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...many households, the inevitable political conversation promises some surprises this year. Sisters Amanda and Shelley are the liberal Democrats; they lovingly describe Luke as "almost a right-wing extremist." And yet they find themselves changing seats, sharing views. "I've always been a pacifist, but I've shocked myself at how my views toward Bush have changed," says Amanda. "Before this, my heroes were my parents. But now I've come to appreciate leadership." Shelley, meanwhile, is bracing herself for the plane flight from San Francisco, but says, "A lot of people in the city, in their 20s, feel rootless...
...shared, as is the awareness of just how hard it may be to reach it. Benjamin Cerniglia is a Marine corporal at Camp Pendleton in California, awaiting orders to ship out at any time; his brother Joseph, 18, is a college student in Greensboro, N.C., and an avowed pacifist. They had an e-mail fight three weeks after the attacks and have barely communicated since. "He thinks I am anti-American, which I'm not," says Joseph, "and I think he's a right-wing conservative, which he resents." But the younger sibling is mourning the loss of his brother...
...longtime pacifist, I have always deplored our tendency to dehumanize and demonize our adversaries. Not this time. By savagely slaughtering thousands of innocent people, the terrorists have forfeited their membership in civilized society and deserve the same regard a bug zapper shows a swarm of stinging insects. RICK ANSORGE Macungie...
...disagree because, in this case, justice simply cannot be achieved in such a manner. Though I normally consider myself a pacifist, last week’s massacre of innocent civilians, coupled with the defiance of the backwards Taliban regime of Afghanistan, merits the use of force. Force is the only way to stop terrorism from occurring again; force is the only way to respond to Al Qaeda, the ultra-radical faction of Islam that has vowed to “kill any Americans.” Such a violent group, capable of committing the horrible atrocities we witnessed last Tuesday...
...Japan in the postwar era is compelling proof that countries that once were dominated by imperial, even evil governments can be rehabilitated. Though often overlooked, not only did the U.S. feed starving populations and rebuild the shattered infrastructure of these two nations, but we managed to create two strong, pacifist democracies out of two fiercely martial nations that had zero experience with successful democracy before our intervention...