IP: more on Rule of law

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2001 12:32:38 +1100
> From: Nathan Cochrane <ncochrane () theage fairfax com au>
> To: Ted Kircher <tkircher () earthlink net>
> CC: Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
>
> Hi Ted
>
> The world has a stake in the US remaining free and true to its founding 
> principles. It saddens me to think a country of which I am so fond is 
> falling into a despair, which perhaps it did not institute, but which it 
> has embraced so readily.
>
> I recall reading about Joseph McCarthy's House Unamerican Activities 
> Committee and it is disturbing to think that nothing was learned from that 
> experience.
>
> We all mourn the tragedy of the lost in the September 11 attacks, but they 
> can't be brought back or others saved by the hawklike jingoism that 
> permeates much of the dialog. And I am always wary of anyone who invokes 
> God as justification, backing what they do.
>
> IP is one of the few places left where real debate and news is happening, 
> and I thank Dave for that all the moreso because he does it at potential 
> personal and professional risk.
>
> all the best
>
> Nathan
>
> Ted Kircher wrote:
>
> > Nathan, thanks for saying what most Americans are increasing becoming 
> > afraid to say.  At the moment, there is a good chance a company in the 
> > U.S. would go out of business if they did not have a 'God Bless America' 
> > sign at their front door in addition to a flag.  As usual, almost anyone 
> > in power - not just bin Laden - wants to display that God (their 
> > definition of 'eternal truth') is on their side.
> >
> > In a time of stress (real and/or manufactured) , the call for patriotism 
> > usually supersedes the rule of law.
> >
> > Ted Kircher
> > U.S.A.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: David Farber <mailto:dave () farber net>
> > To: ip-sub-1 () majordomo pobox com <mailto:ip-sub-1 () majordomo pobox com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 5:45 PM
> > Subject: IP: Rule of law
> >
> >  >Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2001 08:32:03 +1100
> >  >From: Nathan Cochrane <ncochrane () theage fairfax com au 
> > <mailto:ncochrane () theage fairfax com au>>
> >  >
> >  >Dave
> >  >
> >  >Although I don't usually put much stock in opinion polls of any kind, not
> >  >even elections after the last Presidential race, the following Yahoo! poll
> >  >disturbed me.
> >  >
> >  >Poll: If Osama bin Laden is located, should he be?
> >  >Tried in court:
> >  >   30%   75879 votes
> >  >Assassinated:
> >  >   70%   174191 votes
> >  >   250075  votes total.
> >  >
> >  >This attitude would seem to be consistent with much of the rhetoric coming
> >  >out of the US through its media. If an accurate reflection of the views of
> >  >Americans, it appears faith in the rule of law has sunk to the level of
> >  >banditry in "the world's greatest democracy".
> >  >
> > For archives see:
> > http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
>
>
>
>
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