Posted on 02/19/2003 6:04:27 AM PST by veronica
Walking west from Sutton Place, we were prevented from crossing First Avenue and going about our usual Saturday business by the hordes of people demonstrating in the name of peace. Looking over the crowds, and putting aside the unworthy thought that there was not a handful of them that we would even want on our side if we were in the Army, it occurred to us that these were the same sort of historically myopic people that in 1939, 1940 and 1941 demonstrated against this country entering war against Hitler and Imperial Japan.
It is estimated that 40 million people died in the Second World War. Millions of others were displaced, their treasures stolen, their homes destroyed, their lives and those of their children and future generations disrupted, never to be put right again. Yet as Churchill observed, there never was a war in history that was easier to avoid.
The shame of Munich, the flagrant violations of the Treaty of Versailles, the abandonment of Czechoslovakia, and the annexation of the Sudetenland and Austria are infamous beads in the foul necklace of tyranny that ultimately almost strangled the world. Then, as now, France shamelessly flaunting her gutlessness was a prime villain. Added now to her cowardice is her ingratitude. Twice in a generation America has come to the rescue of France, but French gratitude seems to have fallen by the roadside, along with French courage -- which may indeed be an oxymoron. Alexander the Great, as Churchill also noted, observed that the peoples of Asia were enslaved because they had not learned to pronounce the word "No." This certainly was true of the world in 1938 and 1939, and it is equally so today.
The masses of people on First Avenue were as diverse a group as imaginable. Some held up signs advocating the legalization of marijuana, some were still protesting against the Vietnam War, a few demonstrating against cruelty to animals. None were there to protest against a regime that tortures its citizens, gang rapes women while their families are made to watch, and has used chemicals and poison gas against its neighbors and its own citizens.
None of this was mentioned by the speakers, none of this seemed to disturb the ardor of the crowd: pop-eyed, screaming, flagellating themselves into euphoric frenzy -- a mindless lynch mob with no one to lynch -- least of all the real villains. And no one to ask the question, "If not us, who? If not now, when?"
Clearly, if this were Iraq, and people in that country rallied in public against the government's policies, it would be a one-way ticket for them to the torture chambers and then execution. Why do these First Avenue demonstrators have the arrogance to believe that they should be entitled to any more rights than an oppressed Iraqi citizen? Edmund Burke observed that "All that is necessary for evil to succeed, is for good men to do nothing." In an interconnected world, evil somewhere is evil everywhere. This bunch should ruminate on the thought that if we do nothing, there could come a time when there may be nobody left to demonstrate on First Avenue -- or there may not even be a First Avenue.
Starting at the top - I don't remember any x-president running around shooting off his mouth in criticism of the current administration in a time of peace or war. Of course one has to consider the source: Clinton is trash and doesn't know how to behave properly. Carter is just plain stupid. But they are both dangerous and their actions should be called what they are - TREASON.
I don't remember so many Hollyweirds mouthing off - while showing they are completely brainless as well socialists. I have to wonder at the outpouring of Hollyweirds rant. Are they part of the Clintons grand plan to undermine President Bush? It's well known Hollyweirds are in the pocket of the Clintons - so it's not much of a stretch to figure out their puppet strings are being pulled by the Clintons - masters of getting others to do their dirty work.
Which takes us to Europe. As mentioned on another FR thread, what was really going on behind closed doors when Bubba was making his world tour after leaving (finally) the WH? Does anyone seriously think the evil duo won't do everything and anything to regain power? Does anyone really think they care what happens to America - as long as they are crowned king and queen?
At the risk of being called a Clinton-hating fanatic (which I am), can we honestly believe that all these "spontaneous" spurts of anti-Americanism have not been orchestrated? Who else has the contacts and knowhow?
One final question: if these anti-Americans hate this country so much, why are they still living here? Why haven't they moved to Iraq or N Korea or Iran or France, etc., etc? Do you think maybe it's because they are cowards - it's easier to stay here in comfort and bite the hand that feeds them rather than put their money where the big mouth is and try living under the regimes they hold so dear.
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