Re: [Somewhat IRAQ/POLITICS] Commentary on the life of Michael Kelly

From: Samantha Atkins (samantha@objectent.com)
Date: Sun Apr 06 2003 - 00:47:19 MST

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    Robert J. Bradbury wrote:
    > Maureen Dowd as written a quite telling commentary on the
    > life of Michael Kelly, a journalist who recently died in Iraq.
    >
    > "The Best Possible Life"
    > http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/06/opinion/06DOWD.html?pagewanted=print
    >
    > To me there was one telling comment:
    > "Michael died for two things he believed in: Journalism and ridding
    > the world of jackboots."
    >
    > If individuals who have evolved in the cultural perspective of Europe,
    > Australia, Asia, etc. do not understand that comment then you do not
    > understand the USA and the individuals who live here. [Its about
    > "freedom" and we are willing to die to give others that -- I believe
    > that is an extropic vector -- to offset that one has to make a concrete
    > argument that the extremely disconcerting losses outweigh the benefits.]
    >

    Perhaps the Europeans have a bit more direct experience than we
    do with supposedly high ideals used as rationalization or even
    when honest high ideals leading to jackboots. Personally, I
    find it utterly appalling that intelligent people can speak as
    if our reason for this war is to bring freedom to the Iraqis.
    More freedom may eventually be a consequence - a very long
    maybe. But it is certainly not our true motive. It is becoming
    a bit of successful brainwashing that giving the Iraqis freedom
    is why we are there. Sad how gullible human beings are.

    - samantha



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