> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: Jon Gabriel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Verzonden: donderdag 16 januari 2003 6:52 > Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Onderwerp: RE: Desktop Icon Utility
> > It's the kind of thing that can be very easily interpreted the way > > Jeroen did. > > Yes, but it's *his* interpretation. Not mine. No, it is not my interpretation; I was pointing out how it was likely to be interpreted, based on this list's history of responding to that kind of statements. > This should be a surprise to no one. He's been quite vocally anti- > american for years now. I've said it before and I will say it again (although people will probably just ignore it again): criticism of American policies does not equal anti-Americanism. > In Nazi Germany circa the early 1930's the German government created > fear and loathing of several groups of people by merely accusing them of > treason against the state and worse without evidence. Those groups had > done nothing to the government or its people before being rounded up and > murdered. > > By contrast, we were physically attacked on September 11th and the proof > was seen by the entire world. However, the US was attacked by people from an other region of the world, but many of the government's measures are directed against its own population. I don't think turning the country into one huge police state is going to prevent terrorist attacks coming from outside the country. Jeroen "Casual Observations" van Baardwijk LEGAL NOTICE: By replying to this message, you understand and accept that your replies (both on-list and off-list) may be published on-line and in any other form, and that I cannot and shall not be held responsible for any negative consequences (monetary and otherwise) this may have for you. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
