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Re: Give Peace A Chance
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Daniel Collins)
Wed Sep 12 17:16:18 2001
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Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 17:16:15 -0400
From: Daniel Collins <daniel_@MIT.EDU>
> We should be ready to react to the xenophobia, military attacks,
> increased militarism, lynch-mob mentality, infringements of civil
> liberties, etc that will no doubt arise from these terrible events.
Indeed these responses are in themselves 'bad'. But are there any 'good'
responses? Some people in this world, be they in business, government, or
religion, appear to consider death good. How is this stopped (assuming it
should)? Should we do nothing, and in so doing permit further similar
atrocities? Decision-makers have a difficult road ahead of them, for they must
be responsible yet realistic. Perhaps one must choose the least of multiple
evils, even if this is in itself 'bad'.
"Give peace a chance" is an empty slogan thats says nothing on _how_ peace is
to be obtained. Instead of denouncing pessimistically-expected tacks, should
we not wonder what _should_ be done?
Daniel
