John W. wrote:
> "FreddieN" <Pacbel2973@dlink.net> wrote in message news:<Nvrhd.4095$o52.1906@trndny03>...
> 
>>"John W." <worthj1970@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>news:4185B9B3.5070000@yahoo.com...
> 
> 
>>>I have chosen the higher road because
>>>that's what I'd like others to do. It's very easy to be prejudiced; it
>>>doesn't require control of our emotions.
>>>
>>>In large part the attacks on America came from a form of prejudice akin
>>>to racism;
>>>if I become racist because of their action then I'm stooping
>>>to their level. But that's my opinion, and to each his/her own.
>>>
>>
>>That's fine John. You turn the other cheek when they attack us again.
> 
> 
> When *WHO* attacks us again? Muslim extremists? Personally I'm more
> concerned with the chance of getting shot at a convenience store or
> bombed at some event by a Christian extremist; 

How asinine.

> our country, for the
> most part, has an excellent record of protecting ourselves form
> outside aggression, and if I'm not mistaken most modern 'terror'
> attacks in this country have originated internally.

Nice sneer quotes around terror. When did you start writing for Reuters?

> 
>>Name one country that has survived based on your logic.
> 
> 
> The US has actually done a fine job, for the most part. So have most
> countries. Actually, history shows that countries that are actively
> aggressive eventually fail. The Roman Empire is an example. So is the
> British Empire. Germany stands out clearly. Vietnam, too, has a
> history of aggression towards it's neighbors, unless I am not
> remembering my history correctly.
Oh yeah, those Vietnamese are a bunch of jingoes.

- Kevin