>Ok. After I go to your home and kill your family, and steal your car, >THEN I'll ask you to forget it all, and if you refuse then you'll be >"very much still stuck in an outraged past". The military here (the ones >who killed 60,000 people) say the same thing, that we must forget in >order to heal the past. We'll forget when we get even, or ahead, if it's >alright with you. > >
You are right on this. The people of Argentina, El Salvador, Chile etc deserve to see justice done for the atrocity of their recent past in order that the next would be dictator thinks twice before committing such criminal acts in the future. Which is why it is important that Charles Taylor is, as he should be, on trial for crimes against humanity; and Eva Peron is fighting extradition to Argentina. But this logic also justifies the US led global war on terror and unfortunately, a never ending cycle of violence and outrage in the Middle East and elsewhere. In the end I think individuals must be held accountable for their crimes, but a people must forget about their neighbours being an enemy in the past if they are to move forward into a better future; And I don't think an entire nation or people can be held accountable for the injustices of a few bad individuals, which is what I misunderstood you to be doing. Graham. _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
