Contentious Issues(was Arabs v. Westerners)

[Guest guest]

Dear List;

 

The title of this thread gives me shudders without reading the intolerance

for different beliefs that has been posted here lately. How heartily the

financer of the past week's events must be laughing quietly in his boots

that anyone would turn this into a religious debate that enflames emotions.

 

The attack on the World Trade Centre - killing people of all faiths and all

countries - is no more based on religious principles than Jonestown was,

however, Western society with it's affluence that allows the consumption of

oil to the degree it does, has contributed far more, financially, to the

incident than citizens in the Middle East. They can't afford cars,

furnaces, etc., and, it is likely to be those of us who can afford to own or

use computers and be on a list like this that are far more to blame for

financing the recent destruction, just as those who buy tabloid rags were to

blame when Princess Diana was hounded by press.

 

I don't know why such a debate has been fueled on a list that supposedly

promotes health and well being and heartily thank the person who wrote below

for attempting some semblance of reality when most are speaking and acting

out of anger, pain, and personal belief systems, rather than truth and fact.

 

It is embarassing to live in a society where such bigotry and prejudice, as

has been rearing its head in recent days in all of North America, is being

generated and accepted. Also, Nijma, your feelings do count as much as

those of any other human being on this earth and I find that you have been

most tolerant of those who do not recognize that.

 

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<herbal remedies >

> Fri, 14 Sep 2001 11:50:55 EDT

> Nathair9

> Re: Arab v. Westerner

> Hi everyone,

> PLEASE let us try and remember that this Blank vs Blank mentality IS part

of

> the basic problem, the dis-ease affecting humanity.Please let us be

mindful

> of everything said at this terrible time. We are healers. I would love to

> read some posts on helping us all cope emotionally and spiritually with

this,

> rather than get involved in who is to blame, who we think the bad guys

are,

> etc. Such talk throws salt on already ragged emotions.