tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post4723819407854540717..comments2024-02-10T18:19:36.406-08:00Comments on Newspaper Rock: Dueling views on GeronimoRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-31188529503187177722009-02-24T02:54:00.000-08:002009-02-24T02:54:00.000-08:00My harsh statements about Geronimo's rampage were ...My harsh statements about Geronimo's rampage were based on the assumption that he did go on this rampage. Something I'm not sold on.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-7332394593464485752009-01-28T20:06:00.000-08:002009-01-28T20:06:00.000-08:00George Washington ordered the destruction of 40 Se...George Washington ordered the destruction of 40 Seneca villages and the people in them. I assume there's no justification or excuse for that "moral" crime either.<BR/><BR/>Of course, some Americans have found an excuse for Bush's causing the death of 100,000-plus Iraqi civilians in a "preemptive" war that was unnecessary and unjustified. Are you still in that dwindling camp, DMarks?<BR/><BR/>Re "Tough times bring out character": I couldn't agree more. Leaders without character use any pretext to hold prisoners without trial and <A HREF="http://www.bluecorncomics.com/torture.htm" REL="nofollow">torture</A> them, expand their executive power, and subvert constitutional rights. Leaders <I>with</I> character don't.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I'm not an expert on Geronimo, but I wouldn't believe either of these articles without a lot of research. At least one of them is wrong, and perhaps they both are.<BR/><BR/>Note that I didn't draw any conclusions about this posting. As Fox News would say, "We report, you decide."Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-34959791541503724582009-01-23T04:37:00.000-08:002009-01-23T04:37:00.000-08:00Assuming the worst about Geronimo is true, it is t...Assuming the worst about Geronimo is true, it is troubling that the writer asserts that Geronomo's tough situation justified any sort of atrocity against innocents.<BR/><BR/>"Geronimo angered and went on a rampage. I can't say I can blame him. I would do the same thing..."<BR/><BR/>Sounds like a license to rape, a license for A to commit heinous acts against C because of acts committed by B. No, I don't buy that.<BR/><BR/>Tough times bring out character, and it says something about the inner person if tough times reveal someone as a rapist or worse.<BR/><BR/>"I believe he stood for the Apache way of life."<BR/><BR/>You can't hide these crimes (if they occured) behind the "Apache way of life".<BR/><BR/>Referring to "Geronimo saw a beautiful married woman one day and he wanted that woman...", nothing justifies or excuses rape. Nothing at all.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.com