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Subject: Re: Go Brutus!!

Author: mike schoonover

Date: 18:53:08 11/24/03

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On November 24, 2003 at 18:04:41, Georg v. Zimmermann wrote:

>Hello,
>
>We have to try to get the dimensions right here.
>
>In many parts of the world people are suffering in a way not comprehensible to
>most of us "Westerners". Did you ever go hungry for more than two weeks for
>example ? I didnt. Can you imagine what it means to starve to death ? I
>certainly can not.
>What is happening during a war is equally horrible.
>
>Now there is currently a (post-?)war going on for which the western world is at
>least partly responsible.
>Please note that I am not saying the war is "bad" or "(not?) justified" , I am
>just stating the fact that without the USA and Great Britain  there would not be
>that war.
>
>Now since war always means incredible suffering for some people(see above), I
>believe no one who is even remotely responsible (that includes me) has the right
>to close his eyes before this suffering.
>If we accept that people suffer horrible deaths I expect us to at least be men
>enough to soberly witness that suffering, to understand what is happening. To
>accept the hate this can provoke.
>
>While people are dying no one has the right to sit in his garden and tend the
>flowers, and expect not to be disturbed. And I furthermore believe that everyone
>who maybe feels this suffering a bit more than others has the right to provoke
>those tending the flowers a bit more than usual.
>
>
>Georg
dear georg,
no one here is sitting around sniffing the flowers.
are eyes are open.
that does'nt give anyone the right to stick a dager in them.
regards
mike

>
>
>>>>1. I just wish anyone else in the world would have made Brutus, besides Dr. D.
>>>>Chrilly is a horrible person, and it makes me a little more than reluctant to
>>>>purchase ANYTHING he puts out.
>>>
>>>I've never heard a bad thing about Chrilly? His reputation is pretty solid. To
>>>slight him I think is uncalled for.
>>
>>If you're interested in hearing bad things about him, e-mail me.  Or better yet,
>>e-mail Bruce or Bob.  ;)
>>



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