Text 3007, 47 rader
Skriven 2010-01-11 12:00:02 av Lee Lofaso (3:800/432.0)
   Kommentar till text 2903 av Peter Knapper (3:772/1.0)
Ärende: The Evil That Men Do
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Hello Peter,

>MV>Isn't it so that many Americans still believe there was no
>MV>reason for the 9/11 attack?

>RB>Certainly no justifiable reason.

PK>Ok,so if (in your mind) there was no Justifiable reason for
PK>the attack, then WHY in YOUR mind) did it happen?

Obviously, terrorists had their own reasons for their attacks on 9/11.
Was it justifiable?  To those terrorists I am sure it was.  President
George W. Bush had his own reasons to order an invasion of Iraq.  Was
it justifiable?  To the President of the United States, I am sure it
was.

But is any act of violence justifiable?  A mugger might justify
his/her actions on the basis that he/she needed money in order to
buy food.  A rapist might justify his/her actions on the basis
that he/she was starved for sex.  A murderer might justify his/her
actions on the basis that he/she needed some form of recreational
activity.

War is state-sanctioned murder.  The leader of a country gives his/her
okay for his/her people to do the unthinkable - to kill people - in cold
blood.  And the people are led to believe in the righteousness of their
actions, and of the actions of their leaders.

Just because a leader says an act of violence is justifiable, does
that make it so?  If not, then is there such a thing as a "just war"?
Or is that just a figment some warped soul came up with in order to
justify the cold-blooded killing of his/her own enemies?

>RB>Such a pity that an otherwise reasonable person can be so one-sided.

PK>Hello Pot, Kettle calling......;-)

He's a real Nowhere Man.  Doesn't have a point of view.
Knows not where he's going to...

--Lee


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