mack the dolphin states: > ? I only wish it were that simple. > to me....this is the bottom line and exactly right. it's not simple at all.
flags. to me...the flag is a symbol of safety. safety of knowing that we can believe as we choose and we will defend our nation. our country...the USA....has shaped and formed each of our minds and thoughts. to say....give peace a chance....is so simple. yet...it's flavored by the blood of so many martyrs. innocent people who gave their lives to build a nation that valued freedom of mind over spoon fed doctirne. remember john l. in the nyc tee shirt. at the end of the day...real lives have been lost in the USA. this war on terrorism is not about vengence or justice or striking back. it's about making our nation safe. our nation. the one that we live in. the one we grew up in. the one that allows us to make our music. it's a nasty world out there. always has been. dog eat dog. but the USA protects is borders and its cities. that is...until some criminal thieves stole our planes and destroyed our cities. like patty smith said....the shame of the towers was that they were twins. there were two of them. give peace a chance....yet the stench of OUR neighbors still reeks in lower manhattan. the world as one place? no. not when there are people wanting to kill us. in this situation...we hold together as a group and defend our flanks and our cities and our borders. we would not be here today if others had not done the same thing. when the dust settles...then!!! we think about peace. then we think about healing. the flag is a symbol of safety and one of recognition and one of thanksgiving for our safe place. to not see that...to look for a bigger freedom and a more sharing world.... that's just too simple for me. too much blood has already proved that wrong. i mean...people are killing americans. to me...it's that simple. we defend our own. lets just have a big love in!!!! no. not today, when the bodies still burn in nyc. today we fight to win, and shut down the enemies. shut down as in ....kill dead. tomorrow...when the killers are not around us.....we give peace a chance. and mack is absolutely right. this list is way to left on this issue. and like three or four people only have stood up for this country and it's choices today in a sheer dilemma situation. but for me...i know that like 90% of all americans stand behind the government's choices today and this list is the anomoly. we are that way on this list because of the music. but music is only one part of life. flesh and blood is another. this war is about keeping americans safe. that's a bitter pill to swallow. makes one not want to accept that fact. people who believe in the freedom of the USA, and fight for it's safety,..... make it safe for pacifists to dream about peace. yet it's always easier to point the finger and say....hey!!! give peace a chance! that is....after a bunch of unknowns have already died to really...give peace a chance. this pisses me off. real people...innocent people....7000 people...are dead today. there will be no peace because of that. not for a long while. that's a complex thing to accept. pat
