raheel khokhar

Submitted by Zack Maxwell (United States), Sep 19, 2006 at 05:34

I will not lie, I agree with some of your comments. Bin Laden is most likely a charismatic leader. So was Hitler and so was Charles Manson. Many of the most evil people in history were charismatic.

Your comment about America and its flawed past in regards to equality. Yes, America doesn't have a clean record when it comes to this. Most countries don't. As for it being just recently letting blacks walk on the same side of the street. I wouldn't call 40 years just recently, especially for a country that has only been around a little over 200yrs. I'm also unaware of the law saying blacks couldn't walk on the same side of the street as whites. I know of segregated schools, drinking fountains, and places to sit. You say that every time you come to America you know segregation, please give me an example. Also you stated that we are still murdering black people- I would also like examples. If you would, do your homework you would know that when it comes to race on race crime 90% of the victims are white.

Now lets talk about the "freedom" in Europe. I don't know how "free" Europe really is. In some countries it is a crime to say the Holocaust never happened. I know it happened but the fact is that rights to free speech are infringed upon.

You also said that Bush's policies take the rest of the world to hell in a handbasket. How does that work? How do American policies make terrorists attack other countries? By your logic Bush's policies must have been around for along time because these attacks have happened long before he was in office. My friend that is a cop out. The Middle East doesn't need our policies to go to hell in a handbasket, they do it themselves. These are not personal attacks. I am only stating that you know very little about the world we live in and make statements with no facts to back them up.

Please feel free to reply.

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