| No doubt someone could make up a simular list for CIA realated happenings.
However we no doubt would also claim that the secret missions of the CIA that were violent do not represent the wishes of our whole population - perhaps not even the majority of us.
By that same standard we can hardly stereotype all Islamic people because of the violent deeds of a few of their more radical people.
Likewise we could make a list of bad things done in the name of the Christian crusades and the our concepts of a manifested destiny which targeted native tribes throughout north and south America.
Likewise we can even make a negaitive list of bad things done in the name of science. Or in the name of progress and capitolism, or in the name free speech.
If we eliminated all those people who might be on our black lists we could perhaps reduce the total population of the world by about 75 percent. Leaving only good folks like me (smile).
Because I am so lazy I never get much involved.
We keep advocating the motto "never again" but the violent people are not listening.
I am reminded of that old gossple song sung down in the cotton fields "there's a man goin' around, takin' names, takin' names" and so we make our list, check it twice, to make sure who was naughty or nice - and send it off to Santa the saint hoping that Christmas will bring justice, only to find out they all got toys anyway.
My point is pointless.
Technosoul. |