[lit-ideas] Re: Willie Pete
- From: "Andy Amago" <aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 13:44:03 -0500
> [Original Message]
> From: Phil Enns <phil.enns@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 11/10/2005 12:55:46 PM
> Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Willie Pete
>
> Ursula Stange wrote:
>
> "As for your comment in another post, I suspect none on this list would be
> out killing other Canadians or Americans, but enough others would. Look
how
> much American on American violence there is even without an insurgency for
> cover. Look how quickly any excuse for mob violence escalates. Many
there
> are who would welcome such a free-for-all. This is not just something
> 'others' would do."
>
>
> I agree. I did not mean to suggest anything regarding the character of
> Iraqis or Americans. I was only speaking to what I hoped would be the
case
> for myself.
>
> As to the comparison with Tito, from the little I know, I don't think it
is
> apt. As I understand, Tito attempted to stand above the various divisions
> within Yugoslavia. This is in contrast to Saddam who very much identified
> with one group, to their advantage and to the resentment of the others.
In
> other words, the violence was not submerged but institutionalized.
>
>
Unless it's being done with consent, in order to institutionalize
inequality one must necessarily submerge the other side or sides. Few are
willingly submerged. When American institutionalization of white supremacy
was the rule, the blacks were submerged. Once they were allowed to come up
for air, the rage wasn't far behind. Not so different in Iraq. Americans
are as capable of violence as any anyone anywhere. We've proven it many
times over.
Andy Amago
> Sincerely,
>
> Phil Enns
> Toronto, ON
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off,
> digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html
------------------------------------------------------------------
To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off,
digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html
Other related posts:
