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...believe that Alonzo's once supportive neighbors would suddenly turn their backs on him when his crimes are exposed. You mean to say they never knew? You mean to say they didn't take a certain satisfaction in the way he bent the system to his own advantage? This resort to conventional morality betrays the amoral logic of the movie. It is perhaps the price you pay for big-studio backing, but it takes some of the edge off an otherwise smart, nasty, potent movie...
This means war, Morrow informed us before the dust had settled on Manhattan Island. But what does it mean to "toughen up" and give the "uncivilized" their due when the barbarians are not waiting at the gate but are already among us? To resort to hatred in this crisis is to pull the pin on a hand grenade without having anywhere to throw it. JONATHAN HARTGROVE St. Davids...
...evil till we confront the deeper realities that produce it. More military force, more spies, more repression of civil liberties at home--none of this can stop people willing to lose their lives to hurt us, and the sole reliance on power reinforces the tendency of many to resort to violence when they face problems that they experience as urgent and intractable...
...decided that the Israeli approach to terrorism is actually pretty reasonable. When combating soulless, vicious acts of barbarism, we must not let our high standards of morality impede the path to justice, deterrence and closure. If distant governments continue to harbor and indirectly support these terrorists, then we must resort to swift and extreme military actions in order to ensure proper punishment. We owe this to the victims, their families and our nation as a whole...
...Airlines sold off, along with aerospace manufacturers and anything to do with traveling and play - casinos, hotels, ski-resort owners, golf-club makers. Insurance companies sold off. Entertainment stocks sold off, as if the national mood would keep people away from the movies (that one may be temporary). And defense stocks and gold-mining companies had a pretty good day. Basically, it all made sense, and it could have been a lot worse, and in this uncharted territory it was an outcome that had a lot of people breathing big sighs of relief...