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ctembreull · 07-26-2003, 04:05 PM

Three points:

One, I resent the implication that I somehow "ran away". I registered for Selective Service, as do all American men, at age 18. If called, I would have served. I would have done so perhaps unwillingly, but I would have served. Tell me, did you serve in uniform? I'm genuinely curious now. And how do you feel about George W. Bush's having gone AWOL from the Texas Air National Guard?

Two, if those attitudes to which you refer were truly that common, then perhaps more attention should have been paid to the dissent in this country rather than marginalizing it and outright ignoring it. The same goes for right now. The alternative is totalitarianism, the essence of groupthink. You may disagree with those "attitudes", but that makes them no less valid than your own. And it's quite obvious that the Dixie Chicks aren't alone in their opinions.

Three: I do not support this war, but I do support our troops. Specifically, I mourn for all those killed and I want each and every one of the rest back home, whole and healthy. That's the purest form of support that can ever be offered.

None of your arguments, though, offer any justification for the treatment of dissenters in America. There *is* no valid justification for the marginalization of any opinion here in America. It's that whole "all men are created equal" thing.

07-26-2003, 04:05 PM	#41 (permalink)
ctembreull Crazy Location: Silicon Valley, CA, USA, Earth	Three points: One, I resent the implication that I somehow "ran away". I registered for Selective Service, as do all American men, at age 18. If called, I would have served. I would have done so perhaps unwillingly, but I would have served. Tell me, did you serve in uniform? I'm genuinely curious now. And how do you feel about George W. Bush's having gone AWOL from the Texas Air National Guard? Two, if those attitudes to which you refer were truly that common, then perhaps more attention should have been paid to the dissent in this country rather than marginalizing it and outright ignoring it. The same goes for right now. The alternative is totalitarianism, the essence of groupthink. You may disagree with those "attitudes", but that makes them no less valid than your own. And it's quite obvious that the Dixie Chicks aren't alone in their opinions. Three: I do not support this war, but I do support our troops. Specifically, I mourn for all those killed and I want each and every one of the rest back home, whole and healthy. That's the purest form of support that can ever be offered. None of your arguments, though, offer any justification for the treatment of dissenters in America. There is no valid justification for the marginalization of any opinion here in America. It's that whole "all men are created equal" thing. __________________ Mac "If it's nae Scottish, it's crap!