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The reaction continues.
As tempers flair of President Bush's Budget proposal it seems that the air
of non-partisanship has given way to the unavoidable two-party system tide
of spin. The entertainment industry has returned to what they do best and
left the hackneyed and wholeheartedly patronizing patriotic kiss ass on
the dressing room floor to run out to a writers meeting and see if they
can find some way to work another gay character or obvious one liner into
the script. The racists and bigots have found solace in an endless stream
of Bin Laden jokes and thus some of the pressure on our neighbors of
middle eastern decent has been relieved. And the United States foreign
policy is as intrusive and bullying as ever. I'm glad to see everyone
breaking out the long haul rhetoric because there will be ever increasing
numbers of attacks on Americans until such time as we stop trying to mold
the world in our image. Now, on to the positive. Some good things have
come of all of this. We have once again been reminded of the vast amount
of pride and effort going into the work of the men and women of our armed
services. Despite the fact that war is a sick abomination and a violation
of every religion, creed, aesthetic, and ethos (side note.....I have been
hearing allot of support for the war from the Christian right....actually
from Christians in general......you Christians ever read the bible?
.....specifically proverbs?....maybe you should) it is also a reality in
the our world. The Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, National Guard, Coast
Guard, and other agencies have truly shown their true colors, and done so
proudly. The women of Afghanistan have found some relief from the oppression
of the Taliban. Women in the middle east have far to go but they struggle
on in good company. Women in Africa are also persecuted and subjected to
inhumanity as well as men and women of different religions and colors all
over the world. Someday, when we stop fighting, maybe we can begin to lead
by example. Until then, Struggle O
Kyle Bateman
Date: 2/6/2002 |
Hate
as a Learned Behavior
by Shawn Blackburn
Copyright © 2001 Paragon Peacock Publishing, no part of this article may be copied except for
the purpose of reviews for which written permission must be obtained directly
from Paragon Peacock Publishing and Shawn Blackburn.
| Being in the Military has lent a perspective to the
Sept. 11th attack that is hard to explain. Through all the pain and
suffering, we have joined together under our flag once again. The prayers
that have gone out, along with the thanks and appreciation, for our
military, our police and firefighters has been outstanding. It makes you
proud to be American, and to be serving our country in some capacity.
Through all this, and the thanks I have received. I would like to
extend MY Thanks, to all those who support us; the families, friends, and
neighbors, that support those of us in the military, police force or
firefighters. We appreciate your support in what we do in our day to day
lives. You supporting us, and showing that you care makes our jobs that
much easier, knowing that we are doing something that helps our great
nation and those that live in it.
Thank You, to all those out there that support us.
Thank you very much.
Martin
Williams
Date:
1/2/2002 |
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