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Re: Monday, 9/11 2006
Your sister said, "Like it did after the Depression and WWII, strength can come out of strife, heroism out of horror and hope out of Hell. May we be up to the test. May the world be with us." For a short time after the horror of 9/ll, it did seem that your sister's wishes might come true. Ordinary people, as they always do in dire circumstances, came together and exhibited enormous courage, and the nations of the world were in sympathy with our nation's plight. But in the depression, we had FDR's counsel that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. And after WWII, we had the Marshall Plan -- basically a program to repair the ravages of war to promote a healthy world community. In the last five years, our national leaders have chosen to exacerbate global tensions by using fear to maintain power domestically while ignoring and insulting our former allies around the world. Perhaps I'm overly pessimistic, but I'm afraid the neoconservatives' efforts to cement our country's position as the pre-eminent world power has instead marked a turning point in our decline. There are responses to this message:
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