As the wise man once said, "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't force him to smoke it"
Cindy --- the world's only living heart donor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > actually, rose, my being republican has no > indication of any sorts that > says that i want > war. > > if that was the case, than 63% of the people in this > country are > republicans, because they > are for this war ? actually, i think that shortly > after the elections, a > lot of americans were > polled as to why they voted as they did, in > producing the congress and > whitehouse > alliance, they replied 'i think our democrat leaders > are acting too > liberal.' if you'll notice, > there is a gradual inclination to moderatism (the > best route, imho. less > friction, and we'd > probably get more work done and less grandstanding > in our congress) > > in fact, it truly troubles me that we are going into > a war. it truly > troubles me that our mutual > friends may potentially be called back in to serve. > it weighs heavily on my > mind. > > unfortunately, our time of peace was irrevocably > abolished on 9/11. it was > something that > we didn't do to be provoked. perhaps we were too > complacent. > > you know, and maybe, in a way, it was our foreign > policy (which, might i > add, has carried > across presidents of both sides of the political > spectrum) that has made > everyone pissed > offf at us. let's face it, not many countries like > us. those that are > allied with us do so, only > because it is a way to have some power. like those > who allied themselves > with the school > bully (better to be with the powerful, than the > victims, right ?). > > but, really. when i see things like this damned > patriot act enacted, when i > see muslims > looked at with a sense of distrust, when i see arab > americans who came to > this country to > make a living in this country, because they thought > america would accept > them with open > arms, and to have the same things enacted onto them > as the japanese had > been done > unto w/ the internment camps, well, it saddens me. > but, who is at fault > here ? was it the > people who attacked us -- was it their fault for > bringing this upon us ? or > was it our own > behavior w/ the rest of the world that brought this > on ourselves ? > > you're right, anthony. it is sad to wonder what we > have done, that makes so > many > countries hate us, to declare a holy war on us. is > it our blatant > materialism ? is it our 'me, > me, me' philosophy ? our fascination with ourselves > ? our self-narcissism ? > > i'll admit. sometimes, i look at our culture, and i > despise it. we are > spoiled. we are > ungrateful. but, what do you expect ? we are still a > very young country > (226 years is not a > long time, compared to some). in some ways, we act > our age. > > as for dependency on oil, yes, i do believe that > we're too dependent on the > persian gulf, or > hell, on oil, period. i, for one, take mass transit, > to work. i do my part > to help the > environment. and i can't wait for an affordable > hybrid car to come out. i > am a naturalist at > heart. but at the same time, i also value the choice > of mankind. we may not > like what other > people do, but we cannot bash them over the head > with our doctrine. i say, > gentle > persuasion is the best. but, in your face ads, like > the SUV one won't work. > it will only make > people dig their heels in. think about how we > reacted to those drug > commercials. those > 'where's the love' anti-rave ads. > > and, btw, considering how much toxic shock my > saltwater tank has been > through, i'm > actually amazed at how sturdy the environment is. > hell, my fish are still > alive. :D > > and, btw, james, world peace will happen when asian > parents actually > friggin say 'i'm proud > of you and love you'. (yah, right, ha ha ha !) > > and, i think driver's licenses should be removed > from all women. :D > especially ones who > don't know how to get to 3rd and 20th from 19th and > valencia. /me runs like > mad from rose > and caroline. > > btw, rose, that mother theresa quote: i do smile at > ppl i bump into (except > for e-tards who > push me out of the way so they can get 'a more > supportive front-row for > denise' hee hee > hee). i just don't smile at people who steal my > FREAKIN SOCKS, @$*(@*%(@$%* > @($%@( !!! > > i can write long emails on the weekend, > nat. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com ___________________________________________________________________ The D mailing list http://www.djdenise.com/ Check out the new forum! http://www.djdenise.com/forum/
