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At 11:00 PM +0800 10/14/01, LogicBaby wrote:
>  > And you
>>  are clearly not buying the concept that Palestinians do actually have
>>  some sympathy from the average American.  That is an unfortunate
>  > thing for you.
>
>Dennis, I am just saying that you do not represent the average, and if you
>think you do then?!!!! WHO IS THE  AVARAGE?!  The average knows so little
>about the outside world, that is not an attack on Americans or an
>anti-American post,  my best friends are Americans and I have nothing but
>sympathy towards you and your country "so don't try to accuse me of this
>labeling please", on the same hand I don't agree with your governments
>foreign policy and I think the public knows so little about the injustice
>outside the boarders.


I can't say I have done a scientific survey but being an American I 
do have more than a few American friends both here in Japan and at 
home so I do kind of have a general feel for what they think.


>Also you can not Equate the victim with the aggressor,
>there are fanatics and fundamentalist growing by the day, what is the CASUE?

Well I *can* say without taking a side that people on both sides 
would make that exact same claim.

>As far as the middle east its brutal military occupation and the countries
>standing behind/supporting this. So it goes back to a question WHY are
>terrorists growing, why are fundamentalists gaining popularity, something
>that we need to find answers for.......

Well the fundamentalism is growing on both sides so I guess that kind 
of rules out the conclusion you want me to jump to.

But if a word could sum up the cause I would vote for the word "fear".

And all of this has nothing to do with my post which was basically 
saying that 1. Americans have more sympathy toward Palestinians than 
you seem to want to think and its a shame that you want to reject 
that idea.  2.  As long as both sides allow the violent 
fundamentalists to act independently of the laws set down by their 
leadership there will never be any peace.
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