] So what were we to do when we in America were attacked on ] September 11, that infamous day? I say we should have ] done then what we never did before: stop speaking to the ] people we labelled our enemies and start listening to ] them. Stop giving preconditions to our peaceful ] coexistence on this small planet, and start honouring and ] respecting every human's need to live free and ] autonomously, to truly respect the sovereignty of every ] state. To stop making up rules by which others must live ] and then separate rules for ourselves This is rather similar to Marilyn Manson's repsonse of what he would say to the Columbine Students: "I wouldn't say a single word to them, I would listen to what they have to say and that's what no one did." |