Return-Path: <sentto-279987-2018-1000824864-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com> Delivered-To: fc@all.net Received: from 204.181.12.215 by localhost with POP3 (fetchmail-5.1.0) for fc@localhost (single-drop); Tue, 18 Sep 2001 07:56:09 -0700 (PDT) Received: (qmail 3870 invoked by uid 510); 18 Sep 2001 14:54:59 -0000 Received: from n22.groups.yahoo.com (216.115.96.72) by 204.181.12.215 with SMTP; 18 Sep 2001 14:54:59 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-279987-2018-1000824864-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com Received: from [10.1.1.220] by cj.egroups.com with NNFMP; 18 Sep 2001 14:54:28 -0000 X-Sender: clcook76@yahoo.com X-Apparently-To: iwar@yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-7_3_2_2); 18 Sep 2001 14:54:23 -0000 Received: (qmail 34389 invoked from network); 18 Sep 2001 14:54:23 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by 10.1.1.220 with QMQP; 18 Sep 2001 14:54:23 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO web14204.mail.yahoo.com) (216.136.172.146) by mta1 with SMTP; 18 Sep 2001 14:54:27 -0000 Message-ID: <20010918145426.65665.qmail@web14204.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [198.62.69.70] by web14204.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Tue, 18 Sep 2001 07:54:26 PDT To: iwar@yahoogroups.com In-Reply-To: <9o7gs6+oik9@eGroups.com> From: Christopher Cook <clcook76@yahoo.com> Mailing-List: list iwar@yahoogroups.com; contact iwar-owner@yahoogroups.com Delivered-To: mailing list iwar@yahoogroups.com Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:iwar-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com> Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 07:54:26 -0700 (PDT) Reply-To: iwar@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [iwar] A Modest Proposal Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I believe that the primary issue is that some people just don't want to be like us and no amount of exposure will change that. If we look at our experience with our own Native Americans and realize that it is OK for people to have different life styles and desires and live right here. Then we should leave them the heck alone. We do not have to play chess with every pawn on the table. Unfortunately a lot of the animosity toward the "US" is based on real abuses from individuals, groups, companies and our government all protected by our flag and the threat "You better not mess with me, I'm an American" I am not suggesting that we become isolationist but we can not give aid or protection based on the expectation that they will become like "US" and not foster resentment from everyone that we encounter. Chris Cook --- ellisd@cs.ucsb.edu wrote: > > Would it be cheaper and more effective to make > friends than destroy > enemies? We are combating an interpretation of an > ideology moreso > than we are fighting people or an organization. If > we destroy the > organization (lets just optimistically assume that > we can), another > will just replace it, like a weed-infested garden. > > Another approach might be to invite the peoples of > the nations on the > "black list" to come visit us for a few > weeks/months. We could > provide government-funded airline tickets (no > complaints from the > airline industry and hurting economy) for any > citizen of those nations > and put them up in hotels all across America for > several weeks. We > could sponsor tours of our monuments, living > elements and > representatives of our culture and way of life. Who > knows, they might > even change their minds about the "big devil." They > would learn about > us, and we about them. Fears would dwindle. More > importantly, they > would estrange themselves from or refine the > ideology. They would > destroy the threat. Sure, some will remain hardened > and loyal to the > adversarial disposition of enmity. They may even > continue to cause > some real damage for a period of time. But they > will be > disenfranchised and will loose the support that they > so much depend > on. The very nature of the soil would change to > support the growth of > understanding and tolerance. > > Now, admittedly, I am naive (all grad students are). > I am also angry > and hurt but what happened last week. But maybe > another approach > would more effectively heal the wound and prevent > further injury. > > > P.S. -- This is not an attempt to defame the revered > Jonathon Swift > > > ------------------ > http://all.net/ > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > __________________________________________________ Terrorist Attacks on U.S. - How can you help? Donate cash, emergency relief information http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/US/Emergency_Information/ ------------------ http://all.net/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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