Wednesday, September 8, 2010

“Wherever they burn books they will also, in the end, burn human beings.”

(Heinrich Heine)
In the 1940s Heine was proven right and the Nazis burnt many millions of people, including 6 millions Jews.
This year a church leader in Florida thinks it will be a good idea to burn Korans on 9/11. I believe there are better ways to remember the tragic loss of lives in that horrible day nine years ago, especially when the method proposed here is not significantly different from the one used by the terrorists, namely: hatred.
In addition, the commander of American forces in Afghanistan said it will risk American soldiers in both Iraq and Afghanistan.
I know the First Amendment gives anyone, including evil and stupid people, the right to express their views in whatever way they find appropriate, but isn't that the same amendment that also gives Muslims in New York to build their own community center? Seriously, the Bill of Rights is not a "choose what you like" store. If the American people thinks they have the right to meddle with other peoples' affairs, take down leaders and put new ones on, all in the name of Democracy and Human Rights, then this right is based on one thing, and one thing only, exercising the Bill of Rights without racism or bigotry.
Let's hope this time people will stop this insanity earlier.