS. Such is clearly not the case. I think by including his description as coward along with the demonstrably false and stating Osama is horrid therefore he MUST be a COWARD trivializes the thinking of those who see him quite clearly as a coward. There is in fact a time for black and white thinking. However it is possible to think in black and white terms within the context of a given situation without resorting to absurd rationalizations. Calling Osama a coward is not essential to making the black and white argument that he must be stopped. If I considered him to be a brave man, it would not change my belief that he should hunted down and receive the just recompense for his acts. I consider him to be a coward. And you do not. I think I'm correct in my assessment and I think you are wrong. Ultimately it doesn't matter what our opinions are..but either way, we can agree that he must be stopped.