[lit-ideas] Re: National Symbols
- From: John McCreery <john.mccreery@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2006 08:53:38 +0900
Might, might, might. This is the language of cowards who would gladly
abandon both liberty and morality for the illusion of heightened
security. This is the language of tyrants who fan fears to justify
seizure of unlimited power. Sorry, I don't buy that.
It's a dangerous world. No, duh, always has been. My son-in-law's
father was on Iwojima. My son-in-law has returned from Iraq and said,
sadly, "This is not my father's war." He is right. However evil our
opponents may seem, we are the aggressors here. They may be Stalin,
but we are the ones acting like Hitler, making our demands and
threatening war if not appeased. We have lost our three thousand and
already killed 10 times that number.
Be prepared, sure. Keep your powder dry, sure. Wait 'til you see the
whites of their eyes. Damn good advice, that. Make war because we're
scared? Not me, no way. That isn't the country I love.
John
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