[free-sklyarov] OPEN LETTER: Tragedy followed by travesty. (fwd)

[Jeff Lane]

On Fri, 14 Sep 2001, Tom wrote:
> the chancellor of my country said this was an attack on the whole
> civilized world. reading some reactions from americans, I'm not so sure
> anymore if it was really a part of the CIVILIZED world that was
> attacked.

Ummm what exactly marks the "civilized world"??  Every civilization thinks
that they are the epitome of "civilization".  I know of not ONE country on
the planet that can be considered civilized by the definition you are
implying here.

No...  the reactions of Americans is NOT a matter of civility.  it is a
matter of pride, anger, and steeled resolve.  Are we a perfect society?
Of course not.  And we never said we were.  However, history has proven
time and again (at least the last 250 years or so) that when the people of
this country (and before this country was formed) are attacked, they rise
up and bite back.

We may be a mixed lot, full of whiners, full of softies, full of people
who generally do not care one way or another, full of apathy and lethargy,
but NOTHING, and I mean NOTHING provokes the unification and strenght of
the people of the United States than attacking us.

sorry.. just had to throw my 2 cents in...

cheers

-- Jeffrey Lane, RHCX, EMT