We're Not Afraid

We're Not Afraid is a website started by a Britt after the subway bombings in London to let the terrorist know that they can't win and to help the world deal with their fears and be brave. I heard about the website on the news yesterday. You can send in pics and comments and they will post them on the site. Even people who lost love ones or were injured in the subway blast have sent pics and comments. One simply said, "I lost a friend in the bombings and I AM NOT AFRAID."

Please take a look:
http://www.werenotafraid.com

That is a neat website.

"A kiss can be a comma, a question mark or an exclamation point. That's basic spelling that every woman ought to know."
-Mistinguett

I thought it was pretty cool cuz they keep it non political and don't allow any religious statements.

The wearenotafraid website misses the point of what W calls Terrorism.

Terrorists are not intersted in Fear. They are interested in respect from the West for the Palestinian people, and other Islamic people who are the target Western Military intervention and Western Intelligence manipulation.

Blessings

Kiss, Tell, Learn, Do better.

Actually, I believe YOU miss the point.
The site is not about W.
It's not about Palestinians.
It's not about Islam.
It'snot about Western Military Intervention.
It's not about Western Intelligence manipulation.

It's about PEOPLE. A group of people who experienced a tramatic coordinated bombing ritual, some more intimately than others. They took this opportunity to place their thoughts on the internet - those thoughts basically announcing, "Yes, this thing happened. But guess what. I am not afraid." It's kind of a To Whom It May Concern venture.

Above all, it has attempted to turn aside from theological or political embodiment.

When I was a teenager, we didn't have MTV.
We had to take drugs and go to Rock Concerts!

Somehow, committing suicide, and deciding to commit pre-meditated murder on surrounding, innocent people does not fall into the category of respectable behavior.
As my signature says:

When I was a teenager, we didn't have MTV.
We had to take drugs and go to Rock Concerts!

It is really about oil. The Muslims just happen to have alot of oil, and the West wants it.

The West used terrorist tactics in forming Israel, and Israel still uses US supplied Helicopter gunships and missle launchers to assasinate Hamas leaders, without much regard for civilian caualties.

But respect is something that cannot be forced, it has to be given. Neither the Militant Muslims, nor the West, are trying to use tactics to increase respect and understanding.

The US strategy is to shoot at Iraqui's. If the individuals being shot at do not shoot back, the US leaves them alone. If they shoot back, then the fight is on. This is not the Rule of Law, nor a path to earning trust and cooperation toward prosperity. Prosperity was better under Sadam. Rice is just antabonizing friends with the ideals of Democracy. She should focus on Propserity.

Blessings

Kiss, Tell, Learn, Do better.

And the point you are trying to make concerning the site "werenotafraid.com" is . . . ?
I can only reitterate:

When I was a teenager, we didn't have MTV.
We had to take drugs and go to Rock Concerts!

Logger, I respect your right to your own opinion. However, your opinion seems to be justifying the killing of innocent people. The US/Israel does not intentionally kill innocent people. Political opinions aside, there is a huge difference in the morality of The West (to include Israel) and the maniacs carrying out their Holy War.

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The idea is that the emphasis should be on finding ways to increase respect for varying religions, politics, business constructs, countries, sects. Having Fear in the title misses the path to peace and prosperity. Fear is not the issue.

Where is the website where the Grievances of the Muslims and the West are being arbitrated? How can each side decrease the unnecessary insults to the other side? What puplic policies or laws can the West start obeying, or revise, that would decrease instances of disrespect to the Palestinians? How can the cycle of resentment building actions be reduced so mutual respect can grow?


Blessings

Kiss, Tell, Learn, Do better.

Fear IS an integral part of the issue because when a demon senses fear, he increases his pressure in order to totally destroy his target. Without fear, their ability to shut down a society, economically and socially etc is minimized.

Rooster

Osama Bin Laden's plan is to bankrupt the West, partly through Fear. Trillions have been spent on security since 9-11. Osama Bin Laden bankrupted the USSR, and he is doing well so far, at sinking the US into debt.

But Fear is not part of the solution, nor is defying fear.

Blessings

Kiss, Tell, Learn, Do better.

One can not and should not tell them what their emphasis should be. It's their friggin site! They do not have to ascribe to your or anybody else's agenda.

The whole idea of the site is to bypass the religious and political rhetoric that de-humanizes the tragedy that has just occured. This man (now 3 people) started this site to allow the Brits, and others who were effected by this event, a place to voice their personal, heart-felt thoughts. And in few words, and sometimes just a smile, one by one, they began to basically say, "I plan on living tomorrow, the same way I lived yesterday. What happened today will not alter my life. I AM NOT AFRAID."

When I was a teenager, we didn't have MTV.
We had to take drugs and go to Rock Concerts!

Ronald Reagan was the integral cog in the bankruptcy of the USSR. By ensuring the United States focused on military build-up, he forced the Soviets to follow. Their economy could not withstand the race to keep up with us. I for one belive the world is a better place because of his actions and policies.

"Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school." AE

"I, too, believe in fidelity. But how can I be true to one woman without being false to all the others?" EA

well said columbus17 and I long for a current day Reagan

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