"Mike Pritchard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >Exactly, and what irks many of us non-US listers (or at least me, I >imagine I'm not the only one who feels this way. Colin is well able to >speak for himself) is that our opinion about the actions of the US >government (in this case in support of Israel, "Sharon is a man of >peace", give me a break!!) is considered invalid. In which case I look >forward to hearing more 'legitimate' criticism of US government >activities from people like Vince and Fred, to name only two. > >mike in Barcelona.
Glad to oblige. The idea that "Sharon is a man of peace" makes me puke; that Resident Bush said it doesn't surprise me, but it also makes me puke. But both sides are incredibly fucked, and both sides have legitimate concerns. The only answer is two independent states side by side with a secure border, but I'm not holding my breath. As great as the great achievements of humans are, we are very dumb animals. We represent a quantum disparity in the evolutionary chain. If one considers that the Earth is one big ecosystem, humans are the only element within that ecosystem that has the real potential to destroy the entire system (if the system doesn't destroy humans first). In other words, as beautiful as human beings can be, we are mutants. Beautiful and horrible mutants. We have too much intelligence and too little sense. When I see a Palestinian on TV, or a native Israeli, I cannot tell the difference. They look alike. They eat the same food. Their languages are very similar. They are the same goddamn people, and they want to annihilate each other! That's why, from time to time, I like to remind myself and others that: You say falafel, I say falafel You say salaam, I say shalom Falafel, falafel Salaam, Shalom Let's blow the whole thing up! -Fred
