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Politics : DON'T START THE WAR -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Machaon who wrote (20040)	3/12/2003 10:03:17 PM
From: Just_Observing	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25898

What is his motivation? Whatever the answer, I am sure that neither you or I would be surprised by it. It could be simple decency or common humanity - no doubt to your great wonderment since you are so alienated from them. remove Saddam Hussein's dangerous regime from power Your paranoia is your only fear. All you have to fear is fear itself. Immersed in your infinite idiocy and haunted by your hate and hypocrisy, you will find peace or security nowhere. Not even in killing Arabs who you feel don't count. What doesn't count is your humanity or decency since you have none. Do you include Arabs in your total of casualties? Only you. You are as dead as if a terrorist had shot you through your heart. But the trigger finger was your own. Better luck in your next life. Unlikely though if karma figures in it. And seeing what a fool you are making of yourself on this thread, it's clear karma is already working.

To: Machaon who wrote (20040)	3/12/2003 10:26:59 PM
From: PartyTime	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25898

Robert, Vitas is nothing more than a distractionist. He's using nothing but boneheaded tactics, he knows this. He once had my respect. But his behavior in this debate has completely changed that. If he thinks he's being funny or serving a point--he's wrong. Why am I doing what I'm doing? I think in my previous post to you I gave you a pretty good answer. But I noticed Just Observing made a statement that echoes my own beliefs. So I'll reprint his statement in juxtraposition to my response to you in my previous post. Message 18693458 To disdain your fears and his absurdity, I will answer Vitas' question, this being the first time I've seen it. No I am not a member of the communist nor socialist party. Never have been, nor will I be. I say right on to the those who invented and invested into the hoola hoop, the pet rock and to those who work in the diners serving French Toast. I play the stock market, used to be a position trader when the IPO market was hot. It's not now, so I'm pretty much on the sidelines, except for a couple of longshots. I'm the kind of person who roots for the little guy and I like it in football when the backup quarterback comes in to run the plays. I root for him. Except for the salary he drew, I sympathize for Bill Buckner. I firmly believe in small business. I know big business has to exist but I hate seeing it go the way where America's corporate farm replaces the old Soviet Union's collective farm. I don't like seeing the small hardware store guys knocked out of business by Home Depot and Lowe's, etc. Indeed, I have problems when the top five percent in this nation take in 60 percent of the wealth and then Bush gives 'em a huge tax break, this while state bugets everywhere are cutting back on much-needed services. Call me what you want, Robert. But one thing I do know: I'm a good American and it's my preference that when people from other countries see our flag flying that they, too, take pride in it instead of hating it.