Well, I'm finally relieved that another listmember had the courage to bring up parallels to Nazi Germany after I had taken a beating for it a year and a half ago.
Nevertheless, we're in a real dilemma. Mass transit lines are vulnerable to terrorist attacks. Look at Israel. Not that I want to see us become more of a police state, however. I just wish our nation had a more humane system of economics that doesn't exploit and anger marginalized populations and countries all over the globe. Again, look at Israel. I'm afraid that our Light Rail lines and busses in the metro region may be vulnerable to terrorist attacks as long as the United States support a brutal foreign policy. Perhaps a city council resolution condeming US foreign policy might make Minneapolis safer from terrorist attacks. I'm not sure. One other observation: The military model is creeping into almost every facet of American life. In the human services, for example, the term "target population" (meaning those in need of assistance) has become very common. Peter Schmitz Downtown St. Paul ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
