Desire for Justice in the Unjust World re: Doug: "Whuppass those mofos!"

Ian Murray seamus2001 at home.com
Thu Oct 18 13:25:30 PDT 2001


----- Original Message ----- From: "Yoshie Furuhashi" <furuhashi.1 at osu.edu>


> Desire for justice in the unjust world can be a dangerous thing. A
> frustrated desire for justice in the unjust world, I believe, in
part
> informs the minds of those who resort to suicide bombings,
motivating
> them to mete out their own justice. The same desire in the minds of
> leftists and others in the USA will produce even worse damages than
> the WTC bombing, for they do not have the courage to risk their own
> lives & would rather have the U.S. government "do something," even
> knowing that it will obey neither laws nor morals.

========== Ever been peppersprayed in the face by cop? Ever locked yourself to a manhole cover in the middle of the street Ever been whacked by a police baton or been shot with rubber bullets and tear gas cannisters?

What galaxy are you from?

Ian


>
> However, one may very well wonder if it's simply a frustrated desire
> for justice that motivates ambivalent leftists, as they do not rage,
> "What, do nothing?" when nothing happens to those who authorize or
> commit the crimes of U.S. imperialism.
>
> --
> Yoshie
>
> * Calendar of Anti-War Events in Columbus:
> <http://www.osu.edu/students/sif/calendar.html>
> * Anti-War Activist Resources:
<http://www.osu.edu/students/sif/activist.html>
> * Anti-War Organizing in Columbus Covered by the Media:
> <http://www.osu.edu/students/sif/media.html>
>



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