[berkeley]

>>but i wanna know, who's gonna save me?<< krystal harris' "supergirl"

undecided
I attended a memorial service today on campus along with a large number of other students. We sang the national anthem, america the beautiful, and listened to other people sing "yesterday" and "imagine". Cliche, but meaningful nonetheless. Above it all was a sign saying "No war--stop the violence". The most notable thing i got from it was a quote from H.G. Wells>>
"History is the product of an ongoing race between education and ignorance."

So i had a discussion with a friend as we walked away from the service. She held that retaliation was necessary in order to show any other terrorists that our nation will not tolerate destruction on its own soil. Avoiding war and trying to mediate, she said, would not change the ideologies of those that harbor anti-US sentiments.

I don't agree with killing terrorists (and most probably civilians as a result) in order to prove that civilians should not be murdered. Remaining inactive, however, would not discourage terrorists from targeting us or anyone else. I like the peace ideal, but to be honest, attempting to make nice with terrorists won't be very fruitful. And so i remain undecided.