You have accomplished nothing. You brought no good. You brought no peace.
You have not lifted any oppression. You purchased no justice with the blood
of your own. Only the history books will remember your act. The world will
forget your names.
But your children, and your children's children will remember. The shame of
their fathers behaving like rabid dogs with no honor or reason will live with
them for generations. They will hate themselves for what you have done. And
they will turn that hate on the world. They will never know justice or peace.
You bring hatred, fear, suspicion and injustice upon your brothers and
countrymen. They will suffer the stain of the dishonor that rightly belongs
only to you. You owe your people a sacrifice for your actions. Atone for
what you have done by understanding you have accomplished nothing.
12 September 2001
Mark Leisher <mleisher@crl.nmsu.edu>