oops, misclicked
 ....i don't doubt his courage, i wonder about his resolve and his
WILL.


---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "yellonero" <yellonero@mail.ev1.net>
Reply-To: <yellonero@mail.ev1.net>
Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2001 09:01:27 -0500

>     to Rambo in Mansfield/South Dallas
>
>   My e-mail was in response to all the ones i've received lately.
>   Did i criticize the public displays ? i just said i didn't
>understand them.  Whatever floats your boat, G.
>   I'd like to further emphasize one point.
>   On a INDIVIDUAL basis, Americans are the most compassionate
and
>good-hearted people i've personally come across  (much more than
>the Europeans - i was there, i saw - and much, much more, i hate
>to say, than us)  We are all refugees, and all of us have been
>helped along the way, if not with $10,000 in cash (lol), but on a
>personal level, by kind, compassionate people. The scale of blood
>and money donations we are seeing now can never be approached
>anywhere else in the world.  And not just in this extreme, tragic
>case, this has always been true.  The Marshall Plan, earthquakes
>in Turkey, floods in Bangladesh, etc... Americans have always
been
>there to help, if not in manpower, at least in cash donations. In
>the immortal words of you-know-who, Americans are good people.
>   However, good people do not patriots make.
>   Where were the patriots when, after Pearl Harbor, the
>resolution in Congress to enter WWII passed by ONE vote ? Were
the
>patriots, those people who lined up the streets of Washington and
>claimed that F.D.R. was a warmonger, a traitor, and a Jew-lover ?
>   Were they patriots, those young men and women ("the flower of
>America's youth") who insulted and spat at the Vietnam Veterans
>who returned home ? Let us not argue the merits of the (illegal)
>war in VN. But shouldn't patriots at the very least show support
>for their troops ?
>   Were they patriots, those companies which, during the height
of
>the Iran hostage crisis, tried to deal with the enemy and make a
>profit ? (Marc Rich was not an isolated case)
>   In the next few weeks, will people try to dump their stocks in
>the hope of making a killing or cutting their losses ?
(Greyhound
>stocks anyone ?)  Continenetal has already laid off 12,000
people,
>couldn't they have waited, and don't you believe they wanted to
>make the cuts all along but jumped on the opportunity ?
>   America at its heart is a nation of self-interest - money.
>It goes to war in the name of that self-interest, not in the name
>of IDEALS (the Gulf War was meant to defend and save the poor,
>little Kuwaitis...rite...)  That self-interest makes America rich
>and strong - and all the more power to them, we all want to be
>rich and strong.  The question is, will its people die for it?
>   Hopefully, we'll never find out - no one wants a fukkin' war.
>I just wonder (WONDER, not question, criticize, or judge) if the
>same Joe Smith who is screaming for war rite now on CNN, in a few
>months' time, after the grief and justifiable anger have died
>down, will he be so willing then to drop everything and go to
war,
>HIMSELF, on the GROUND in Pakistan or Afghanistan.  Once more,
>Buddha saves us, we'll never find out.
>
>PS
>   I claim that if i win the $10,000,000 Lotto jackpot, i will
>donate half of it to chairty. With my TRACK RECORD, would you
>wonder my resolve ?  How dare you ?  Joe Smith does have a track
>record too.
>
>
>---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
>From: BoBayMon@aol.com
>Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2001 03:39:06 EDT
>
>>a poodle is a poodle indeed!  the displays of patriotism are
just
>peoples'
>>way of showing support, pride, and love of one's country.  hell,
>my 72 yrs
>>old papa wanted to do the candle thing...then line up 50
>terrorist and
>>shooting them in the heads!  he said he would love to be able to
>help fight
>>the afghans!  just bc you wanna show or display symbols of
>patriotism,
>>doesn't mean that's the ONLY thing you're willing to do.  not
>just anyone is
>>gonna be allowed to help search for missing victims...only
>certain ones are
>>allowed.  others can only show their support by donating $$$ for
>the families
>>of survivors and rescue workers (mark cuban gave a million
>bucks), donating
>>supplies & blood.  people here were waiting up to 8 hrs just to
>donate
>>blood....sheit, that means something in my book.  sure, we're
fat
>and happy
>>about an extended time of peace and prosperity....but i think
the
>fat cat can
>>still swing the bat.  just give it some time my european
>canine...give the
>>texan a chance to lead and the people a chance to follow.  after
>all, that
>>dude leading us be from the RIGHT side of POLITIX
>>
>>FREAK NASTY
>>
>
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