tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post1941865979311638513..comments2024-03-26T06:17:49.527-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: Recruiting TerroristsStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-52887031532226346142016-12-03T10:25:16.245-08:002016-12-03T10:25:16.245-08:00Ares has taught us that it's difficult to &quo...Ares has taught us that it's difficult to "draw the line" in reporting family, friends or neighbors. <br /><br />Wow. Profound. <br /><br />Yet this same Ares has no problem smearing police officers with "shoot first, ask questions later."<br /><br />Not a lot of gray area there, which is indicative of malfunctioning gray matter. Ignatius Acton Chesterton OCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18222603717128565302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-80535384389129283982016-12-02T07:23:18.642-08:002016-12-02T07:23:18.642-08:00I understand it's a common delusion, inculcate...I understand it's a common delusion, inculcated by the multicultural academic world, so you do have an excuse, however flaccid, but the God of Abraham and the Allah of Mohammed are very, very different beings. Allah is a word for the Islamic god, but it is not a word for God. For example, many, if not most, Islamists tend to be Occasionalists. Occasionalism is a perfect excuse for detonating a nail-studded bomb belt in a pizza joint.<br /><br />You could avoid such embarassing remarks by doing a modicum of research, but then you wouldn't be quite so entertaining. So I can't personally recommend it. I like you just the way you are.<br /><br />"The Crone, the Reaper... She is the Dark Moon, what you don't see coming at you, what you don't get away with, the wind that whips the spark across the fire line."<br />--- Starhawk<br /><br />Deep. Awesomely deep.Trigger Warningnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-44444280010186263102016-12-02T05:46:07.476-08:002016-12-02T05:46:07.476-08:00TW,
Nicely stated.
"So clearly killing inno...TW,<br /><br />Nicely stated.<br /><br />"So clearly killing innocent people is a bad form of protest" One wonders if that applies to late term abortions?<br /><br />Might I suggest "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu and "The Art of the Deal" by Donald Trump and then a little thought.<br /><br />I have to admit I enjoy his approach to exposing his opposition. Toss a bone............................................. You figure it out.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14962996070458991675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-36668509534304799132016-12-01T21:16:28.622-08:002016-12-01T21:16:28.622-08:00Stuart: Muslims themselves must denounce terrorism...Stuart: Muslims themselves must denounce terrorism and must report the incipient terrorists in their midst. If they are not willing to do so, they are affirming that something about their faith produces these horrors. <br /><br />The trouble in reporting family, friends or neighbors is knowing where to draw the line. There are a lot of troubled people in the world, of all races and backgrounds, and they may all be "vulnerable" to simplistic narratives of good and evil, and use such narratives to justify violence.<br /><br />The Ohio man made some explicit statements of outrage, against the U.S. government interfering in the Muslim nations of the middle east.<br /><br />So that suggests perhaps that patriotism is more than just a feeling, but something that needs collective attention. We can all say the Pledge of Allegiance, and take it seriously.<br /><br />And it is more of a formal ritual than most of us think about usually:<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pledge_of_Allegiance<br />---<br />The United States Flag Code states:<br /><br />The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag: “I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”, should be rendered by standing at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart. When not in uniform men should remove any non-religious headdress with their right hand and hold it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart. Persons in uniform should remain silent, face the flag, and render the military salute. Members of the Armed Forces not in uniform and veterans may render the military salute in the manner provided for persons in uniform.<br />---<br /><br />I am curious if Muslims are okay with the "one Nation under God" part. I mean Muslim's Allah is just the Arabic name for God, and they share the same old testament with the Jews and Christians.<br /><br />And I recall an atheist of my Toastmaster club refusing to say the "under God" part because it wasn't included in the original pledge, but added with the cold war against the "godless" communists.<br /><br />But in any case, we can wonder what sort of protest a person can or should do, when his country is not acting with goodness and virtue, and in fact may be acting more like a bully, and it looks like President-elect Trump is going to increase some people's discomfort, like with boasts of building a wall with Mexico and making them pay for it. Or his boasts of restoring torture to prisoners, not because it works, but because our enemies deserve pain and suffering for their actions.<br /><br />So clearly killing innocent people is a bad form of protest, and kneeing during a national athem seems much milder, even if it triggers discomfort.<br /><br />So we need to find a way for all of us to declare our Allegiance, but without making us pawns of tyrant. And it'll always be a problem of conscience, since if we had to take every smallest injustice seriously that ever occurred, we'd become paralyzed to do anything constructive in life. Somehow we still need to move on, each day, each generation, and move towards the higher, and away from blind hatred and fear.<br />Ares Olympushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726811306826601686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-64957958800944910672016-12-01T16:34:46.330-08:002016-12-01T16:34:46.330-08:00CAIR: "“We must not jump to conclusions...&qu...CAIR: "“We must not jump to conclusions..."<br /><br />Like Ares?Ignatius Acton Chesterton OCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18222603717128565302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-22218561274025646542016-12-01T16:30:57.452-08:002016-12-01T16:30:57.452-08:00TW: I like the 5 gallon gas tank and the car show ...TW: I like the 5 gallon gas tank and the car show loophole. <br /><br />Opposing your proposal would make me a shill for Big Auto. <br /><br />And I'm in Detroit!Ignatius Acton Chesterton OCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18222603717128565302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-68243774017305879212016-12-01T12:17:26.484-08:002016-12-01T12:17:26.484-08:00Excellent point.Excellent point.Trigger Warningnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-18368533019850340532016-12-01T10:41:12.456-08:002016-12-01T10:41:12.456-08:00If he was blaming Fox, then why did he not target ...If he was blaming Fox, then why did he not target a TV station.<br /><br />TW's #4: Is TRUE, because Obama tells me so.Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-86722101263197575472016-12-01T08:34:55.584-08:002016-12-01T08:34:55.584-08:00Excellent post, Schneiderman. Just a few additiona...Excellent post, Schneiderman. Just a few additional points:<br /><br />1. Assault cars should be banned. In lieu of a complete ban, licensed owners should undergo a comprehensive background check and the vehicles should have a maximum 5 gallon gas tank. I suspect this particular assault vehicle was bought by a straw purchaser that wiggled through the carshow loophole.<br /><br />2. I can't begin to imagine how soul-crushing it would be to be unfriended by Stephanie Clemons Thompson. Watch for a spike in calls to the death with indignity hotline.<br /><br />3. CAIR: "“We must not jump to conclusions. It is important to let the investigators do their jobs.” Indeed. I understand police are gently interrogating the rotting corpse to determine Artan's motives. It's entirely possible Artan was emotionally overwhelmed by the election of the Dark Emperor of Hell, Donald J Trump, by the hate-filled Infidels of Corn and Cattle. They don't even countenance wife-beating and allow their whores to drive and shop alone.<br /><br />4. "Muslims themselves must denounce terrorism..." Are you serious, Schneiderman? Terror has nothing to do with Islam, so there's nothing to denounce. If anyone should be denouncing and apologizing for co-religionists, it should be the polytheistic Christian infidels, who sinned against Islam a thousand years ago by defending themselves and their disgusting religious sites against a horde of righteous, scimitar-wielding Messengers of God.Trigger Warningnoreply@blogger.com