On Thu, 14 Nov 2002, Mike Diehl wrote: > Dubbya has only been in office about a year and a half, and in that time, he > has destroyed Freedom in this country?
Not entirely, just *mostly*. > I don't think so. I'm still able to > practice my religion freely. Sure. Provided your religion does not offend the mainstream sensibilities. > I can criticize my government and stay out of > prison. As long as your criticism is not highly visible. > I don't have soldiers living with/watching me. When was the last time you were out in public? How about an airport? > Saddam is just as > bad as most dictators, but let's not confuse the issue; he's still a DICTATOR! So? > > Dubbya and Asscruft have millions of people in prison for doing > > nothing wrong, only violating their bullshit rules in the War On Some > > Drugs. > > Hey, the law is posted. You may not agree with it, but it is the law. Saddam is the LAWFUL DICTATOR. You may not agree with it, but it IS THE LAW. > I > wouldn't have agreed with Prohibition, but I would have followed the law > while at the same time trying to abolish it. Guess what, I have that > freedom, still. As long as you do not attract any serious attention, yes. Once you attract serious attention, all bets are off. You'll either be found holding your breath forever, or you'll be carted off to the nearest Re-education Camp (maybe to share a cell with Bell). > Personall, I don't care what you do in the privacy of your > own home, but I won't want to drive on the same street, go to work with, or > have my child watched, by anyone who is high on some drug. If that means > smoking dope keeps someone from being imployed, that's not my problem. Why should my employment in a programming capacity be contingent on what you find desirable in a baby-sitter? > > >They have killed thousands of innocent Afghans, and are intent > > on murdering hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqis just to steal > > their oil. This makes Dubbya a mass-murder far beyond the scale of > > Saddam. > > Well, mass-murder is a bit strong. No. It's exactly correct. How about what we have done in Iraq? Both life expectancy and quality of life have nosedived as a direct result of OUR actions, not Saddam's. Remember, before we got into the act, Saddam was providing the worlds finest medical services, world-class education, housing, etc... We are the ones who not only destroyed it, but have spent the last 12 years insuring that the people we are supposedly "concerned for" are systematically starved to death, prevented from receiving medical care, potable water, etc... > I believe we are motivated by oil; not > arguement there. Perhapse Dubbya is looking out for the US's, and his own? > best interests. I'll bet you drive a car and like a warm home, and like that > electricity stuff. Well, it all NEEDS OIL! The average American Sheep would > riot in the street if they couldn't drive their SUV to church on sunday. > > > Not that Klinton was any better. > > Not EVEN going to go there.... <grin> I guess we all agree on this one. -- Yours, J.A. Terranson [EMAIL PROTECTED] If Governments really want us to behave like civilized human beings, they should give serious consideration towards setting a better example: Ruling by force, rather than consensus; the unrestrained application of unjust laws (which the victim-populations were never allowed input on in the first place); the State policy of justice only for the rich and elected; the intentional abuse and occassionally destruction of entire populations merely to distract an already apathetic and numb electorate... This type of demogoguery must surely wipe out the fascist United States as surely as it wiped out the fascist Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The views expressed here are mine, and NOT those of my employers, associates, or others. Besides, if it *were* the opinion of all of those people, I doubt there would be a problem to bitch about in the first place... --------------------------------------------------------------------
