tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19678680.post4915029335177052615..comments2023-04-28T01:06:50.497-07:00Comments on Carl Setzer: The Eleventh Day Of SeptemberCarl Setzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14408196988642632943noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19678680.post-46503127711837902282010-09-12T09:31:11.563-07:002010-09-12T09:31:11.563-07:00Daniel, I am unsure how far down the chain of comm...Daniel, I am unsure how far down the chain of command awareness of the actions were. Was it only the pilots? Was it all of them? Regardless, many of them knew the full plans and felt good about their choice. Feel free to refine my statement to include only the pilots, if need be. The amount of time the leaders spent planning, educating themselves, living engaged within American communities, living (on the surface, at least) well acclimatized American lives speaks to awareness. Their vilification of us made it easy to see any suffering caused to be holy retribution. <br /><br />In the end, though, this is quibbling detail. Your conclusion captures me main idea: that the notion of murdering for God is madness. <br /><br />Thanks for your thoughtful reply.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05908199167460378043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19678680.post-41914612970487598202010-09-11T21:43:45.972-07:002010-09-11T21:43:45.972-07:00Honestly, were the people on the plane really all ...Honestly, were the people on the plane really all that aware of what they were about to do? Did they know that they were going to hijack the plane more than 24 hours before actually boarding it? And even as they carried out their deeds, I don't think any of them (besides the pilots) knew that they were going to crash the buildings into the tower. And did they delight in the pain they caused? Or, did they even have enough perspective to see past the intense pain that was their own lives? If only they could stand up to the Americans! Their lives wouldn't have to be so miserable! And if only we could stand up to the terrorists! Perhaps our lives won't have to be so miserable! Perhaps, in a sense, perhaps the hijackers were victims along with everyone else on the plane. At what point do we put our guns away and start rebuilding their schools and infrastructure? At what point do we prioritize an end to human suffering, so nobody has to reach this point of desperation? We have the potential to offer a helping hand - a hand not motivated by power or profit, but one extended purely out of compassion.<br /><br />The US Government and so many citizens chose vengeance -- immense harm, overriding all scripture’s demand for compassion. Ultimately, failure of humanity to rise to it’s potential. A potential spoken of by myriad prophets. Compassion, love; God’s commands overridden by a mad desire to slay for God. Madness!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023631052565590019noreply@blogger.com