Serving tea and crumpets to Mack....sitting down at the table...now Mack...it is always good to question. Not enough people questioned the Nazi's and I lost family because of that. I am not in any way comparing the US to Nazi's but it is a good thing for us to question whether bombing the Taliban really knocks out the 'enemy'.
Do the Taliban just live in one part of Afghanistan? And what about the millions of innocent people who have been forced to cross into Pakistan? I present these questions to you because there is no one solution...no easy answer. But it is always good to question. My republican parents raised me and my sister to do just that. And believe me ...my Dad and I had many arguments over the viet nam war. But I have always remembered him telling me "Question everything and do so respectfully but do it, even if I do not agree with you I will always respect your right to do so". When you first joined the JMDL I remember you stating that you stood for unconditional love. I believe the other JMDL people who agree or disagree with what the US is doing in Afghanistan respect the right to state different and varied opinions. Placing a slice of freshly baked lemon bread on Mack's plate... and continuing....discussion of our history be it sullied or pure as the driven snow is what our democracy is all about Mack. :) Peace.....Sharon...glad she has a warm home...and good friends and a loving family. NP Lyle Lovett Dolphie Bush wrote: > > Brenda wrote: > > Criticism of our > > government and what it is doing or has done is not anti-American. Nor is > it > > necessarily anti-war. In fact to me, it is distinctly American to > criticize > > and question our government. > > I would disagree. The consistent and relentless postings here about the > United States, both present and past, in the negative, I feel, are > anti-american. They are most certainly not pro-american. Not supportive of > the actions we are taking and, for that matter, have seen little to any > support for anything that the United States has ever done. The constant > barrage about what bullies we are in the world scope, our dastardly and > covert behavior around the globe are most certainly anti-american > sentiments. I have seen posts here that pretty much run the gamut worldwide > pertaining to all the areas where the U.S. has been wrong and very little to > say that we are a fine country that, regardless of the mistakes that we have > made, that has done more good for this world than any country that has ever > existed. I see nothing wrong with criticizing the government if we are > trying to make it better and working within to do so but I see no difference > between many of the attitudes expressed here and those of many people in > foreign countries; and they are most clearly anti-american. Also, how can > one continuously write about what we are doing wrong currently and then say > they are not anti-war sentiments? They clearly are anti-war for we are at > war. They cannot be both, have to be one or the other. Either one is for > the war or against the war. Pro or con. This is not a sit on the fence > issue. > > > > Does being a pacifist make you anti-American? Not in my book. > > I agree but have yet to hear from anyone here just exactly what they would > do in this situation to solve the problem, other than complaining about and > deriding the people who are trying to do something about it. > > am not anti-American or anti-war, but I am definitely critical and will > > continue to be because we can do better. > > I would love to hear just what we should do in this situation that would be > better, and still solve the problem. > > American does not mean blindly supporting the American government," said > > Fadi Kiblawi, 20, a Kuwaiti-born Palestinian who went to high school in > St. > > Louis and is among the peace group leaders. "It means using your civil > rights > > to say what you think America should be." > > I think it involves a lot more than saying what you think America should be, > like getting out there and making it what it should be. And that not only > includes getting involved and changing policy we do not like but supporting > those in charge in a time of crisis, like now. I suppose we could serve tea > and crumpets to the terrorists and beg them to leave us alone but I don't > think that would work and it flat out doesn't matter what we do for as long > as we are in the Middle East,(and I am not even convinced that leaving there > would suit them) which we will always be unless we decide to leave and let > them destroy Israel, which they most surely would do, they are going to > continue to attack us and do everything that they can to destroy us. It is > us or them, as far as I am concerned, and I am not willing to try to smoke a > peace pipe with crazy fanatical individuals who just blew up 5,000 > Americans. > These people have no shame and all the good will in the world is never going > to change that. > > Mack
