Wipe
Them Out by Wiping Out Their Food Supply
Do
you have cable and watch the Sci Fi channel?
In the fantasy “Star Gate, Atlantis,” advanced humans created an
army of strong and sturdy robots to fight creatures which fed on the humans.
However, the robots decided that the best way to destroy the
creatures was to wipe out humans. (Software
engineers, there is a lesson here.) So,
the problem is compounded for you and me in this fantasy.
The
real world might not be different, unfortunately.
Terrorists have a beef with our government.
So why do they pick on us ordinary Americans?
A couple of thoughts come to mind:
·
The terrorists believe that American democracy really
works, so that the fault is really that of ordinary Americans.
·
The terrorists do not believe that American democracy
works, but do believe that our government feeds on us, that is, gets its
strength from us, so one way to eliminate our government is to eliminate us.
Neither
of these portends well for our security.
Now,
let us look at another aspect of this. A
group like Al Qaeda needs the support of others in order to survive.
An argument can be made that the only way to eliminate Al Qaeda is to
cut off its support. But, short
of killing others, how do we cut off its support?
If you answer the
multiple-choice questions below and e-mail to lessonanswers@mymontebello.com
with “Lesson answers” in the subject field, you will be credited toward
a “certificate of recognition in community affairs” to be awarded in
2007 by a local nonprofit organization.
(1) Which do you believe is the case?
Al Qaeda believes
(a) that American democracy works.
(b) that the American government gets strength from
feeding on ordinary Americans.
(2) How should
America
deal with terrorists?
(a) Eliminate them by eliminating their support.
(b) Give them a “no touch” zone in which they may
live, provided that they leave us alone.
April 3, 2008