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I probably shouldn't be arguing with Ally here, but I'm in a fit of
pique now.
"No-one weeps for the Palestinians, the Iraqi civilians killed by
the US (and the UK, let's not forget that)',
This is bullshit. With the amount of Arabs and Israelis in NYC? This
is bullshit. Perhaps true in Europe..." Oh yes, that's why no-one
can get anything done in the US, what with those enormous protests
every day of the week clogging up the streets of every major city
demanding a halt to the US's support of Israel, sanctions against
Iraq etc. I'm not 'pleased' or 'happy' about Tuesday's events, and
I'm sorry if I gave that impression and am totally sorry for any loss
you may have had. But
IT HAS TO BE SAID, people die every day
out in the east as a result of US action, the horror and distress
felt by many a NYC, and indeed world citizen is something that the
citizens of Iraq (for example) have had to go through for the PAST
10 YEARS as a result of sanctions, bombing raids etc. Do we
have official days of mourning for them? The children denied proper
healthcare, all those classified as 'collateral damage'? No. The
sooner people get away from this absurd attitude of "What did we do
to deserve this?" the better.
"WE REBUILT YOUR FUCKING UNIVERSE"
Perhaps if you were talking to a German, this would be true. But
you're not, and it's not. This kind of attitude is the thin end of
the wedge, as the cliche goes.
― DG, Friday, 14 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
six months pass...