X-Message-Number: 20048 Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2002 23:19:21 -0700 From: "John Grigg" <> Subject: When enough is enough... Rudi Hoffman wrote: We need a "Rationality Day," to celebrate REASON and Humanity. Or a "World Peace and Justice Day". Not a "Patriot Day" to celebrate nationality, narrowness, violence, and militancy. (end) I totally agree. The words "Patriot Day" bother me almost as much as "homeland security", which smacks of the term "fatherland" which the Nazi's were so very fond of. "Rememberance Day" would get my vote. Even "Kill all bad Foreigners Day" appeals to me more than "Patriot Day." I really enjoyed the article Natasha shared with us, but I ultimately agree with James about nations deserving(good or bad) the governments they have. And so the populace will sometimes pay the price for allowing a vicious, totalitarian gov't which makes enemies. Personally, I think besides the obvious father/son vendetta against Saddam, the real reason the hawks in our gov't want to invade Iraq is to show all the petty tyrants out there that they just might be next on our hitlist. Of course, big and sometimes bad boys like Russia and China will not be invaded by the U.S. any time soon. After having watched several hours of BBC produced shows on PBS, I hope the British don't decide to reclaim their old colonies at the behest of the U.N.! I sensed some hostility about U.S. foreign policy which could be cut with a knife. I suppose this post deals with cryonics in the sense if we continue along this path, that in time we may see some things happen which may endanger cryonicists(animated and deanimated) who live in major cities. best wishes, John _____________________________________________________________ Play the Elvis Scratch & Win for your chance to instantly win $10,000 Cash - a 2003 Harley Davidson Sportster - 1 of 25,000 CD's - and more! http://r.lycos.com/r/sagel_mail_scratch_tl/http://win.ipromotions.com/lycos_020801/index.asp?tc=7087 Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=20048