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To: AK2004 who wrote (10610)	10/3/2003 5:55:21 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793717

Just because he was not the only one does not mean that it is ok to admire him, JMHO. From that viewpoint, I see it more as "Human Nature," ak. I doubt if there are many Arabs around that, however horrified they may be by 911, don't have a sneaking admiration for Bin Laden as a result of his pulling it off. My favorite example of this type of emotional pull is the reaction of German Jews who escaped Hitler and got to LA by '39. They sat there in the restaurants on Fairfax and could not repress their joy at seeing the fall of France to the German Army.

To: AK2004 who wrote (10610)	10/3/2003 7:08:36 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793717

I would support saying you admire a person who was strongly evil and has done great harm but you can admire aspects of the person without admiring the person as a whole. I personally would be to sickened by the actions of Hitler to feel admiration for him let alone to express it but someone who does, doesn't necessarily admire what Hitler did. Still if Arnold had recently and/or frequently said he admired any thing associated with Hitler I think that would be a huge strike against him. But is the possibility (not the certainty but the possibility) that he may have once, many years ago, said he admired some aspect of Hitler, enough to be a huge strike against him? Not IMO. Tim