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Submitted by P2BUS, Apr 20, 2007 10:38

Hearing that Cat Stevens would play at the concert left me feeling, well, sad. Angry and disappointed, yes, but mostly sad. Watching history repeat itself, while people make the same 'ol mistakes, makes me weary. It seems that free people are unable to even recognize when their freedoms are threatened, let alone prepared and willing to fight for them. It isn't the Army of the enemy that is the greatest threat. The threat lies in the little things: the subtle, day to day accomodations that free people make without even noticing the gradual loss of power over their own lives, until it is too late to resist. As a feminist, the growing world power of Fundamentalist Islam fills me with alarm. I'm reminded of Churchill, ignored, shouting into the wind about "The Gathering Storm". I must also admit that I'm pulled between two emotions on the subject. The idea that someone would "insist" that I should be covered from head to toe, because the mere sight of me somehow brings shame on my family makes my blood boil. However, the idea that someone could enforce restrictions on my personal behavior with death-by-stoning punishment, makes my blood run cold.

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Hearing that Cat Stevens would play at the concert left me feeling, well, sad. Angry and disappointed, yes, but mostly...	P2BUS	Apr 20, 2007 10:38
Anyone with anything on their police record will be denied entry into the US, so not a very good argument.... [MORE]	booo	Feb 9, 2007 04:20
Calm down, Brent. I realize that flights of high dudgeon can be quite enjoyable, but - really - save it... [MORE]	billsykes	Dec 13, 2006 14:57
It would be very interesting to know what billsykes means ....... ??? He is telling us that a significant number... [MORE]	NORWEGIAN	Jan 4, 2007 04:32
I have read the article and the comments, and I must say that I am more than surprised about the... [MORE]	NORWEGIAN	Dec 12, 2006 03:28
It is quiet suprising that this article links to so many sites and comments that are second-hand or out of... [MORE]	David Benn	Nov 29, 2006 06:14
Now, it is time the former Nobel recipients, such as Wiesel and Peres, at the very least,demonstrate their integrity and... [MORE]	Cordoza	Nov 28, 2006 02:38
Much of this is old news. Some of it is merely alleged or irresponsibly blown out of proportion. Nothing in... [MORE]	lduhon	Nov 27, 2006 23:36
Where is the hate? The writer is simply quoting from Cat's own website which states his point of view clearly... [MORE]	Citizen	Nov 28, 2006 22:02
As a Christian, who as a hippie, used to listen to and like Cat Steven's old music, I have to... [MORE]	Erik the White	Nov 27, 2006 21:28
The Nobel Peace committee are a collection of useful idiots who prove their inanity over and over. These are the... [MORE]	Peter G	Nov 27, 2006 16:28
The Spirit of Quisling still lives in that godforsaken country. Miserable stinking creeps. [MORE]	billsykes	Nov 27, 2006 10:50
It's atrocious that someone here can be so ignorant as to call an entire nation 'quislings' because of a decision... [MORE]	Brent	Dec 11, 2006 18:04
Well, the concert has come and gone, and Yusuf played 3 lovely songs. Two from the new album and "Peace... [MORE]	c.a.	Feb 13, 2007 12:55

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