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[Rowland Smith <rowland AT nc.rr.com>]

I thought I'd spew my own thoughts on this business, which are varied a many, 
but I'll just support Dave with a hearty *Fuckin A!*

Later,
Rowland

On Monday 01 July 2002 12:27 am, you wrote:
> i certainly was never endorsing and/or excusing israel. i think their
> religion is bullshit, too. and as far as i can determine, sharon is pure
> evil.
>
> at this point, i really don't care "who is doing what to whom."
> i don't care who is "right."
> i don't care who "was there first."
> frankly, i am losing my ability to care whatsoever.
>
> it appears my point was entirely lost with the initial post. i was trying
> to directly address one of the talking points i've seen repeated in print,
> online, and television media. the whole "modernity" thing. whatever; it all
> seems beside the point now.
>
> besides being completely disgusted with the damage that organized religion
> has brought to the world, i remain completely stupefied that educated
> people still convince themselves to believe in something so unprovable and
> useless. instead of actually doing good things in the world, we are
> constantly deadlocked between two or more states of righteousness.
>
> we are wasting time and money debating things which have no solid evidence
> in the entirety of human history. our courts have to stumble with two
> stupid words in the pledge of allegiance. the chinese kill and abuse falun
> dafa members and tibetan monks because they are afraid of their power to
> organize people. and these folks in the middle east just can't seem to get
> enough of their neighbors blood on their hands.
>
> why?
>
> do we really need these myths and fables?
>
> is the simple thought of dying and turning back into dust just too
> depressing for the average world citizen to handle?
>
> are we so mentally occupied with being "politically correct" and "sensitive
> to the feelings of others" that we cannot even discuss these things
> anymore?
>
> the united states has given food, medical care, and good 'ol cash to
> practically every country in the world. over and over again. our diplomats
> are always the ones relied upon the solve the worlds problems. and every
> time we make any progress towards any type of peace accord in that region,
> someone over there has to f*ck it up. be it arafat, sharon, or a suicide
> bomber. or a combination of all three. this is going on, what, fourty years
> now??
>
> and they remain in power. fantastic. i can't wait to get taxed for the next
> goddamn "economic stimulus to bosnia/afghanistan/whereever" issue. i'm glad
> i can pay all the bills for them to keep blowing up civilization and then
> have them turn around and spit in my face while calling me an american pig.
>
> it shouldn't be hard to tell that my level of frustration has boiled over.
> i would say that happened years ago and that this is merely the protective
> membrane collapsing from the pressure. how is everyone else able to go
> about their daily lives and not be completely enraged by this b.s.? i don't
> think i have the ability to politely dance around peoples' feelings when it
> comes to these issues any longer. if your archaic myth is costing me money
> and demolishing whatever peace i had left, then i am aiming directly at
> you.
>
> the usa is not perfect, goodness knows. our politicians are imperfect, too.
> you can find me deriding them all the time. however, as pretty much the
> youngest major country in the world, we have become the model for all
> existence. as crappy as our culture is, everyone wants a piece of it. they
> want to emulate our movies, music, fashion, well - just about everything.
>
> yet it is not sufficient to take, enjoy, and mutate in your own culture.
> for some reason, all the takers have to be completely hypocritical and
> snipe at our citizens while wearing levis or wranglers. my point is that i
> would admire some of these militant religious freaks a little more if they
> were not such disgusting hypocrites. if they could really stick to their
> guns and eschew everything western, then perhaps i could think that their
> religion actually meant something to them.
>
> instead, they want to dip on both sides of the pot and still be able to
> claim that they are chaste and pure. what a complete disgrace to their
> faith. and so that concludes all i feel i should say on the topic. what
> else is there to say, really? from the looks of it, the entire globe should
> be decimated in about two to three years. go out and do whatever the hell
> you like. with no regard for any other human beings. now is the time for
> that cadillac escalade...
>
> here is something i said over dinner on friday (whilst discussing this
> thorny issue with friends): "i would be happy if motherf*ckers would just
> stop killing motherf*ckers long enough to have a discussion." sorry for the
> length, the tone, the topic, but not for the intent.
>
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> m a h t o o z e e a c k  a t  s p e e k e e z e e  d o t  n e t
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>
> On Sun, 30 Jun 2002, Thomas Beckett wrote:
> > There's a lot of information and misinformation out there.  Here's
> > another point of view.
> >
> > http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/TheTruth11_files/frame.htm
> >
> > TaB
> >
> > P.S.  I'm not endorsing the site, I don't know much about it.  But the
> > PPT presentation is quite compelling.
>
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