Posted on 07/14/2008 10:57:18 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
From the article:
“We must also engage, however, in the more difficult task of understanding the sources of such madness. The essence of this tragedy, it seems to me, derives from a fundamental absence of empathy on the part of the attackers: an inability to imagine, or connect with, the humanity and suffering of others. Such a failure of empathy, such numbness to the pain of a child or the desperation of a parent, is not innate; nor, history tells us, is it unique to a particular culture, religion, or ethnicity. It may find expression in a particular brand of violence, and may be channeled by particular demagogues or fanatics. Most often, though, it grows out of a climate of poverty and ignorance, helplessness and despair.
We will have to make sure, despite our rage, that any U.S. military action takes into account the lives of innocent civilians abroad. We will have to be unwavering in opposing bigotry or discrimination directed against neighbors and friends of Middle Eastern descent. Finally, we will have to devote far more attention to the monumental task of raising the hopes and prospects of embittered children across the globe—children not just in the Middle East, but also in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe and within our own shores.”
Ward Churchill is primed to be VP.
B. Hussein Obama is a buffoon.
The 9/11 attack happend because of DIVERSITY & MULTI-CULTURALISM.
If this people were never in the US to begin with we wouldn’t have had this problem.
[disclaimer: I haven't been paying attention for the past month and don't plan to pay any attention to this joke of an election]
just breezed through the article...it’s disgusting how they really didn’t care about 9-11 nor paid much attention to it...
this subject’s worth a dupicate thread.
Barry is a very scary guy.......problem is the MSM is covering and campaiging for him....lots and lots of people may never know how scary until he’s elected.
This is one of the 48 Liberal Lies About American History that I disprove in my forthcoming book of the same title. Most terrorists are middle-class to well off; they are educated; the British bombers were doctors; they are not full of despair.
They are full of Islam.
Did anyone stop to think that it is the oil rich nations themselves that fail to “redistribute the wealth” so that so many are so desparate there? Isn’t that what the United States was trying to do in Iraq with “nation building”.
I never understood why Chicago has been such as hotbed of Anti-American thinking, stretching back to the 1960s. Was it the schools? The popular print and broadcast Media there? The WFMT/Studs Terkel, etc. crowd?
Or, as Steyn referred to him Friday on Rush, “the Reverend Jesse Jacknife”. BWAHAHA!!
Obama writes at the 8th grade level. I guess this is just one more aspect of affirmative action and degreed boobs.
Sorry, Obambi, the Saudis (and few others) who committed this act of war were pretty well off. Osama came from a rich family.
Its all our fault.
Obama sinking under the weight of his own words and actions. He avoids any spontaneous exchange because it would be disastrous for him but his record will sink him without any help from anyone else.
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