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Originally posted by HisDivineShadow:
I agree with both Ranger and KHaN. However, I must clarify.
I feel the American people have stagnated. Through indolence and debauchery, most Americans have lost touch with the ideals of virtue and honor (especially high school kids and other youths. I'm in high school, so I have a pretty clear perspective). We should, as a nation, be more introspective. Much more. Philosophy and religion are, to me, very important. This is one of the reasons that so many foreign peoples hold grudges against America.
Everyone tends to think of Americans as indolent and frivolous, and in WWII the Japanese spread propoganda of the lack of control Americans possess. Sadly, these points have been proven with the monumental instances of racism and intolerance. Our lack of empathy for people other than our own also adds to this.
This is certainly a terrible event, but at least we have finally come together and become more enlightened as a whole. Pity that such a catharsis comes at such a cost.
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Don't take this the wrong way but...you are young, wait til you get to be 30 or 40 and see if your views of America are the same as right now. Knowledge comes from the experiences we gain from the roads we travel down. I remember being a teen...sorta.
P.S. Liliara please get some sleep, 2 days is to long and it will do you some good...at least my cats say it will they sleep 16 hours a day!
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"Heads are gonna roll..."
[This message has been edited by KHaN (edited 09-13-2001).]