Dictator.

This is a letter to a guy named Ken, in response to something he wrote:

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hi ken

you dont know me. but i had the (dis) pleasure of reading an article you have been sharing around, titled "trying to help" by dennis miller.

my first reaction to it was not one of disgust or horror, but one that can be summarised by a single American born notion: "WHATEVER".

i am sure it was supposed to lighten the seriousness of the situation. so i wanted to lay it down as being so stupid, so idiotic and unthinking, that it truly didnt deserve any attention from anyone with half a brain.

see, i realized that it did take half a brain to write that article. only half a brain would make presuppositions, false historical claims and factual errors, and finally urge people to give up all human decency and intelligence to support a war that is becoming mass entertainment on CNN. isnt it wonderful that the US military has allowed MTV, the Rolling Stones mag, and journalists to climb on board their vehicles as they 'charge' into Iraq in a war that would 'shock and awe'. view from the ground...hmm.isnt it amazing that the US can turn an expedition to kill into a 3 ring circus with colorful bombastic rhetoric and imaginative press releases.

many things can be said about the US tactics, from how the government tries to generate support for the cause by instilling mass fear about further terrorist aggression, by blaming that on everyone else without acknowledging responsibility since the current foreign policy is igniting reactions worldwide, by not understanding that when you hit a animal, it would most likely end up biting you in self defense. but hey these can be debated right?

But:

one thing is true.

regardless of who is right or wrong. people will die. more iraqi than americans or british. esp since its becoming more apparent that iraq has disarmed. think about it. its a chess game. if iraq fights back, they would have proven bush's claim of their aggression. if they dont, they will get invaded. either way they lose. if this was about just saddam's regime, there would have been other ways to get him out. assassination? hmm just a thought. today however, CNN reported that US troops were targeting quote 'the prize'. Iraqi oil fields. now, do you need minimum education to understand what this means and what the final objective is?

i dont know you. and i dont judge you. but understand that propagating and distributing such an article is dangerous. if it is read by people with half a brain, the war could end up achieving the moral legitimacy it doesnt deserve.

btw i assume youre american. i know you guys believe saddam is a dictator. i agree. but hey look at this definition in the webster's dictionary:

Main Entry: dic·ta·tor
Pronunciation: 'dik-"tA-t&r, dik-'
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, from dictare
Date: 14th century
1 a :a person granted absolute emergency power; especially :one appointed by the senate of ancient Rome b:one holding complete autocratic control c:one ruling absolutely and often oppressively
2:one that dictates


i suppose autocratic control, ruling absolutely presupposes rule without the mandate of the majority, and/or the people. it is totally non democratic, non elected and non supported.

funny. sounds like your president is a dictator too.

food for thought.

take care ken.