Hindsight is 20/20 — Tunnel Vision, Not So Much - Page 2

I mention that only to illustrate how absurd our mindset has become, knowing that it will fall on deaf ears. We've forgotten that in America, our greatest strength lies in our diversity. On a daily basis, I work with Kurds, Mexicans, Iranians, Africans, Israelis, American Jews, Indonesians, Koreans - even Aussies. Guess what? Not a terrorist among the bunch.

Call this a plea from a person known to advocate emotion in writing. I'm not pleading from a Neville Chamberlain vantage - I am foursquare for rooting out the bad guys and killing them on the spot. The Israelis are not the bad guys. Neither are the Lebanese. There are issues here that Americans don't fathom, and don't even attempt to understand. It's much easier to sit in air-conditioned comfort and scream "my side is right and your side is wrong!"

Meanwhile, World War III has begun.

Pass me another Bud, would ya?

Article Author: Ray Ellis

Ray Ellis is a freelance writer who has been dissecting pop culture and its effect on how we view ourselves for over twenty years, ruffling feathers and dragging unsuspecting pedestrians along for the ride whenever possible.

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