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2003-02-24

"September 11 - the death knell of mankind! Civilization at a complete
dead end! Let's just not kid ourselves that THEY (the terrorists and
their accomplices) are wild beasts in human form while we are white and
fluffy. ""September 11"" took place in the world that we ourselves
created.

Everyone knows what a huge role the USA played in bringing it into
being. President Bush said, ""This country will define our times, not be
defined by them."" But we have already defined them... Mankind is facing
a chasm, and on the other side, the awful face of world war grimaces
back at us.

Americans sometimes wonder why we are so disparaged. Not long ago the
Mayor of Hiroshima explained why. He accused the United States of
believing that ""might makes right"" and attempting to chain the planet
with a Pax American?. Washington has no right to decide for everyone
else the fate of the planet. And after September 11 a destructive
philosophy of revenge has dominated: ""I'm the King of Bunker Hill!"" and
""You're really going to get it!""

Where will all this lead?

In the current ""war"" directed at an anonymous worldwide terrorist
underground (and according to their side it is a guerrilla war, and
therefore endless), America reminds me of the guy who was falling from
the twenty-ninth floor and telling himself, ""So far so good!"" There's
only one difference: America may drag the entire world down with it.

We need a deeper and more compassionate political philosophy than
revenge and domination. Remember the emotion that overpowered American
astronauts on the moon? It was the feeling that all people on this
Earth are brothers! To instill mankind with this feeling is the chief
task we face. There has been no more important task since September 11.