Posted by Mister Metal on September 11, 2002 at 00:03:26:
In Reply to: This might not be good for everyone to read posted by quequel on September 10, 2002 at 19:31:02:
: I would write a poem for you any day. Any other poem. I am happy that we live in a country where our opinions can be expressed and accepted. I am not happy that we live in a society that is now viewed by some as a disease that is infecting the world, much in the same way we once viewed Communism. I don't support the way we act as the world's police force, and I will never see why sending thousands of innocent sons, fathers, and brothers to kill thousands of others is the chosen way to settle one government's disagreement with another.
: While it saddens me that we have made Americanization synonomous with materialism, VD, and neglected children, any group that will brutally slaughter thousands of people because they are incompatible with that group's religion--like the Nazis--needs to be stopped. It's not retribution for me, it's an effort to halt the years of terrorism.
: I'm torn. We've played Cops and Robbers with so many countries. We've let our money-holders govern who we kill. We're not pure, we're not righteous in our anger, we're not even right most of the time. But I can't write the poem. Right now, it would be confused and angry and idealistic. I can't imagine that it's right to kill both our young soldiers and theirs over an ideal, but I can't deal with the possibility that they'll do it again if we don't keep them busy defending themselves.
: Geez, I'm kinda screwed up. And probably pretty unpopular. I don't have the answer this time. Like that's a first or something? Right.
well honestly kristi...we live in a messed up world...and some of them countries we are fightin against have governments and societies that would want nothing more than to crush us..i can understand the spirit of resolve..and can understand what our president is tryin accomplish..i am not antiamerican to the least bit..as some already know..if it wasnt for this grand country i would not be alive now..so i have much to be grateful for..and i know that in this world we live in..there is a sad thing that is called war that has to be done at times in order to defend our wonderful freedoms..peace doesnt solve it all kristi..it just doesnt....but learn to see the wonderful beauty that our country was founded on..and still represents..choose to fixate on our freedom and the blessings we have in this wonderful place to live in called the united states..