Oct. 10, 2001 The Lion’s Eye Page 7 people love It By SHAWN PETTIT Staff Writer “The pagans and the abor- tionists and the feminists and the gays and the lesbians....the ACLU, People For The American Way, everyone who has tried to secularize America, I point my finger at them and say, You helped this happen.’” — Jerry Falwell, televangelist ® Ladies and gentlemen, meet the King of Nastiness. Falwell issued this statement only a few days after the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Now, just like most Americans, I believe in freedom of speech. However, when it comes to this guy, somebody needs to just shut him up. Falwell’s statement was fueled by the most powerful and evil force this planet has ever seen: human hatred. The hatred people have expressed for each other in modern history has caused some of the most appalling acts of violence ever. Hatred was the cause of the Crusades, hatred was what fueled Hitler and the Nazis, hatred created nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons, and hatred was the motiva- tion behind Falwell’s statement and the horrifying acts of terrorism that occurred on Sept. 11, 2001. I know this sounds like a dou- ble standard, but I hate hatred. People think we’re all going to die because of some kind of nuclear holocaust trig- gered by our enemies. National gov- ernments also fear this. This is why governments spend billions of dollars Commentary defending themselves. ® They say it’s for their own safe- ty. Bull. Safety is a load of crap that gov- ernments use to hide the real reasons behind their “defense systems”. real reason we have these weapons is so we can take out our enemies faster than they can take out us. Why? Because people don’t like the beliefs or looks or abilities that oth- ers have or don’t have, so they choose to hate them for that reason. That’s why we have our international ene- mies that we want to kill and who want to kill us. Hatred also exists through bla- tant meanness people exhibit every day. There are many people who have enough dignity and compassion to treat people with respect. However, there are also many people who just choose to think about only themselves and not give a damn about Syehyons else. These people tend to have no - regard for others in any situation, and — even though they don’t play nice — seem to have the most money and the most power. .I know there are many exceptions to the rule, but that’s how people come to power in companies and governments. The human race uses hatred as an excuse to inflict harm on others. We all have our supposed reasons why we do evil things to one another, but every evil act is fueled by hatred for another person or group of people. That’s why we feel we need it so much. That’s The 7 rE - WANTED £ A bi dad — J erry Falwell — un Crimes: Hatred and prejudice -why people love hatred. That’s why it needs to go away. I try to be a peaceful person, so when I envision a perfect world, L see every person looking past the dif- ferences and working together to cre- ate a better planet. I know, I sound like a hippie, but wouldn’t things just be much easi- er if hatred was eliminated and we could work things out peacefully? I guess I can only dream, but I know where we can start: Accept the differences of your peers and others. I know making the world unite under peace isn’t an overnight thing, but everything has to start small. Maybe then we can make bastards like Jerry Falwell and Osama Bin Laden stop complaining. . . ; . y ; The Lion’s Eye Liow's Eye Poll Vol. XXXIlI; No. 2, Oct. 10, 2001 Staff Writer Jennifer Rufo asked Penn State Delco students: Penn State University, Delaware County ~ How does the bombing of the World Trade Center affect you? : Campus “I’m defi- are being better regulated.” enormity of what had hap- : nitely more — MICHAEL ; ened. It’'san _ I EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Anteia Consorto : patriotic now. V. O’BRIEN De havebls ASSISTANT EDITORS Adam Wojciechowicz, As horrible as thing, almost Dan Zacher it all was, it’s “Not know- incomprehen- really bringing ing whether or sible, and I am STAFF us together as not I may be in fear of the §§ Meredith Becker, Shawn Pettit, Jennifer Rufo, a country.” called up for future for the Garrett Treer, Eric J. Mayer, Gerry Tangan, — DON OTT the National first time in Christine Conton, Jonathan Leonhard ety Guard.” my life. “When the terrorist attack + — JONATHAN CARTER There is much comfort, 3 z took place, it seems like a however, in the joining of ADVISOR Lyn A.E. McCafferty wave of fear rushed through “It doesn’t seem real. The Americans of all i that Rob Coyle America. I also felt this. I loss of life, the complete has taken place.” te Be feel like the havoc, the — MARY GALLAGHER The Lion's Eye is published monthly during money we mental mind: the academic year by the students of the have put into set of the “It’s very Jars Delaware County Campus. Submissions are natural country is emotional, welcome from all students, faculty and staff. defense has . unreal.” ee very sad, a Material must be typed, double-spaced and sub- gone to good — PRADEEP definite inva- mitted in the Lion's Eye mailbox on the first floor | use, also KULKARN sion of the > | of the Main building. squandered. Se : American | ~The Lion’s Eye is funded by the SGA and the Our military, thankfully, is Twas in a state of shock. spirit and free- | Student Activity Fee acting effectively, and thank- Initially I heard on the radio dom. : | fully now our own personnel and I was oblivious to the — GWEN MILEY
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