Re: Japnese man seized hostage in Iraq
Kevin Gowen <kgowenNOSPAM@myfastmail.com> wrote in message news:<2ulh71F291po5U54@uni-berlin.de>...
> John W. wrote:
> > Kevin Gowen wrote:
> >
> >> Michael Cash wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Sun, 31 Oct 2004 10:22:35 GMT, "necoandjeff" <spam@schrepfer.com>
> >>> brought down from the Mount tablets inscribed:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> Eric Takabayashi wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> necoandjeff wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> Eric Takabayashi wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Michael Cash wrote:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Why are there always idiots who think *EXTREMISTS* are going to be
> >>>>>>>> rational people?
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> He did not need to think that. He simply assumed like many Japanese,
> >>>>>>> that shit would never happen to him
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> What in the world makes you think the Japanese have a monopoly on
> >>>>>> this way of thinking?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Nothing.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Why do you ask?
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> The fact that you single out Japanese above as if the notion that
> >>>> nothing
> >>>> will happen to oneself is unique to them somehow. Wasn't that obvious?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> But the guy was Japanese so it was
> >>> a
> >>> relevant observation , not a gratuitous
> >>> one
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Be gentle. He's not the kind of lawyer who makes arguments in court or
> >> crossexamines people.
> >>
> > Activities that you don't do either.
>
> Really? That would be quite a shock to my firm.
>
I'm certain lots of things would be quite a shock to 'your' firm.
John W.
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