Patriotism and politics

[FotoPlasma]

I respect your intentions in the creation of this thread very much, and I agree with you, wholeheartedly. Perhaps the Moment Of Silence thread was a bad choice in the setting for starting a verbal firefight...

I find it a tad disappointing that this single thread has gone this long without a reply, so I think I'll spark a mini-brushfire... (I hope it grows out of control. I want to be inspired, I want to inspire others, I want there to be massive amounts of proliferation of ideas, I want to know your opinion on everything, and I don't care who you are.)

I think everyone should take the time to read this (or at least a good portion of it, I realize it's rather long):
The Sociology and Psychology of Terrorism

Please be aware that this report was written before September 11th.

"While nothing is easier than to denounce the evildoer,

nothing is more difficult than to understand him."

- Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky

Please be respectful of one another.

I admit that I am not the most polite of people, on this message board, and I'm sorry, but I'm practically always up for intelligent discussion...