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RE: [errancy] McDonald-Till Debate
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time2-@frontiernet.net
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Aug 13, 2007 08:03 PDT
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All of you seem to think the Arabs and Muslims are all Evil. That's a
word that really bothers me.
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DB
Ian, I must admit that I do not fully understand your position. You
appear extremely emotional on this discussion point. There are many
points that I would like to address in your latest note (and yes, I
can see and appreciate that you spent a long time on it). However, as
alluded in my last note, I do not see much value in such
communications as you have apparently thought the way that you have
for a long time.
I did want to address the above point, though, especially given that
you mentioned me wanting a response a few times in your note. First,
I do not think that I am brainwashed by anyone, only that I am making
the only obvious choice. For example, you mentioned the Vietnam war;
while not an active demonstrator, I made my first formal public
demonstration against it in 1966 in a tenth-grade English class (me
and three Quakers) in a poll being conducted by our teacher who had
recently been elected mayor of our town, but still teaching not yet
having taken office.
I would not call all Arabs/Moslems are evil. I would say that all
demonstrate evil who do the following:
-Want all Israelites eradicated from what they call Palestine up to
and including the death of all Jews in the Middle East
-Promote/emotional support suicide murderers to target innocent people
to make political statements.
-Kill their own leaders if they try to compromise with Israel (or do
anything else with which they agree).
-Applaud terrorist events such as 9/11.
Within two years, I suspect that most of our military in the Middle
East will be withdrawn. The primary benefit that they seem to be
serving now is postponing the murder of millions, not thousands, of
people and keeping terrorist acts away from US land. I fear that
delaying murders is the best that we can say because the Arabs are
masters of hate and do not seem willing to change. Until the Arabs can
learn to overcome hate, I do not see how peace can ever come to that
part of the world.
I applaud your military service. I do not know you, but suspect that
ramifications of that service is driving you to react the way that you
are. I doubt that anything that I can write will be of help...probably
only causing you to react all the more.
Anyway, you have my best wishes. I sincerely hope that you find peace
in this issue.
Thanks,
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