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Re: it inflames me as well

> ok, ya know sorry if it is a diatribe to you.

No need to be sorry. A diatribe is a morally neutral thing.  :)

> My solution is to help people.

I think that's the solution most people have. The big question is how we go
about doing it.

> If I'm self-righteous, so be it...I'd rather be
> passionate about something and try to make a
> difference instead of going along with something
> I don't believe in.

That's certainly admirable. The "diatribe" I was responding to, however,
didn't have a whole lot of "make a difference" content, did it?

> And did I go on about my rights
> specifically? No.

Did I accuse you of doing so?

> This country is racist still.

Wrong. There are people in this country who are racist. There are people who
are not. The law, if it falls /anywhere/, falls on the side of tolerance.

> I propose we screw war and give food to
> the hungry, and beds to the homeless.

And, as you must know, we do these things, and more. In fact, this country
annually spends more money on charitable causes, both domestic and foreign,
than every other nation in the world combined. That hasn't changed the fact
that some people want to see us crumble.

> That's my idea.

It's a good one. What it is not, however, is a solution to our current
terrorism problem. All I'm asking is that if you criticize the current
strategy as abhorrent, be ready with an alternative solution. Otherwise,
you're just whining.

> And yeah, it'd be nice if our government could
> spend as much money on domestic social programs
> as it does on the defense budget.

We're lucky the government spends /any/ money on domestic social programs.
The government was not designed or intended to do that kind of thing. I
don't think they're particularly good at it anyway.

> It's hard to have faith and pride in the dead white
> guys we all learned were so great in school when
> they founded this country on the explotation of others.

Every country in history has been founded on the exploitation of others.
That's what founding a country is all about.  That doesn't make it right, of
course, but it's a fact. I would go so far as to say that /all/ social
relationships are based on the exploitation of others.

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s&th
hooligan at apostate_com

"There are more of them than us."
                           - Herb Caen



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