Posted by Jane D on September 11, 2001, at 13:55:57
In reply to Listen,there's a reason we have think about war..., posted by Krazy Kat on September 11, 2001, at 12:45:08
> I'm not getting the specifics right, but this is part of it. Sorry, I'm a little upset right now, but I don't think it's the time to start talking "theoretically" about the loss of innocent lives to come. New Yorkers and D.C. folk are gone, landmarks are gone, the stock market's down, our society's communication is majorly disrupted.
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> This is a major, major thing, and anger at whomever is responsible is warranted - not a time for philosophical moments, worrying about terrorists' "souls".
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> Sorry, but the focus should be on OUR loss, not on some possible future loss of someone else. It's irreverant and incomprehensible to me...Krazy Kat,
I think we all know that we are going to war if we haven't already. That means that future loss of life is not just going to happen. We are going to cause it. I think that makes that loss of life something we should grieve. I don't think that takes anything away from those who died already.
Numbly,
Jane
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