At one time, I thought about becoming a Rhetoric major here at Berkeley. That was when I thought that a modern college curriculum in rhetoric would be more in line with the more classical standards of the field: argumentation, logical analysis, etc. What I soon found upon taking several classes in the subject is that today, the Rhetoric department here at Berkeley (and in many places elsewhere) is the sheltered enclave of the worst post-modern claptrap the world has ever seen.
Post modernism has crept into all sorts of humanities disciplines, but the concentration and purity of stupidity is invariably strongest in Rhetoric, where the revered figures those such as Foucault, Barthes, Derrida and other such intellectual con-men. Rather than engaging in rigorous argumentative analysis, I was quickly told to dispense with the idea that there was such a thing as “logic” itself, since it was just a concept imposed by the dominant paradigm of Western capitalistic patriarchal society.
Are you retching yet? Good.
Apparently I should’ve been angling for Philosophy instead. In the Humanities you are likely to not find two departments more diametrically opposed to each other. For the most part, one can still find rigorous, mentally taxing study of truth and logic in many Philosopy departments around the country. For this reason, as disciplines, Rhetoric and Philosophy tend to severely dislike each other. I was once at the Berkeley Humane Society and one of the volunteers was a Philosophy grad student from Berkeley, and one of the other volunteers asked “Oh, do you know so-and-so? He’s in Rhetoric women dog cum.” She shook her head rather vigorously and said, “Oh no, we don’t mix with them.”
The big cheese in the Berkeley Rhetoric department is a woman by the name of Judith Butler. I was forced to read her stuff in my handful of classes, and her nonsensical jabbering played no small part in my revelation mid-semester that post-modernism was all an academic scam.
Her specialty is “Gender Theory,” which basically means she focuses on trying to disprove everything we’ve known through common sense about boys and girls since Adam looked at Eve and said, “Hey, what happened to your thing?”
Butler’s main beef contends that all gender is socially constructed and does not flow from sexual differences. Any difference existing between men and women is a result of an oppressive system of domination by the patriarchal system. Now reasonable people can make arguments about certain aspects of what we consider “feminine” being socially influenced, but that’s not what Butler is saying. She claims that every social, psychological and mental difference between men and women is a result of this oppression. Indeed, she even says that the fact that we have man and woman rather than a completely fluid continuum of states between the two extremes is a socially imposed cage. Of course this isn’t really possible to argue without sounding nuts considering the very real physical differences that exist between the sexes (although much of the time she seems perfectly willing to sound nuts). And so, she even suggests that physical differences arise from this same social conditioning, or rather that humans are so blinded by their sexual ideological indoctrinization by the patriarchy that have been forced to think in terms that relegate the sexes to a single physical dichotomy, when really no such things exists.
Stop laughing beastiality fiction story. She’s serious.
It’s really not so funny when you’re forced to spend an entire semester reading it. More like infuriating.
And remember what I said about Philosophy and Rhetoric being a very unhappy couple? Philosphy and Literature has an annual bad writing contest in which they take the worst nonsensical gobbledygook of the year and award prizes for it. Last year, Judith Butler came in first place for the following sentence:
The move from a structuralist account in which capital is understood to structure social relations in relatively homologous ways to a view of hegemony in which power relations are subject to repetition, convergence, and rearticulation brought the question of temporality into the thinking of structure, and marked a shift from a form of Althusserian theory that takes structural totalities as theoretical objects to one in which the insights into the contingent possibility of structure inaugurate a renewed conception of hegemony as bound up with the contingent sites and strategies of the rearticulation of power.
Now if you asked a Rhetoric professor or grad student why that is so hard to understand, they would say something along the lines of, “Well, the ideas are so complex and iconoclastic that in order to convey the real meaning the text itself must be accordingly labyrinthine.”
Ask any normal, intelligent person, and they will, after examining the passage for a while, say “Because it’s shit.”
The tone and style of most post-modern literature is about the same. It employs a mode of writing that is deliberately difficult to understand, peppered with horrible run-on sentences, sudden exclamations, uselessly complex abstract nouns, often used plurally in order to make them even more arcane-sounding (ie “temporalities”), and in general, a rambling, incoherent argumentative structure. Post-modern writers don’t want you to understand them, at least not right away. Because if they set out their ideas clearly and concisely, you would recognize immediately that what their ideas sound better suited to something you would hear a raving psychotic shouting on the street corner big dog sex story.
And recently, new scientific information won’t be helping them to overcome that whole psychotic thing anytime soon. It turns out that even non-hominid primates show the same sex-preferences for certain types of toys as human children do. I wonder what Butler would have to say to this?
Mostl likely something about the researchers’ inherent sexual and gender biases influencing their methodology and skewing their results, or perhaps she would even lament the oppressive social system that has inadvertantly been imposed upon the poor little monkeys by Mankind’s evil gender fascism.
Stop laughing. They’re serious
Those people are especially useful when they have access to the core computer systems that hackers would otherwise struggleshe can last 6 hours). I make this declaration keeping in mind that this does not imply a judgement on the Idiotarian
The fact that this is being published in the Chronicle is no small feat. Even more reason for you to go read it.
"The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
only be revealed as more useless than it already seems), there is right now a coalition prepared to go into Iraq with the
vaunted proof of yours. Then you could be really sure.
she can last 6 hours). I make this declaration keeping in mind that this does not imply a judgement on the Idiotarian
Why are you still here?!
owned," she pontificated, in that snotty "52% of my clothes are made of hemp which therefore makes me morally superior
of fist.
The Muslim world -- whose support is vital to any real effort to end the causes of terrorism -- is adamantly opposed.
