on occasion, i receive politically oriented emails, such as the one that follows. it is anti-obama, because he is not viewed as “patriotic” enough and does not support the war. we’re all doomed if we can’t rise above this level of consciousness. my comments follow the email:
Are we fighting a war on terror or aren’t we? Was it or was it not started by Islamic people who brought it to our shores on September 11, 2001?
Were people from all over the world, mostly Americans, not brutally murdered that day, in downtown Manhattan , across the Potomac from our nation’s capitol and in a field in Pennsylvania ?
Did nearly three thousand men, women and children die a horrible, burning or crushing death that day, or didn’t they?
And I’m supposed to care that a copy of the Koran was ‘desecrated’ when an overworked American soldier kicked it or got it wet?…Well, I don’t. I don’t care at all.
I’ll start caring when Osama bin Laden turns himself in and repents for incinerating all those innocent people on 9/11.
I’ll care about the Koran when the fanatics in the Middle East start caring about the Holy Bible, the mere possession of which is a crime in Saudi Arabia
I’ll care when these thugs tell the world they are sorry for chopping off Nick Berg’s head while Berg screamed through his gurgling slashed throat.
I’ll care when the cowardly so-called ‘insurgents’ in Iraq come out and fight like men instead of disrespecting their own religion by hiding in mosques.
I’ll care when the mindless zealots who blow themselves up in search of nirvana care about the innocent children within range of their suicide .
I’ll care when the American media stops pretending that their First Amendment liberties are somehow derived from international law instead of the United States Constitution’s Bill of Rights.
In the meantime, when I hear a story about a brave marine roughing up an Iraqi terrorist to obtain information, know this: I don’t care.
When I see a fuzzy photo of a pile of naked Iraqi prisoners who have been humiliated in what amounts to a college-hazing incident, rest assured: I don’t care.
When I see a wounded terrorist get shot in the head when he is told not to move because he might be booby-trapped, you can take it to the bank: I don’t care..
When I hear that a prisoner, who was issued a Koran and a prayer mat, and fed ’special’ food that is paid for by my tax dollars, is complaining that his holy book is being ‘mishandled,’ you can absolutely believe in your heart of hearts: I don’t care.
And oh, by the way, I’ve noticed that sometimes it’s spelled ‘Koran’ and other times ‘Quran.’ Well, Jimmy Crack Corn and-you guessed it-I don’t care !!
If you agree with this viewpoint, pass this on to all your E-mail friends. Sooner or later, it’ll get to the people responsible for this ridiculous behavior!
If you don’t agree, then by all means hit the delete button. Should you choose the latter, then please don’t complain when more atrocities committed by radical Muslims happen here in our great Country! And may I add:
‘Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the Marines don’t have that problem’ — Ronald Reagan
I have another quote that I would like to add AND…….I hope you forward all this.
‘If we ever forget that we’re One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under.’ Also by.. Ronald Reagan
One last thought for the day:
In case we find ourselves starting to believe all the Anti-American sentiment and negativity, we should remember England ’s Prime Minister Tony Blair’s words during a recent interview. When asked by one of his Parliament members why he believes so much in America , he said: ‘A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in.. And how many want out.’
The last thing, by the way, that we should do is to elect as President of the United States, someone who claims to love America yet, WILL NOT salute the flag, WILL NOT pledge allegiance to our flag, and sat in a church listening to a ‘pastor’ that HATES America! Are you Freakin’ kidding me?
Only one defining force has ever offered to die for you: The American G.I. . . . and they died for your freedom.
i’m sure the people forwarding such emails want to see justice and peace prevail…
however, is this not the kind of attitude is what has the world going to hell in a handbasket via endless cycles of violence, anger, retaliation?
if we can’t rise above our own grief, anger, frustration and sadness then aren’t we all doomed? won’t nuclear, biological and chemical weapons on the open market continue to find their way into the hands of people blinded by the righteous rage displayed in this email? is the same righteous rage not displayed by the terrorists?
if we, living in a land of relative freedom, education, peace and prosperity can’t be the ones to rise above this level of victim-retaliation consciousness, then are we not all doomed? do we really think we can can “win the war on terror” via anger-inspired violence? before hi tech weapons and communication devices existed, it was possible to defeat the “evil” enemy, but now?
it won’t be easy… but can we afford to respond to 9/11 with the same level of consciousness that created it?
there are new and better ways to create the world we all desire–even if they are not immediately obvious.
standing with all of you for peace, life, freedom and prosperity
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