Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]-----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Slobodan Dimitrov Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 8:39 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Documentary Photography Book Review On the other hand, the secular version, "not one of us," is as insidious. S. Dimitrov > From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 18:13:58 -0400 > To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: RE: [Leica] Documentary Photography Book Review > > What concerns me far more than ?robust? and war-like language, is > religiosity and the reduction of foreign policy discussions to > religious discussions; looking at the world in terms of ?good? and > ?evil.? If you?re our ?enemy,? you?re ?evil.? It?s that kind of > language that allows the dehumanization of the enemy, and the notion > that we don?t need to abide by the Geneva conventions. > > It was all summed up for me the other day by a car parked in my > neighborhood: > > There was a folded American flag on the shelf behind the back seat, an > American flag bumper sticker, and next to that a bumper sticker that > read - ?Our God is an Awesome God.? > > ;-) > > B. D. > _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information