subota, 08.10.2005.

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Znam da ljudi ne vole duge postove. A ni kratke. A ni one na nekom stranom jeziku. Ali ovoga pročitajte, jer mislim da je vrijedno čitanja. To nije ništa duže nego neki interview s poznatom ličnosti u dnevnim novinama u biti. Sutra objavljujem priču ovdje, obećavam- već dugo nije bilo ništa tog tipa.

Uzeto s bloga Američkog vojnika u Iraku.

Sinke
I recognize that English is not your first language, so I'll try to tell you where you're mistaken. The individual who wrote the post you're commenting about is not in the US military. The post is also satire, from a site that produces satire - this concept may not translate well to your language, maybe I should say it is not serious - though that is not completely true. Serious issues are at the heart of all satire. But you're characterization of it as being directed at all people of Islam is wrong.
In America we not only tolerate free speech, we celebrate it. Thus posts like that one and responses to it in comments are both allowed here - although they are not made by or endorsed by anyone actually associated with this site. That's the entire reason for the Open Post - a place for others to express their views. I can offer no better explanation of the concept than to point out what you've missed - your comments are allwed to stand here, when with a simple push of a button I could make them go away.This site will always be one where people are free to express their views. We believe that most of our readers are intelligent and thoughtful people, and can recognize good ideas and bad ideas alike, and make up their own minds. As for the Islamic world, please note the numerous links we provide to our many friends in the blogosphere who represent everything good about that culture. We respect and admire them, and believe their voices are as important as any - and more so than many - in discussions of world events. Such thinking is common in America, at least among most Americans I know. We grow up living in a land of many cultures, with people from diverse backgrounds whose heritage is from all the other peoples of the world. Personally I've also travelled extensively in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East - including Iraq. I find the characterization of groups over individuals repulsive. There are good and bad members of all groups and all societies everywhere, from al Fasher in Sudan to Washington, DC; from London England to Tokyo Japan; from Baghdad Iraq to Zagreb, Croatia.Here's a quote from Alexander Solzhenitsyn you should know: "If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being, and who is willing to destroy his own heart?"
I will condemn without hesitation those who would drive a car bomb into a group of children, slaughter aid workers, assassinate judges or elected officials - I believe their actions are not sanctioned by any religion anywhere. Likewise I will denounce any soldier combating such evil who succumbs to that darkness of the human soul themselves. By all means, invite who you wish to join the discussion. Here they'll find freedom of speech, and freedom from fear of ideas. We'll recognize hate and intolerance when we see it, we'll strive to clear any misunderstandings that will inevitably arise. We'll celebrate added voices, and in some small way perhaps elevate understanding among peoples of the world.

Posted by Greyhawk at October 7, 2005 09:07 AM


Let me tell you something about freedom of speech in modern democracy.
In communism you are given mind, so that everbody has the same mind.
In liberal democracy everybody can say whatever they want as long as they don't ask the government to care about their opinions.
I am white. There are black people. We are not the same. To say that white people and black people are equall is trash. The black people live much worse than I do, mister American soldier. If you are a bank owner, you don't have to be a racist to preform racism.
You know pretty well that there are many desk clerks working in banks. I have never seen a bank in US, and in the rest of the world, which would hire all black people as desk clerks. Imagine twenty black people working in bank at desk. Everybody would notice that twenty black people are working as desk clerks. Nobody would even think about skin color if here were twenty white man working on the desk. And after a while, an advisor of the bank will tell you that people feel bad because of them and if you wish to work with material gain you need to fire them, the black people.
You know,I have never heard any of you Americans saying these things in public. Well, not at least white Americans. If you would say this in Oprah, you would see the real limits of your free speech.
But what can I do? I'm just a guy living in a country somewhere, waiting for US to come after me. I even can't write descent english. Dang, the blacks in slums can't write anything but I write english.
Be kind, sir. Delete all my messages. I don't care. For all of this, I don't care. You are an American soldier, I respect that. Here I said that. I could say that I don't and that wouldn't change anything because you know as well as I that people in Iraq were drafted in US Army because they had no other choice. They live in poor houses and made their first child when they were 17. And if somebody would ask them something, they could say something. They could say something like that they should have the same chances as I do, sitting in armchair with my 1000$ laptop, and that I was only lucky. Man, I bought Playstation! And I smoke Marlboro.
They could say that there is something really wrong with your society when on internet news white people are "salvaging" but black people are "looting." The audience is shocked, they talk about it, and whatever. Martin Luther King was shot, and today black people are in some places in your country afraid to light up a candle because somebody could notice that somebody is lighting a candle for Martin Luther King. And in other places, people light up fireworks for Martin Luther King but the next day nothing changes. And you can yell that nothing changes. And if your free speech would really mean something, maybe somebody would start listening, mister.
Here is my free speech. If a blackman would call me white-trash, he would go to prison.
If I would call him a niggggga I would go to prison, but there would be a certain difference. There would be a certain dosage of a dirty racism- that a black person should be grateful to legal system of the United States of America that a Mickey Whitey ended up in prison for calling him names.
I as white don't. "That is why we are here."
Delete my messages, sir.
They are not of any use to you, me, Americans, Iraq, Bush, Blair, Croats, Serbs, Muslims, Russians, Communists, Capitalists, Sarajevo, Belgrade, Zagreb, Tokio, Japan and whatever.
If they were, this world would be beautiful thousands of years ago.
Maybe you should ask black people.
But.... who cares what they can say for free?

Posted by Sinke at October 7, 2005 10:50 AM


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