Yes, we are at war.. My question is, how long do you think we will be at war? It sounds to me like Mr Bush is talking about a permanent war on the "scourge of the 21st Century"..
As long as there are fanatical people and a centralized powerhouse for them to target there will be terrorists of one kind or another. Terrorists are nothing new.. they have been called pirates (the sea type), hackers (computer type), revolutionists, freedom fighters, militia, and anybody else whom the general public does not understand.
I personally feel and have felt my entire life to be a person whom the general public does not understand.. a "geek" if you will.. I have no problem being different and thinking different. But many people don't like it and would like to stop it or harm it.. Obviously, I'm not saying that I'm a terrorist, I am saying that people tend to group and categorize.. people group their fears regarding others and when people are afraid they don't always descriminate between those people whom they fear.. I have serious concerns when people start talking about.. "we are at war. The normal rules do not count in war". I counter this line of thinking with "evil cannot be fought and defeated with actions based upon fear, evil can only be fought and defeated with actions based upon the heart"
This is a war that has no end. The "normal rules" once gone shall never return as long as people maintain the mentality that "we are at war. The normal rules do not count in war"
Slashdot Mirror
Yes, we are at war.. My question is, how long do you think we will be at war? It sounds to me like Mr Bush is talking about a permanent war on the "scourge of the 21st Century"..
As long as there are fanatical people and a centralized powerhouse for them to target there will be terrorists of one kind or another. Terrorists are nothing new.. they have been called pirates (the sea type), hackers (computer type), revolutionists, freedom fighters, militia, and anybody else whom the general public does not understand.
I personally feel and have felt my entire life to be a person whom the general public does not understand.. a "geek" if you will.. I have no problem being different and thinking different. But many people don't like it and would like to stop it or harm it.. Obviously, I'm not saying that I'm a terrorist, I am saying that people tend to group and categorize.. people group their fears regarding others and when people are afraid they don't always descriminate between those people whom they fear.. I have serious concerns when people start talking about.. "we are at war. The normal rules do not count in war". I counter this line of thinking with "evil cannot be fought and defeated with actions based upon fear, evil can only be fought and defeated with actions based upon the heart"
This is a war that has no end. The "normal rules" once gone shall never return as long as people maintain the mentality that "we are at war. The normal rules do not count in war"
regards,
Spaghetti Stick