Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]RUBEN BLĘDEL wrote: "Kit and everybody else on this subject Living in europe islamic fundamentalisme and terrorism is a little to close for comfort - soul search or not, our democracy is an endangered way of thinking when a corner of the world armed with suicide bombers does not share the virtues of the right to be speak freely - believe in what god you want - equally rights for womans etc. And no it probably does not help to kill them, but it sure would be great if one could shot some kind of door and open it again in about 2or 300 years when they have come to their senses." - -- With all due respect, this "solution"--closing the door and opening it in 300 years--is what we have already done, and is exactly why we are where we are now. The "haves" have shut so many "have-nots" behind the door for so long and kept them there, that they are fed up with it and want to get out and enjoy what a precious few in the world have enjoyed for so long: education, adequate housing, food, economic justice. Terrorism is a symptom of a deeper problem, one that will not be cured by imposing (read: force-feeding) our "values" (whatever those are) on the rest of the world, whether they like it or not. Never mind all the terror that we create around the world, masquerading under some other euphemism. As for "fundamentalism," we have our own problems here with another kind of fundamentalism that tries to restrict the rights of our citizens ... freedom of speech, equal rights for all people, women and minorities and others who refuse to adhere to patriarchal ideology and control, included. "They" will not come to their senses in 300 years. There is no "they." They have much more in common with "us" than most of "us" are willing to admit! I guess I've really done it now, haven't I! Now everyone knows I'm an Aquarian! And I listen to NPR and watch Charlie Rose every night, too! ;-) Kit - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html