Someone once said that when one party or other resorts to the Hitler
analogy, that means that the resorting party has lost the argument or at
least has nothing to say.
As for wars and such: where were you when the US let a million Rwandans
die at each other's hands? Where were you when Saddam Hussein was
gassing Kurds?
No, the left and right in Europe have plenty to answer for -- as will
the US, in it's turn.
Timothy Lillie, PhD
Associate Professor
The University of Akron
Zook Hall 322
Akron OH 55325-4205
330-972-6746 (voice)
330-972-5209 (fax
-----Original Message-----
From: keith armstrong [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Saturday, November 06, 2004 12:34 PM
To: Lillie,Timothy H
Cc: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: The Tragedy
Hitler was a democratically elected leader (however that didn't make him
a good guy)
I am not sure that the US is even a democracy. Whoever is going in for
elections has to be a millionaire or have the support of the super rich.
AFAIA The only US President (since the end of the 2nd
World War) who was not a millionaire before taking office was Nixon.
The US is a two party state where every other point of view is
pushed away and denied access to the media, look at the way Ralph
Nader was treated.
The fact is that since the 2nd World War the US has invaded over 72
different countries outside of the US, the latest being the tragedy of
Iraq. These outrages have left millions dead and even more people with
physical impairments. Far too many to count.
Bush only answers to 'god', and there lies the danger to all the
people on the planet. Bush has his fingers on many weapons of mass
destruction. The poison gas used by Saddam Hussein was made in the USA
and sold for a profit. Surely you deal with the pusher first
before dealing with the user.
My personal war on real terrorism is to refuse to buy products made in
the USA and where possible not buy UK products either, because it is all
about making money and stealing poor peoples resources.
War is a very ineffective way of dealing with the worlds problems, so
far over 100,000 dead in Iraq and only 20% of the names of children
murdered in Iraq have had their names recorded.
I felt very honoured to hear Professor Stephen Hawkings' views on
the Bush/Blair war against the Iraqi people last Tuesday, when the names
of some of the people were have been killed in Iraq were read out.
Keith
On Fri, 5 Nov 2004 15:25:01 -0500 , "Lillie,Timothy H"
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>Well, perhaps you are right. I don't recall a US election since 1968
>that has generated so much vituperation and hatred from so many people.
>
>Still, I am not trying to justify Bush's foreign or domestic policy,
>most of which I happen to oppose. I am trying to point out that
>vituperation and hatred (especially of a democratically elected leader)
>is not the best way to convince her that she ought to change her
>policy, foreign or domestic.... Or him, as the case may be.
>
>Timothy Lillie, PhD
>Associate Professor
>The University of Akron
War makes people ill.
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