[thechat] Why?

Syed Zeeshan Haider szh at softhome.net
Sat May 31 15:25:26 CDT 2003


From: "Seb Potter"

> >> "Americans" are not evil.
> >
> > Yes, I like many Americans. Not becasuse they are Americans but because
> > they are
> > good humans. When I think about their nationality, I begin to doubt my
> > likeness
> > for them. That's why I never consider their nationality.
> > Americans are not evil. But who are those who are terrorizing the rest of
> > the
> > world in the name of peace and security?
>
> That would be a small group of people who through dubious (dubyas?) methods
> have gained control of a very powerful nation. Those are not the actions of
> the majority (300 million or more) Americans.
>
> > I like Iraninans because they are Iraninas. Their personal character is
> > secondary to me. Same is for Chinese and Turkish.
>
> You said:
>
> I judge people first on their personality, and find some to be good humans,
> but if they are American I don't trust my judgement. However, some
> nationalities must be good human beings because of their nationality.
>
> You also said:
>
> America should be consistent in its actions and policies.
>
> Can you see the inconsistencies in your own actions here?
>
> Come on, you should know that the true worth of a human being is measured
> without taking their colour, faith, nationality, gender, or any other
> external factor into account. If you have to judge, judge by the actions of
> the individual, not by a circumstance of birth.

What I said was a demonstration of impact of actions of governments on general
reputation of a nation.
I appreciate your thinking and agree with it.
--
Syed Zeeshan Haider.
http://syedzeeshanhaider.faithweb.com/


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