I just want all americans to wake up to what is happening in our country. Our freedoms are being taken away by our own government. We've lost far more freedom due to legislation by the current administration than by any act committed by terrorists against this nation and that includes 9/11. I believe there is a terrorist threat but the question is to what extent do we as a nation devote our time and attention and resources and lives to protect against this threat. All, most or the proportional measures that would ensure our security to as great a degree as is possible in a free society. The USA is the most powerful nation in relation to the entire rest of the world than any nation has ever been. No Bill O'Reilly the Roman Empire did not have a greater military superiority than America now enjoys. We are King of the Mountain in the Nuclear Arms Race. So the question is,
Why are we so afraid?

by BluePrintsRecords on 11/04/2006 05:55:16 PM EST

How can you be so sure tolerance won't help solve the terrorist problem. Perhaps a mix of solid defense, appropriate response and tolerance is in order. 9/11 happened and there were any number of responses the Bush Administration could have made. Anyone who wants to believe that because they responded the way they did that somehow makes it the best response or the proper response or even a good response. It is time for us to stop pretending that the starting of the Iraq war was in any way a good idea. It was not. True, you can argue anything; but there are positions that cannot be argued effectively or persuasively because their initial premise was incorrect. If your initial premise is a fallacy then it follows everything that all subsequent arguments stemming from that premis are also incorrect. This is the first rule of logic.

 The starting of the Iraq war is one such position. The initial premise was that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. Now denying this does not make it any less so.  Virtually the whole world knows we got it wrong. 

We could learn a lesson from the Amish. They still had room in their hearts for forgiveness even to one who had done them great harm, This nation would have been well served to show more tolerance and patience after 9/11.  Who would insult those who suffered most directly from the deaths on 9/11? The reason 9/11 was a tragedy was because children lost their fathers and wive's lost their husbands and parents lost their children. The pain felt by those people was the pain we all felt. That is why we cried on 9/11. It was enough to imagine losing those closest to us that caused us to grieve. How much more for those who actually will never again see the people in their lives who meant most to them. Yet some of the wives were attacked as opportunists! It was suggested that some of their marriages were on the skids. How awful we have become attacking our own. Yes I believe tolerance can help overcome terrorism in its' many forms.

by BluePrintsRecords on 11/04/2006 10:33:55 PM EST