--- In [email protected], "Robert Gimbel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > (Snip) > "Oh yeah? You live in Israel? > > > > You *were*, in fact, reacting in "self" defense. > > > > You live nowhere near Israel. If it were nuked > > off the face of the earth tomorrow nothing would > > happen to you. Your fears are completely without > > basis. > > > > But you've chosen to *embrace* and *cling to* > > those fears, to elevate them in your mind as if > > they were noble. You've chosen to identify your > > self with a group of equally non-existent selves > > that you call "Jews," and to feel afraid any time > > any of them feels afraid. > > > > If that's the way you want to live, fine, but I > > think it's pretty sad. > > I didn't say that I live in Israel; > The deal is I was taking a bus from Seattle, back to Madison, > Wisconsin, where I live now; > And I met a Jewish fellow, and he happened to be a Viet Nam vet; > And was from San Franscisco, and was just traveling around...
I always thought that this would be an interesting experiment: Park a car on the Berkley campus (I know it's not San Franscisco) with two bumperstickers on the back bumper: one, on the left, says "Vote for Bush/Cheney" and the one on the right says: "Blood for oil". Set up a hidden video camera and see how long it takes before the car is vandalized by tolerant anti-violent liberals. > So, he was saying, that he couldn't say those things in San > Franscisco, about Nuking Iraq, because it was too liberal there. > And this guy had a strong view, that if it was up to him, he would > push the button in a second; > In the meantime, a group of people had gathered at this bus station, > In Billings, Montana, to discuss these issues; and it was an > interesing discussion, had by all... > Anyway, I think part of it is a genetic connection I feel; > When my tribe, is scared to death- because rockets are falling from > the sky; > And because my father fought and killed Nazis in the war; > And witnessed the aftermath of the holocaust... > So, > It's sort of in my blood. > As far as dogma, dogma sucks, I agree.. > But as far as trashing Maharishi or his movement; > That just isn't my cup of tea, sorry... > But I won't hold it against you; > Your just a member of the 'Crow Tribe', I reacon > You can't help it- you live to mock and mock to live.. > I understand completely... > R.G. > To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
