Subject: Re: respect for other cultures..............
From: shakes le drummer (the_evergreen_partie@hotmail.com)
Date: Mon Sep 17 2001 - 02:44:51 GMT
i'm sorry for letting the heat of the delivery sweep over the details
the friends i speak of are all americans suffering nightmares from the
present media barrage i would like for them to not have to 'live' in that
world .....
.......as much as i would not wish this tragedy on anyone
in no way am i condoning the actions of these terrorists
however, the shedding of innocent blood cannot be repaid by like actions
nothing will be gathered but more hatred and misery
and from that further violence
a prophecy of the bluntest kind
oh, and i have also revised my little rhyme for clarity's sake
the complexity of our mimesis will define our primitiveness
>From: "Jive Monkey" <monkey_jive@hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: bananafish@roughdraft.org
>To: bananafish@roughdraft.org
>Subject: Re: respect for other cultures-zero / ruthlessness-%100
>Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2001 20:04:56 -0700
>
>Since your friends have been living in a world of "bombs helicopters and
>exploding oil tankers" you want everyone else to live in the same world?
>
>It occurs to me that the USA did fund bin Laden when he was fighting the
>Soviets (and a great fight it was) and he dumped them like a dead fish when
>he needed a new enemy and saw one in America. Who was using who? Perhaps
>bin Laden just doesn't understand a world in which he isn't blowing someone
>up.
>
>The U.S.A. is an imperial power, it has been for some time, and it behaves
>as one. It has murdered foreign leaders, occupied foreign countries,
>bullied and cajoled others to do it's bidding, all in the name of "American
>interests." It will continue to do so as long as it remains an imperial
>power, as long as that is what it believes it has to do to maintain it's
>position. It's true that many Americans don't realize this; once again
>because that is seen to be in the best interest of the government. Is this
>right? No. Should one point the finger and the gun at the pawns in this
>game and blow them up for the sins of their government? No. You seem to
>dislike the violence yet you wish it visited upon others? It would appear
>that hypocrites abound on all sides.
>
>It seems that those who look upon what happened Tuesday as "to be expected"
>don't understand that how America behaves as a world power will now only
>get
>worse.
>
>
>From: "shakes le drummer" <the_evergreen_partie@hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: bananafish@roughdraft.org
>To: bananafish@roughdraft.org
>Subject: respect for other cultures-zero / ruthlessness-%100
>Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2001 21:40:21 +0000
>
>
>'war culture' is an international language
>and the u.s.of a. consistantly comes in with top marks
>- in every class that's the reward for doing your homework
>for wars with international/national support it's weapons on display
>'let's get 'em out and get it on!'
>but when there needs to be some sneaking round involved
>so NO ONE knows what';s going on
>guess who have the $$$, connections and two-faced arrogance to play the
>game
>in that arena as well? who funded noriega hussain AND bin laden?
>yeah, it's a rhetorical question kids - U.S.A. O.K.
>
>and the americans who don't understand 'why' of violent culture simply
>aren't members of the military cause you've got to have specialists
>right?
>it's a mistake to think that entire cultures live for war
>of course the sad fact is that many cultures live with war
>and to survive as a culture even your child must take up arms
>aren't we lucky we're not at that stage? but if there was no
>alternative.... and stating that you do not understand the violent culture
>is to rudely ignore the infinate injustices inflicted on people by people
>within the very boundaries of 'the land of the free' by specialists and
>amateurs alike
>
>my friends have been suffering nightmares filled with bombs helicopters and
>exploding oil tankers the propoganda machine is in full swing
>poisoning our fragile minds
>humane considerations have been swamped in a wash of hate
>my question for you all....has anyone seen chomsky's lucid work of honesty
>Manufacturing Consent?
>if the world survives,how long will this refusal to accept responsibilty
>continue? i think the 2nd is dependant on the 1st
>
>
>
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