i fear that the opinions of “rational” people like us who know that retaliation will probably do more harm than good are in the minority if you consider most of the US. the american people are terrified and angry; if the government can find someone to pin the blame on (however weak the evidence) and go bomb them back to the stone-age, it will make most americans feel safer and better about themselves.
(sure enough, as i write this emile tells me that somebody is bombing afghanistan)
anders pearson - 2001-09-11 07:21:41
i fear that the opinions of “rational” people like us who know that retaliation will probably do more harm than good are in the minority if you consider most of the US. the american people are terrified and angry; if the government can find someone to pin the blame on (however weak the evidence) and go bomb them back to the stone-age, it will make most americans feel safer and better about themselves.
(sure enough, as i write this emile tells me that somebody is bombing afghanistan)