> >With all of this talk of war, many of us will encounter "Peace Activists" >who will try and convince us that we must refrain from retaliation against >the ones who terrorized us all on September 11, 2001. These activists may >be >alone or in a gathering, and most of us don't know how to react to them. > >When you happen upon one of these people, or one of their rallies, here are >the proper rules of Activist Etiquette: > >1) Listen politely while the person explains their views. Strike up a >conversation if necessary and look very interested in their ideas. They >will tell you how revenge is immoral, and that by attacking the people who >did this to us, or those who supported the people who did this to us, we >will only bring on more violence. They will probably use many arguments, >ranging from political to religious to humanitarian. > >2) In the middle of their remarks, without warning, punch them in the >nose. > >3) When the activist gets up off the ground, they will most likely be very >angry and they may try to hit you. Be careful! > >4) Very quickly and calmly remind them that violence only brings about >more >violence and remind them of their stand on this issue. Tell them that if >they are really committed to a non-violent approach to unprovoked attacks, >they will turn the other cheek and negotiate a solution. Tell them they >must lead by example if they really believe in what they are saying. > >5) Most of them will think for a moment, and then agree that you are >correct. > >6) As soon as they come to that conclusion, hit them again. Only, this >time, hit them much harder. Square in the nose. > >7) Repeat steps 2-5 until the desired results are achieved and the >activist/idiot realizes the insanity of the argument they are trying to >make. > >There is no difference in an individual attacking an unsuspecting victim or >a group of terrorists attacking a nation. It is unacceptable and must be >dealt with. Perhaps it will be at a high cost. We owe our military >personnel a huge debt for what they are about to do for us and our >children. >We must support them and our leaders at times like these. We have no >choice. We either strike back, VERY HARD, or we will keep getting hit in >the nose. Hmmm.... > --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn