Posted by Dan Ewert : 2/20/2003 11:53:00 PM (Archive Link)
Since I already mentioned The Nation earlier, I’ll point out two parts in one of the articles. “Well, here we are--in our millions, yet each of us a visible individual, carrying an individual sign, often homemade (in New York, one read, My Planet, Right or Wrong), as if some global schoolteacher had given us all the following assignment: ‘Say what's wrong with the war on Iraq in ten words or less.’” This goes back to my previous comment about how slogans take priority over logic. I don’t even state my reasons for going to the grocery store in ten words or less. And yet, that’s what it should take for demonstrating the proper course on a huge international issue. The second part reads thus, “When terrorists attacked the Pentagon and knocked down the World Trade Center on September 11, everyone marveled that nineteen men had coordinated their actions for evil with such efficiency. On February 15, 10 million coordinated their actions for good. February 15 was the people's answer to September 11.” I’m sometimes amazed at how some people will admirably portray the actions of these terrorists.