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To: Cary Salsberg who wrote (70552)	7/23/2003 8:26:40 AM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 70976

Help the dolphins captured in the Solomon Islands! Write an email....do something. Mexico is not abiding by the agreement they are a signatory to. wdcs.org cnn.com

To: Cary Salsberg who wrote (70552)	7/23/2003 11:03:23 AM
From: runes	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

Cary - <<How did you arrive at this belief?>> I've encountered too many people and learned of too many incidents who's hatred has driven them to irrational thoughts and irrational behavior. And I have seen no evidence that any group is exempted from this problem. ...It is, I BELIEVE, part of the human condition. <<Did you meet these Jews?>> No. Nor have I ever met a neo-Nazi (that I am aware of). But I still BELIEVE that neo-Nazis exist. <<Can you point out incidents which provide examples of "extreme lengths"?>> ...How about the assasination of Rabin? A Jew murders a Jew for negotiating with the Palestinians. Is that extreme enough? <<Are you putting yourself in the place of Jews ...?>> No. "I believe that there are <blank> who's hatred of <blank> runs deep enough that they would go to extreme lengths to further that hate." ...Iraqis...Saddam ...dumb white boys...blacks (they dragged a black man to his death) ...Al Qaida...America (African embassies, USS Cole, 9-11) ...Americans...Muslims (post 9-11 Sihk murders) ...Palestinians...Israel (suicide bombers) ...Men...women (serial rapists, Jack the Ripper) ...Goths...jocks (Columbine) ...Cary...Zonder (who lives in a cesspool?!) And the list goes on and on and on. Anytime you have a polarized situation you will also have a few people who gravitate to the extreme ends of the polarization. Make the polarization strong enough and some of those outliers are going to move into the realm of the irrational. Cary, I am sorry that you find the original article and subsequent discussion so upsetting. But I really think that you need to step back and re-evaluate your perspective. All that we have here is some bizarre behavior by group(s) of nutcases. ...Who have already gotten far more attention than they deserve.