Terrorism

Editor,

I write to respond to some hasty comments by Tylor

Nelson. Certainly people "[blaming] someone else for

their actions" is both common and base, yet Mr. Nelson

immediately contradicts himself and compounds his

mistake by making personal attacks in his argument.

In the same sentencein which he praises

responsibility, Tyler makes the claim that the President is

somehow not responsible for his own actions. He

suggests somehow that the president cannot be an

individual because he happens to be an elected official.

This is foolish. Even Republicans, who put him in office,

cannot be held responsible for the man's personal

actions. Learn what accounability means, Tyler, it's an

individual thing The only way I am responsible for the

death of an Iraqi is if I fire the gun.

Tyler's attempts to obscuere the issue by making

personal, ad hominem, attacks. He first accuses those

who believe in personal responsibility to be 'childish' for

not accepting his fantasy-world where the populous is

responsible for the Leader's action. He further uses

loaded words to portray his opponents as lazy whining

bums, which is a straw man what should readily warn

persons away from his personal logic. Tyler, dissent is

integral to the process of Democracy, and furthers

change. We're not all here to pay lip-service to our

leaders. If dissent is mere whining, then Democracy is

dead.

UNM Alumni Andrew R. Martinez 505-670-9160