In reply to Jed Rothwell's message of Mon, 14 Aug 2006 15:22:41 -0400: Hi, [snip] >>What makes these people so angry they would give this up and want to kill us? > >Actually, we have little to do with it. It is a fight within these >countries, which is spilling over to us. Our administrations going >back to FDR have contributed by helping these governments crush >opposition, and of course we are the ones who hand over billions of >dollars, and make SUVs to drive up the cost of oil.
First you say "we have little to do with it", then in the next breath you say "Our administrations going back to FDR have contributed by helping these governments crush opposition". IOW the US administration has propped up corrupt puppet governments that ensured an ongoing flow of cheap oil. The man on the street in these countries may be poor, but he is not stupid. He sees this just as well as you do. No wonder he is pissed off. If you want to know what to do about terrorism, it's simple. 1) Get rid of your own corrupt government. 2) Stop supporting corrupt puppet governments elsewhere. 3) Let the people in those nations share in the wealth beneath their feet, iso forcing them to give it to the US in exchange for paper that the US prints (this goes for Nigeria and various other poor Nations with oil around the globe too). 4) Give up some of the wealthy life style you enjoy, so that others may share in it, by paying more for the oil you get. (and if you did as I suggest here, the price would go up, because the value of the $ would drop). That is what this struggle is really about. Equality and fairness. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://users.bigpond.net.au/rvanspaa/ Competition provides the motivation, Cooperation provides the means.
