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An Interesting Article.

Discussion in 'General Open/Public Discussion' started by Manitou, 4 Sep 2002.


  1. Manitou

    Manitou Old War Horse DragonWolf

    "I sat in a movie theater watching "Schindler's List," asked myself, "Why
    didn't the Jews fight back?"

    Now I know why.

    I sat in a movie theater, watching "Pearl Harbor" and asked myself, "Why
    weren't we prepared?"

    Now I know why.

    Civilized people cannot fathom, much less predict, the actions of evil
    people.

    On September 11, dozens of capable airplane passengers allowed themselves
    to be overpowered by a handful of poorly armed terrorists because they did not
    comprehend the depth of hatred that motivated their captors.

    On September 11, thousands of innocent people were murdered because too
    many Americans naively reject the reality that some nations are dedicated to
    the dominance of others. Many political pundits, pacifists and media personnel
    want us to forget the carnage. They say we must focus on the bravery of the rescuers and ignore the cowardice of the killers. They implore us to understand
    the motivation of the perpetrators. Major television stations have announced
    they will assist the healing process by not replaying devastating footage of the
    planes crashing into the Twin Towers.

    I will not be manipulated.

    I will not pretend to understand.

    I will not forget.

    I will not forget the liberal media who abused freedom of the press to
    kick our country when it was vulnerable and hurting.

    I will not forget that CBS anchor Dan Rather preceded President Bush's
    address to the nation with the snide remark, "No matter how you feel about him,
    he is still our president."

    I will not forget that ABC TV anchor Peter Jennings questioned President
    Bush's motives for not returning immediately to Washington, DC and commented,
    "We're all pretty skeptical and cynical about Washington."

    And I will not forget that ABC's Mark Halperin warned if reporters weren't informed of every little detail of this war, they aren't "likely -- nor should
    they be expected -- to show deference."

    I will not isolate myself from my fellow Americans by pretending an attack
    on the USS Cole in Yemen was not an attack on the United States of America.

    I will not forget the Clinton administration equipped Islamic terrorists
    and their supporters with the world's most sophisticated telecommunications
    equipment and encryption technology, thereby compromising America's ability to
    trace terrorist radio, cell phone, land lines, faxes and modem communications.

    I will not be appeased with pointless, quick retaliatory strikes like
    those perfected by the previous administration.

    I will not be comforted by "feel-good, do nothing" regulations like the
    silly "Have your bags been under your control?" question at the airport.

    I will not be influenced by so called,"antiwar demonstrators" who exploit the right of expression to chant anti-American obscenities.

    I will not forget the moral victory handed the North Vietnamese by
    American war protesters who reviled and spat upon the returning soldiers,
    airmen, sailors and Marines.

    I will not be softened by the wishful thinking of pacifists who chose
    reassurance over reality.

    I will embrace the wise words of Prime Minister Tony Blair who told Labor
    Party conference, "They have no moral inhibition on the slaughter of the
    innocent. If they could have murdered not 7,000 but 70,000, does anyone doubt
    they would have done so and rejoiced in it?

    There is no compromise possible with such people, no meeting of minds, no
    point of understanding with such terror. Just a choice: defeat it or be
    defeated by it. And defeat it we must!"

    I will force myself to: hear the weeping-feel the helplessness-imagine the terror-sense the panic-smell the burning flesh-experience the loss-remember the hatred.

    I sat in a movie theater, watching "Private Ryan" and asked myself, "Where
    did they find the courage?"

    Now I know.

    We have no choice. Living without liberty is not living."

    -- Ed Evans, MGySgt., USMC (Ret.)
    Not as lean, Not as mean, But still a Marine.
     
  2. Wow - powerful words. Great article - certainly reminds us that the price of freedom is enternal vigilence. We must never forget.
    Thanks for sharing that with us Mani.
     
  3. thank you mani....
     
  4. mtx

    mtx Official Decepticon

    Made for an interesting read.
     
  5. this is a fairly good one as well...

    from junkyard blog:
    "Dec 7, 1942

    America commemorated the tragedy of Pearl Harbor today, one year after the terrible day that changed the nation forever. In San Francisco, closest US-held territory to the site of the incident that the National Education Association has said should not be blamed on any group or nation, sailors rowed by a mockup of the sunken wreck of the USS Arizona in lifeboats, dropping wreaths and handwritten poems dedicated to their fallen comrades. It was a moving, tearful scene, as thousands of sailors hugged one another, then dedicated themselves in speeches and songs that “We Shall Overcome.” Admiral Chester Nimitz unveiled a memorial that will be erected on the site, and will be portable "just in case." The memorial’s centerpiece, a bronze statue, depicts a black, white and Hispanic sailor raising an American flag on the bow of a sinking ship.

