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Originally posted by Cowperson@Aug 20 2004, 01:57 PM
The Americans had lots of experience with the Japanese in WWII and that was a people TRULY willing to die to the last man as they proved over and over again in mortal combat.
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Great point Cow. My wife and I were discussing a very similar fact earlier this morning. The West has not had much success in fighting the East. They very good at fighting amongst themselves because we share the same core values and would likely not give our lives for a cause that we did not honestly believe was just. We have mechanisms in us that filter the things and help us believe that human life is the most thing and wasting it is wrong. The Eastern religions are a different beast and have different values, especially on human life. The Eastern religions do not have a similar value on individual life as Westerners do and that is a hard concept for us to grasp.
Our problem is that we tend to try and figure this issue out using our Western values. That is our failure IMO. We should be trying to figure this out using Eastern values. The only way to win this war will be through the change of those core values and you only do that through education and cooperation. I fear the way the US is going down this road as it may have dire consequences for all of mankind. The West should be cooperating with the East and trying to develop a better understanding of each other and develop some tolerance for each other. This is the way the war will finally end. When we accept that they are different and wish to lead their lives a certain way, and they accept that we are different and wish to lead our lives a certain way. When we go into each other's homes we accept those differences and adapt to the customs and rules of our host. Then and only then will we find peace. Islam needs to be educated, but so does the West. As your quote shows, the West is extremely arrogant and self serving. Until the West learns some humility and respect of others this war of ideologies is going no where fast.
Oh, I would paste a ink for this here, but there isn't one. Its my beliefs based on reading many books on the subject (you do remember books don't you?) and until they are published in electro-text and have their own web site a link just ain't gonna be available.
