Everything After - A 9.11 Youth Circle

Post 9.11 anti-war groups have come out with statements against the 'war on terror'. For example some of the World Economic Forum protesters were also anti-war protesters. How can they be against the war in Afghanistan? Whether or not the WTC had been attacked, the people of Afghanistan desperately needed to be liberated from Taliban rule. What do other people feel/think about the anti-war protesters?

I think people are scared. After 9/11, there was virtually no questioning of governmental actions, and I think some people grew worried that without the normal balance of the press and their consitutents, the government would act without restraint. In my opinion, anti-war protestors add an important point of view, even if it is more extreme than the views of most.

I think that the most important thing to remember is that we DO have the "freedom" to say what we think. What would this country be if everyone agreed on what cereal to eat in the morning, what clothes to buy, and most importantly, what to think. America thrives on allowing people with differing views to speak up, and if theoretically, if they were to pull a majority, to change the actions the government takes. I am much more concerned with people who blindly support the actions that the American government takes, and assumes that the actions are right because that is what is being done. The people who support something for no reason, those are the ones who can be convinced that the government is always going to do the right thing, and if the government does something extreme, will follow once again with little or no thought.

I think these people aren't considering the consequences of not going to war..i know it sounds aweful, but what is america supposed to do? we can't just sit back, and let our homeland be attacked. We aren't really punishing the people of afghanistan, we are just trying to install a government that wont opress the people, and trying to stop terrorism. We could be ding worse things, like using atomic bombs, but america continues to be patient, and weed out the criminals, instead taking everyone down.

I don't happen to agree with some of the things that are going on. I agree that bin Laden should be sought out and punished, but I don't believe that innocent Afghani's should be killed because of Bush's rage. I have nothing but the utmost respect for Bush and his administration, but I must say, I do not agree with all of their methods. I want terrorism to stop, but is violence really the way to end violence?

I have complete hate (rage in fact) for President Bush, and hate the man in every way, but I also disagree with his administration's methods and can't condoning their killing of innocent civilians. Do you Bush-supporters want Afghans who never crossed paths with the Taliban to die? All these freaking people DO is murder civilians most of the time, look at all the hits that missed when they still haven't "gotten" Osama. Even the Afghans who hate the Taliban's guts risk being killed because they're on Afghanistan soil! If this is what the war continues to bring about, I say what's wrong with the protesters. Instead of taking out your rage on people who hate the war, why not take it out on people who hate everything Middle Eastern or people who give Arab-Americans looks?

Why have the need to take rage out on anyone? The solution to stopping a "war on something" isn't to find another subject to wage war on...To be honest, I don't know what kind of action I think is right, but I do think that too often instead of taking into consideration what people are saying, we tend to attack them for speaking their minds.
Maybe it's because once we open ourselves up to listening to what people have to say, we won't like what we hear. It's difficult for me to listen to someone say that they "hate everything Middle eastern", but instead of attacking them for their thoughts, it is our job to help educate them. Many times people's fear of what they do not know, overcomes their rationality and turns into a hatred....
just a thought

> I have complete hate (rage in fact) for President Bush, and hate the man in every way, but I also disagree with his administration's methods and can't condoning their killing of innocent civilians.

Now that I look back at it, the "but" in the middle of this sentence looked out of place. Come to think of it, there's nothing ironic about hating Bush yet opposing his war; the two go together. I guess I was just thinking of DrummerChick's post and thinking of my post as a contrast to hers. But I guess it wasn't contrasting.

> I am much more concerned with people who blindly support the actions that the American government takes, and assumes that the actions are right because that is what is being done.

Yes! I agree with this. There are no people more dangerous than these. The people who oppose war will certainly be at their senses if someone suggests genocide, but those people out there who have resolved to support the government NO MATTER WHAT will march right off a cliff if that is where Bush takes them. This kind of unconditional support is how the Gestapo allowed Hitler to rise to so much power.