Klarinet Archive - Posting 000097.txt from 2004/11

From: Tony Pay <tony.p@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl] elections
Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2004 18:21:41 -0500

On 4 Nov, "rien stein" <rstein@-----.nl> wrote:

> I want to congratulate you Americans with the way the elections have
> proceeded this time: thanks to the wisdom of Kerry it did not end up in a
> shameful show like four years ago.
>
> But what I do not understand, is this: how can you be against abortion and
> euthanasia, and at the same time be a supporter of ultimate penalty, free
> weapon possession? And what are the arguments against emancipation of
> homofile men and women? (For good order: I am NOT gay, but accept people to
> be so).

All this is a big debate, that we can't settle here.

I'd just like to quote J William Fulbright:

"There are two Americas: one is generous and humane, the other narrowly
egotistical; one is self-critical, the other self-righteous; one is sensible,
the other romantic; one is good humoured, the other solemn; one is inquiring,
the other pontificating; one is moderate, the other filled with passionate
intensity; one is judicious and the other arrogant in the use of great
power."

I continue to think of my friends of the first America, and hope that their
spirit will prevail.

Tony
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