No just wars?

[Jon Ford]

Good point about emotions, Stephanie-- I do get tired of being called 
"emotional" by certain members on this list when  I am expressing my sincere 
beliefs. There are many things worth getting emotional about. On the other 
hand, we have just gone through a period in which we have had honest 
emotional responses to Sep 11, and heroic actions by so many emergency 
crews-- and yet have seen these responses manipulated by the Bush 
administration as an excuse to kill thousands in vengance.
It tends to make one a bit cynical--

Jon




>From: StepCher@aol.com
>To: austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net
>Subject: Re: No just wars?
>Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2001 15:29:43 EST
>
>
>In a message dated 10/28/01 2:14:03 PM, michaele@ando.pair.com writes:
>
><< Your view that we should NOT have reacted to 9-11 is thankfully
>confined to the ranks of those like yourself whose main focus of
>life it is to protest, being otherwise disassociated and
>alienated from normal pursuits. >>
>
>mike,
>that description is unfair and inaccurate.
>as i said previously, there is a growing peace movement here, not among
>alienated weirdos but highly educated, intelligent, thoughtful, and even
>successful people. as i have already stated i believe i could personally
>execute, even dismember with my bare hands, any one or all of the perps 
>w/out
>hesitation. but slaughtering innocents in the name of vengeance sickens me.
>which leads me to
>
>In a message dated 10/28/01 2:15:01 PM, jonmfordster@hotmail.com writes:
>
><< I'm sure that would be a very
>"emotional" thing to say >>
>my mind is boggled by anyone remaining untouched by and unemotional about
>9.11. yes it is important to rationally analyze what is going on, to not be
>fooled again, but people like you and me are dead, a couple of american
>cities are under seige, and many innocents HERE in the usa are dying, so if
>you aren't moved you may as well be dead.
>
>i am including a little thing i wrote. it is highly emotional, so if that
>will offend you, stop here:
>
>who was that masked man?
>riding back from rubble
>riding away from stench of death
>steed and brothers crushed and left behind
>armour shed and standing naked
>dancing on canyon's edge
>willing to plunge and pursued by furies
>pushing pushing pushing
>oh please oh please don't fall
>and searching ever searching
>you will not find it will not help
>for he is gone and they are gone and it is gone
>just seek a moment's rest a moment's calm
>to breath some salted air washed by the sea
>and please oh please dont fall.
>ive never felt more love or pride or ache
>as standing with you naked  for all the world to see
>fragile as a butterfly braver than god
>begging please oh please dont fall.
>so who are you masked man?
>


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