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Originally Posted by martinguerre
in a very cold light, i think the best summation that can be made of that argument is that he beleives some of us have failed nationalism.
the idea that there is joy to be had in human death, is of course only possible through some sort of us/them dichotomy and nationalistic ideology. so perhaps a lack of enthusiasm for america's death dealing is processed as rooting for the other team, since to the national...it is "obvious" that one would cheer for death, one side or the other.
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No, my argument stood on it's own. I said exactly what I meant to. It has nothing to do with my supposed nationalism. It is a fact that in many places around the world, the news of the 9/11 attacks was greeted with celebration. It is also a fact that many people are trying to direct blame and focus away from the people who actually commit terrorism, and at the victims of terrorism. And some of these people feel terrorists to be justified in their acts.