I must admit I am a little dismayed that some of my fellow webmasters have labelled me anything ranging from tree hugger to pro-terrorist and I do not appreciate showing up on baddog's blacklist. So I would like to set the record straight and please excuse my ego on this one.
1) The attacks on the U.S. on September 11th were an extreme attack by a fascist machine. The ideology behind the attacks is just as reactionary and cruel as any other fascist ideology.
2) What happened on September 11th is hard to put into the words. It was the event of the impossible and hence, unphraseable. To see families of the victims in shock and horror and not being able to find the words to express their grief is truly horrific. There is no comfort and their are no words that can somehow help the families understand this horrific tragedy.
3) Yes, I am located in Canada but I am not patriotic. I do not believe in superpowers or proclaiming that my nation is the greatest. So for obvious reasons, I am not about to proclaim that the U.S. is the greatest nation and defender of the free world
4) I believe freedom rests in the hands of grassroots democratic movements. Their will always be battles between the state and the demos because the state (the ego, the I) needs to oppress to maintain control. Expression is freedom and it is only the revolutionaries that can take expression to its limits.
5) Terrorism has become the organ of the state - not just the Middle Eastern states but all states. The people, the bearers of democracy need to fight this and there are several groups in Afghanistan that do this fighting on a daily basis.
http://www.rawa.org is just one of them.
6) To stop terrorism and achieve a real semblance of peace, freedom and true democracy, the state needs to start recognizing the people and ultimately releasing it's ego to the id. Most likely this will not happen but I'm an idealist.
7) My solution would be for all nations (not only the U.S.) to support these revolutionaries and support their fight against state oppression and terrorism. This would essentially be a fight against all fascisms. Particular to the situation at end, I would love to see the U.S. go into Afghanistan and aid the rebels in their fight against the Taliban and bin-Laden. That is the only way to rid terrorism and yet also preserve freedom and democracy.
These are just my thoughts. I'm not anti-American, I am anti-fascist which necessarily means I am anti-terrorist. I am pro-revolutionary and I believe in democracy, freedom and the demos. As such I am greatly saddened as such a large chunk of the demos has suffered a terrible fate. These people could have been with us in our fight agains fascism but sadly they are gone. The terrorists are not comrades; the people are out true comrades.