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http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=1802855&mesg_id=1802855Dear Mr. Daniels
First of all sir, you call people in Hollywood pampered and overpaid for being in the entertainment industry and yet, I ask what job do you go to everyday that is any more heroic or prestigious than actors? I do not see you protecting our streets from criminals. I do not see you running into burning buildings saving people. When I look at you, I see an entertainer, and a very good one in my opinion. There is nothing wrong with that. I think entertainers have just as valid a job as software designers, airline pilots, engineers, and so on. We all have our place in society and if your job does not hurt people and is beneficial to society, then I say, "Thank You" for your work regardless of the title.
Next, you insinuate that everyone who disagrees with the current administration are pacifists. I am not, and neither are most democrats and progressives. Some are and I think that is their right as Americans to believe what they will. I accept that without judging them, unlike you sir. Yet, if we did certain things in the past, like not put troops in Saudi Arabia (which is a brutal monarchy who controls 25% of our oil imports; which also happens to be the Islamic holy land) in the first place or not treat Israel as our little brother who could do no wrong, then chances are Osama Bin Laden would never have declared a holy war against us. Thousands of people would still be alive today in the United States and tens of thousands around the Middle East would be on this Earth as well.
It seems sad that you would question innocent people like yourself before questioning those who were/are in charge, who helped facilitate these horrible acts within the U.S. and abroad. Not one progressive in Hollywood has the power to invade a country, move troops, enact sanctions, vote in the United Nation Security Council, or do any other action with the full weight of the U.S. Government. The people we elect have that power and must be held to a high scrutiny in exchange. I wish you actually do that and stop blaming actors for all of the worlds problems. It is like blaming German plumbers in the 1930's for the rise of the Nazi Party.
The United States have a history of sticking their noses in places that it doesn't belong for the past 50 years. Just look at Mujahideen in Afghanistan in the 70's, The contra killers in Nicaragua in the 80's, selling Chemical and Biological weapons to Saddam Hussein in the 80's after he had already used them in Iran and within his own country, against his own people, the support of the Ayatollah Khomeini in Iran in the late 70's, and so on. Ever since the United States became a Superpower after WWII, those in charge have deliberately forced their hand in global politics like a chess board. Sometimes it has turned out alright, but most times it has turned out in bloodshed. Blaming democrats and progressives for the September 11th attack on the United States is like blaming innocent Japanese-Americans for the attack on Pearl Harbor. It is without merit.
You think that those of us who disagree with the Neocons (that stands for Neo-Conservatives for those in-the-know; just look up PNAC and you will open up your eyes) about pre-emptively attacking a Sovereign nation without having a credible threat posed to us beforehand are kooks, nuts, spoiled, hypocritical and other colorful names. However, many of these cooks and nuts have actually researched documented history and are shocked about what they have found. All the information is there for you, you just have to Google for it. As much as Iraq was ruled by a horrible dictator, how many American lives is it worth to rid the country of one SSS dictator and replace it with a democratically elected fundamental Islamic ruler.
First, we were given "facts" that Saddam Hussein had ties with Al Queda and helped plan the September 11th attacks. Next, it was just that Saddam had large stockpile of outlawed Weapons of Mass Destruction with means to deliver them anywhere from Israel all the way to the United Kingdom and Unites States; along with a Nuclear Weapons program that could be functional in less than 2 years and result in a "mushroom cloud on American soil". Next, there was just outlawed stockpiles biological and chemical weapons. After that, there were just weapons programs that were going on. At this point, there is evidence that Saddam wanted these weapons programs to go on but didn't have the means to do so at the moment. Do you see a pattern arising here, sir? I wish more conservatives would as questions about our war with Iraq. Some are beginning to see the lies and deceit coming down from the top and the ineptitude and bias of the mass media in our country, but many are still idly living their lives without a care in the world. If you want to ask about who is living in a dream world, then I suggest you look in the mirror.
Also, I am quite bewildered about why you consider Americans who live in the "heartland" to be more honest, more true, and more patriotic then those who live on the coasts and in larger metropolitan areas. What automatically makes these individuals better people in your eyes. Is it because they share your political ideology? Is it because they are, on average, less educated and in turn, more susceptible to lies and bias from the mass media (which happen to be mostly controlled by conservative owners and executives). What makes a white, male farmer in Nebraska inherently a better American than a black lesbian from San Francisco? Nothing; that is exactly right. So your whole argument about middle-America being better isn't even a valid one, let alone a good one.
Many conservatives and some democrats sat back and sent young men and women into harm's way for reasons that don't even exist toady. At this point in time, well over 800 American soldiers have died in Iraq; most being combat-related. You call those who want to ask questions about why we went into war traitors. How is that possible if these so-called "traitors" want our boys and girls home instead of 3000 miles away where they can be safe and become productive members of our nation once again? Sir, Iraq did not attack us; Al Queda did. We want to fight our true enemy and not everyone else who looks similar.
Mr. Daniels, I ask that before you send out a letter criticizing a group of people, you should at least understand what their criticisms are and why they believe them. No one is asking you to believe everything that we believe in, but we do ask you to actually see for yourself what is really going on and not just jump on the bandwagon to criticize. With that, I take my leave and hope that some wisdom can come to you and those who are driving our country into the ground.
Sincerely,
A.B.B.
neoteric lefty
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