Herein we have a reason why JWs don't discern why the world is
getting better. Progress isn't linear or consistent, therefore
it takes some discernment - a quality lacking in shallow, knee-jerk
Apocalyptics
It seems that one or more gay rights groups are protesting messages
hand written on bombs to be dropped on Afghanistan. AP got a photo
of a bomb with "highjack this, Fags" on it. There is now debate on
whether such personal touches should be censored.
So, there you have it. You can kill masses of people with bombs
but you have to be polite (and politically correct) about it.
All kidding aside, I see progress in this - because more and more
attention is being paid to toleration. Great effort is also
expended to have Muslim chaplains within US forces - and Bush
visits a mosque to show respect for Islam.
It isn't linear, it isn't consistent, but little by little
it is progress.
oh, and by the way, large cities in New York state are reporting
huge decreases in serious crime - and the US gov just reported
a budget surplus of 127 billion dollars (a balanced budget was
widely claimed to be impossible several years ago - ask Vernon
Jordan and the Urban League)
and so it goes,
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