I wanted to pass along what I feel is a pretty good essay about the
events of 9/11/01.
- Nathan Natas
Porter Stansberry wrote:
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> THE BLAST
> TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 11, 2001
> DATELINE: Baltimore
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> AN END TO CIVIL SOCIETY?
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> "One of the most fashionable notions of our times is that
> social problems like poverty and oppression breed wars.
> Most wars, however, are started by well-fed people with
> time on their hands to dream up half-baked ideologies or
> grandiose ambitions, and to nurse real or imagined
> grievances."
> -- Thomas Sowell
>
> Dear Fellow Pirate Investor,
>
> Like you, I am stunned.
>
> Less than six months ago I ate brunch at the top of the
> World Trade Center on a perfect, spring Sunday morning.
> I'll never forget the view looking up Manhattan. Nor will
> I ever see it again.
>
> The attack on the World Trade Center this morning was an
> attack on civil society by a group of people who seek to
> dominate the world by force and who are opposed to liberty,
> commerce and political freedom.
>
> The enemy of such people isn't merely the United States or
> our government. The enemy of such people is freedom itself
> and the prosperity that grows from personal liberty.
>
> We must not allow the threat of terror to extinguish the
> light of liberty that we hold up for the world.
>
> For over 200 years America has been a largely open society
> where the rights of individuals took precedence over the
> whims of the majority. Our nation is a symbol of freedom
> for all people, in all nations.
>
> Our freedom and our moral leadership have always carried a
> price. You cannot ever forget that America represents a
> threat to all of the political organizations around the
> world that continue to hold people in bondage. Sometimes,
> like this morning, the price of our freedom is so huge it
> can scarcely be imagined...
>
> But you cannot kill an idea with a gun. Or even with a
> 757.
>
> I will mourn the victims of this terrorist attack and thank
> God that my loved ones were not among the slaughtered. But
> the only way to honor the memories of the victims – and the
> memories of all of the people who have given their lives so
> that our society would be ruled by laws and not men – is to
> continue our way of life and to maintain our open and civil
> society.
>
> We must not let the coming war on terrorism become a war on
> our own liberties, for that is exactly what the terrorists
> are trying to accomplish. You cannot kill an idea with a
> gun, but you can destroy it with fear.
>
> I have instructed my staff and the editors of
> www.pirateinvesor.com to continue normal operations of our
> business. And I would urge you to continue to operate your
> business normally as well.
>
> You'll be receiving a True Wealth Tuesday message shortly
> that will discuss the ramifications of this tragedy on the
> financial markets. We're not going on with our work here
> because we're immune to grief and sorrow. We're continuing
> with our work because we know that the only way to strike
> back at the enemies of our way of life is to continue our
> way of life.
>
> We must carry on and show the world that what makes America
> great is not two tall buildings in Manhattan. What makes
> American great is the idea of liberty that remains infused
> in us all.
>
> With my best regards,
> Porter Stansberry
>
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> edited by Porter Stansberry with contributions from David
> Lashmet, Dan Ferris and Steve Sjuggerud.
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