From Dan & Jan Labonte re September 11. (Letter to the Editor).Terrorism! The word itself causes us to cringe cringe intr.v. cringed, cring·ing, cring·es 1. To shrink back, as in fear; cower. 2. To behave in a servile way; fawn. n. An act or instance of cringing. in fear and revulsion re·vul·sion n. 1. A sudden, strong change or reaction in feeling, especially a feeling of violent disgust or loathing. 2. Counterirritation used to reduce inflammation or increase the blood supply to an affected area. , especially since the appalling events of September 11. We are filled with horror at the thought of more than 6,000 innocent civilians being indiscriminately slaughtered in this way by a few fellow humans gone mad. Mad with the ideology that says this is a service to mankind. For weeks, the hellish scenes have been lavishly, obscenely portrayed for all to see, over and over again, on television, in magazines and newspapers. And, finally, the cry wells up within us. Enough. Let justice be done. And yet, as we write, there exists another form of terrorism operating in our midst. Even more widespread, and certainly just as barbaric and bloody. However, it receives little, if any, media coverage. As though some invisible hand Invisible Hand A term coined by economist Adam Smith in his 1776 book "An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations". In his book he states: "Every individual necessarily labours to render the annual revenue of the society as great as he can. had written 'taboo' on the hearts and minds of our society. No probing eye or investigative camera will be allowed to look into this horror. And so it continues. Unimpeded unimpeded Adjective not stopped or disrupted by anything Adj. 1. unimpeded - not slowed or prevented; "a time of unimpeded growth"; "an unimpeded sweep of meadows and hills afforded a peaceful setting" , unabated un·a·bat·ed adj. Sustaining an original intensity or maintaining full force with no decrease: an unabated windstorm; a battle fought with unabated violence. , protected even, by an iniquitous law in some lands, or by a lack of law in others. We speak of the unspeakable and ongoing slaughter of millions of innocent human beings in their own mothers' wombs by the hands of a few fellow humans gone mad. Mad with an ideology that says this is a service to womankind wom·an·kind n. Women considered as a group. womankind Noun all women considered as a group Noun 1. . And we continue, for the most part, to sleep our collective sleep. But not all of us, thankfully. There are those, valiant and alert, who unceasingly cry out: Enough, let justice be done. North Bay, ON |
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