[SOC] Revenge and Terrorism

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Charles Harpole wrote:
> Revenge is a powerful and pervasive part of the American culture.  It has been ingrained in thousands of movies where
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> the hero's wife is killed which, the movie teaches, gives license to the hero to do anything in revenge, even break the law.  In
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> fact, often break the law.  Bush 2 said on camera in Air Force One just after the 9/11 attacks, "We'll get 'em" in direct application
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>  of revenge (and as tho he had any idea of who "them" really were).  Christianity speaks of a vengeful God admiringly.
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> Revenge is an ulgy part of American culture and the primary factor for motivating soldiers and populations to do what their "better
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> angels" would never do,  in the land of the free.
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> 73,
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> p.s.  When you folks get tired of my writing to you, say so and I will shut up here and talk to myself instead.
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> Charles Harpole, Ph. D. in cinema studies... a great way to see the myths of America.
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> k4vud at hotmail.com
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Well, with the bleeding heart liberals in power now, instead of revenge, 
or even justice, we will have appeasement and apologies.

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