    In Washington, Congress observed a moment of silence. Then President Franklin Delano Roosevelt mustered all of his courage to denounce those among us who would harbor anger toward Japan, which, in his words, “had its reasons to do what it did. They were probably angry at the way we treated the Indians, who are after all probably descendants of Asiatic peoples. Or they might not have appreciated our support for China in its war against Japan, currently being waged in mainland China. Whatever. We had it coming.” He then pledged to seek out the root causes of Japan’s apparent hostility toward the US, vowing to “make things right,” adding that he would probably review our relationship with China’s beleaguered military with an eye toward ending it. An apparently confused Roosevelt added that he'd been obsessed with "getting Tojo for years," though late this evening a White House spokesman admitted that the president had actually intended to say "mojo," adding that he had no idea what the president meant.

    The US media, careful not to stir up hurtful memories, decided against publishing any photographs of the events of a year ago. The NY Times’ lead editorial urged the nation to “just move on,” to attain “closure,” and to “search for the reasons that Hirohito hates us.” Prime Minister Tojo, rumored to have been the mastermind behind Japan’s actions, is probably “misunderstood, a liberator rather than a warmonger,” according to the paper’s editor, Howell Raines I. NBC radio focused on the children of Pearl Harbor, even though most of the sailors killed had been unmarried. CBS radio, meanwhile, played somber music most of the day, mixing it with tearful testimonials from those who lost loved ones, pausing only for a moment of silence. This was followed by a brief newscast detailing events in Europe, which look grim for the increasingly bellicose English and their shrill, portly leader, Winston Churchill.

    Polls show that, while support for a US war with Japan reached a high of 99.9% on Dec. 8 of last year, the time since has been a period of healing and understanding. Support to topple the Tojo regime has dipped to a new low of 38%, as most Americans seem satisfied that they’ve risen above the cycle of violence, and no longer see the Japanese Empire as a threat to the American way of life. Most no longer even see Pearl Harbor as an attack; rather, 65% now say it was "a misunderstanding."

    In Europe, amphibious German units stormed the English coast, reducing the formerly majestic cliffs of Dover to a smoking rockpile before capturing the quaint seaside town. Hitler vowed that the citizens of England can expect treatment similar those of Germany's other newly-gained lebensraum, making special note of his eagerness to seek out Britain's Jews for “special care.” The rumor is that he plans to send them off to summer camp somewhere in Europe. In Honolulu, Admiral Isoroku Yamatoto prepared to celebrate his first full year as Japan's military governor of the Pacific District, an oceanic empire that now stretches from the Australian outback to Anchorage, Alaska.
    -B Preston "
     
  6. mtx

    mtx Official Decepticon

    Whoha was that a way of saying Americans are pansies? If so I agree to the fullest extent.

    Dragon... I'm an honest person (very blunt as well). I like your flash and the idea behind it but it doesn't run very smooth. The images seem a bit choppy and slow in movement. Other than that it is pretty good. Better than anything I could ever do. :D
     
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  7. no it was just a parody

    of the way things would be if the liberal crap that is being now was being pulled in 1942, AND if it was sucessful.
     
  8. Lets start the bombing of Iraq in California...

    http://www.calpatriot.org/issueupdate/911.html

     
  9. Very touching
     
  10. Great Dane

    Great Dane <B><FONT COLOR="RED">THE LEGENDARY BANNED</FONT></

    I take offence to that.

    Assuming that every Californian is a pinko libral piece of shit, is like me assuming that everyone in North Carolina is a backwoods redneck married to their sister.

    To set the record straight for all you out of town people there is currently a boycot of the City of Berkley by the residents of the Bay Area. This is just one thing in a long list of stupid things they have done over there. The first being Banning the Amirican Flag from being flown in windows of the U.C. Berkely Campus (Oct-2001), and the next was Banning Fire Trucks & Police Cars from flying the American Flag (also Oct 2001). If you want to bomb Berkely I'm all for it, but leave the rest of the state alone.

    (ok bomb LA too. I hate those bastards.)
     
  11. mtx

    mtx Official Decepticon

    I thought Berkeley was that shit hole that didn't want to go to war after sept 11th. Any of you remember a story of how everyone started boycotting them and such?

    WTF is that? Trying to support the people who didn't want to fight and some of them cheered for the Terrorists!?

    You know America is a great country. There are many freedoms which it provides. Quindel you have the freedom to GET THE HELL OUT. There are many countries you can go to that will encourage your behaviors. Who's up for boycotting Berkley?
     

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