Remember in WWII how the only newspapers telling the truth came from Germany? Americans just lined up to get those German newspapers so they could know what was REALLY going on in Europe.
Here's the real problem with the US. It's not the terrorists. Not to play down a tragety, but if we really were interested in saving lives, we would ban cigaretts and ignore the terrorists. Terrorists don't kill as many American's each year as smoking, not even close.
The real problem with the US is the people who believe the terrorists. check out english.aljazeera.net for uncensored news. This is so wrong... I'm at a loss for words. Aljazeera is sympathetic toward our enemies. But it all goes back to people believing what they want to believe. People who read and agree with Aljazeera are people who hate America and like to see it degraded. These people believe nothing that America does is right. They want to give the sovereignty away to the United Nations, so they can make all the decisions, because the United Nations can do no wrong, of course. I don't understand why so many people in the US believe that everything we do is wrong and everything everyone else does is right. Where did this self-hatred come from? I perfer terrorists over these people. At least terrorists don't have a vote. If we could just be rid of all of our enemies within our borders, our fellow citizens who hate us, then terrorists could have no power over us. But our internal arguing over whether it is even ethical for us to protect ourselves gets in the way of our even being effective. Our enemies within this country are more powerful then our enemies without.
And, for the last time, I hope, I will address women in the draft. Most of you seem to agree that drafting women is wrong, but there are those few comments that bug me. Some people have said that if we don't include women in the draft (if there was one), then some people would be mad. They would make little signs and protest, maybe even burn certain articals of clothing. If drafting woman is wrong, then it is wrong! So what if someone is offended by it! You don't have to please everyone. In today's world, if you do anything and someone isn't offended by it... well, then you probably didn't actually do anything, did you? There have always been people offended by all things good. It used to be that the good people would ignore them. How cowardly you would have to be to send your wife, girlfriend, sister or daughter to war because you were afraid not to! Because you were afraid of who would protest and call you sexist! Oh no! Listen, if something is right, then it is right. Who cares what other people think. You can't let them scare you into doing the wrong thing. So answer this for yourself, "is it right for me to send my wife, mother, girlfriend or sister to war?". When you have answered it for yourself, unafraid of consequences, then stick with your answer! It's called integrety. It's called conviction! Have some!
Then there is this argument:
the US has pushed for gender equality for the last century. if it excluded women, then it just wouldn't be fair at this point in time. having equal rights to men comes with advantages but also consequences.
Again, this is so wrong, I don't know where to start. Its like you want to punish woman for wanting equal rights. A radical, fringe group of women fought for their right to be equal with men in the military. Most women do not agree with them. Most men do not agree with them. To say that woman should be drafted because a very few extreemists want them to be is ludicrous. This is the tail wagging the dog. It really is too bad that mainstream America is so quite and lets small groups of radicals have so much influence over them. It comes back to this, if drafting women is wrong, then it is wrong, even though someone may be offended.
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