JohnH wrote:

On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 17:00:46 GMT, Jim wrote:


JohnH wrote:


On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 15:32:04 GMT, Jim wrote:



I expected an argument. Instead, I receive support for my point.

I can't help but notice that some of my friends who were so strong in
their support for Bush a year ago are starting to make statements that I
agree with.

Maybe critical thinking is making a come-back.


Why the attempt to make the discussion political?
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Everything going on here involves politics.

You are right, though. I was trying to make the point that the energy
seems to be moving away from what we were all sold in the last 5 years.

I know that political views, like religious, is based on long held
beliefs, reality takes a back seat sometimes. While this has no point
in a boating group, this thread is hopelessly mired in belief instead of
logic.

I could not read all the mis-placed anger with out trying to see if
everyone really thought that way.


A discussion of the possible punishment for a terrorist is not, in and of
itself, political.

A discussion of photography is not political.

A discussion on the best way to catch stripers is not political.

etc., etc., etc.

It's simply not true that everything going on here involves politics.
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I'll try this again:

Mossaoui was tossed out of the group. His actions were ZERO, aside from
some unsuccessful flight training. I doubt that he really knew much
about the actual attack.

He said he did, but, AFTER the attack took place. He isn't a terrorist,
he's a wanna be terrorist.

What frustrates me, is that you misunderstand that we were not
"discussing possible punishment for a terrorist", but trying to out do
each other on inhuman treatment of a guy that's mentally ill.

Our society is not headed in a direction that makes us better than they are.


He's a nutcase, but only a pretend terrorist. That's quite different.