in reply to Re: Re: (OT) Parking Lot
in thread The World Trade Center Tragedy
I decided to not to reply to gregor42's node stating that retaliation is a simple matter. This is a painful time. Arguing a point sometimes does little more than inflame the passons of the arguers. I woke up this morning to reports of attacks against innocent Muslims and changed my mind.
I do not believe Gregor's metaphor is a fair one. A better metaphor would be to imagine that you live in a neighborhood of abandoned buildings inhabitated by people who have nothing. The large abandoned building next to you has no heat, light or plumbing, but dozens of men, women and children live there. Somebody does you serious injury. You toss a burning bottle of gasoline into the building at 3:00am.
A ruthless, violent response may be what is required. This response should not be unthinking or indescriminate. Obliterting Afgainistan, (if this is even possible) will kill people who have don't even know the WFC exists
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--mandog
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(VERY Off Topic) Parking Lot
by gregor42 (Parson) on Sep 13, 2001 at 19:53 UTC | |
by stefp (Vicar) on Sep 13, 2001 at 23:41 UTC | |
by OzzyOsbourne (Chaplain) on Sep 14, 2001 at 17:47 UTC | |
by Kevman (Pilgrim) on Sep 14, 2001 at 18:05 UTC | |
by OzzyOsbourne (Chaplain) on Sep 14, 2001 at 22:57 UTC | |
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by stefp (Vicar) on Sep 14, 2001 at 19:21 UTC | |
by OzzyOsbourne (Chaplain) on Sep 14, 2001 at 23:05 UTC |
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