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
Quite the contrary, Bush's aggressive rhetoric, disregard for international law, and his lack of any vision other than war
threaten the United States, he said we must "assume the worst." Essentially, the White House is proposing that the
We despise and abhor the bully, the brawler, the oppressor, whether in private or public life, but
the teacher trying to impress both of them.
of a lack of imagination or basic humanity; the fact that it's difficult for me to feel deeply for people suffering unless
According to the president, "we cannot wait for the final proof" that Saddam Hussein's government is planning an imminent
let you know when there's a mushroom cloud over New York, because that's the only "final proof" that seems to be able to
I finally went and did it.
fact that these people are thugs, bullies and liars.
nothing may stand in our way!
, "I don't believe the American people support this war. Everyone I've talked to is against it!"
I suppose you mean that it's not "multilateralist" unless France says so?
I was already in a state of "moving on" and being "over it" before I even heard about the Bali attacks, with the result
in words so much more exacting than even those who actually live in that time would be able to produce?
to the San Francisco federal building to protest the passage of Bush's resolution for action against Iraq.
President Bush says he wants to avoid "a future of fear." It's an admirable goal, but one hardly served by this new doctrine.
But I am thankful that at least for now, I've been able to summon that deep-seated, personal wrath so appropriate to an
one of the most fad-driven enterprises imaginable. It produces a new catechism each decade, which everyone dutifully recites.
Russia and shit. Besides, it's just the Russians. Why don't we just contain them or something? Hey, who's up for some
It seems the Muslim version of a slander suit is cutting off your head. Now when I read this I was shocked, just shocked
you could see stink lines of self-satisfaction coming off her so that he could simply get to his job. She of course started
Saddam is so hot to get his grubby hands on nukes is enough evidence of aggression. What's he going to do with them once
Heaven forfend them not being on board with us!
But it's not really fair to denigrate someone's ideas just because they themselves come from an organization riddled with
threaten the United States, he said we must "assume the worst." Essentially, the White House is proposing that the
To quote a boozed up, cynical and misanthropic individual whom I greatly admire: "Making fun of these people is like
that continues to characterize the US as the Great Satan and preach jihad against all things Western? Oh I know, the Muslim
I have to admit I'm pretty curious just to see what he's going to do. The guy has shown himself to have an overpowering
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
getting an education. When she tried to talk to one of the organizers after her test about how some people were just
she can last 6 hours). I make this declaration keeping in mind that this does not imply a judgement on the Idiotarian
who like to chant slogans and can't come up with any better rhyme than something that has to do with the number "four" and "war."
without end is causing traditional friends of the United States to
I see. Did you talk to this "everyone" at your International Socialist Organization direct action planning seminar or
"The lethal combination is when you exploit both people and technology," Mr Mitnick told BBC News Online.
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
of constant uncertainty and increased insecurity where almost anything could lead to war.
lap dance.
occurred, smashing the window of their hotel room.
cause, but I,
For that reason and others, I didn't actually start reading the news coverage until this morning.
assures everyone that "Don't worry, the problem is being taking care of by the inspectors."
who like to chant slogans and can't come up with any better rhyme than something that has to do with the number "four" and "war."
of a lack of imagination or basic humanity; the fact that it's difficult for me to feel deeply for people suffering unless
nothing may stand in our way!
only be revealed as more useless than it already seems), there is right now a coalition prepared to go into Iraq with the
But I am thankful that at least for now, I've been able to summon that deep-seated, personal wrath so appropriate to an
to get a good smack upside the head (or as I call it, a "hippie hello"), but that was apparently too much for the niggardly
Heaven forfend them not being on board with us!
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
without end is causing traditional friends of the United States to
"Standing in the foyer of the Bounty Hotel, people were just walking in, blood dripping off them, burns to their face, skin
Mr Mitnick even had to get permission from his probation officer to use a computer to write his book, The Art Of Deception,
The Muslim world -- whose support is vital to any real effort to end the causes of terrorism -- is adamantly opposed.
she can last 6 hours). I make this declaration keeping in mind that this does not imply a judgement on the Idiotarian
Bush also spoke of an "international coalition" that would disarm Hussein. Bush knows the American public is loathe to
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
to the San Francisco federal building to protest the passage of Bush's resolution for action against Iraq.
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.
Well I'm far far far too petty a person to do that.
serves? As far as I can tell, all they did was take some people who were probably overwhelmingly against the war anyway,
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
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without end is causing traditional friends of the United States to
a careful, precise argument, what point is there in engaging them verbally anymore?
sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
Do you mean the Muslim world that celebrated 9/11, saying the US deserved it all along? Or perhaps you mean the Muslim world
If a good education is meant to produce independent thinkers, I've seen precious little evidence it does. Education is
Really, how often is someone able to so perfectly crystallize the dilemmas that will exist a century in the future
not just "fear," as if we're going to indiscriminantly nuke the floor under our beds because monsters might be hiding there.
The BBC has a story about the so-called "master hacker", in which it does a good job of destroying the mythos that
For that reason and others, I didn't actually start reading the news coverage until this morning.
(or to have their genitalia eviscerated by a rabid Rosie O'Donnell
"to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality"?
Replace "powerful" with "crazy and armed with nukes" and you'd be right. Otherwise, your statement is nonsense.
he is willing to act aggressively and recklessly and cannot be reasonably deterred and 2) is working to get and use nukes
some of their cohorts are actually being held accountable by the university for their disruptive, illegal actions at
conflict.
"The lethal combination is when you exploit both people and technology," Mr Mitnick told BBC News Online.
that continues to characterize the US as the Great Satan and preach jihad against all things Western? Oh I know, the Muslim
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
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by both Instapundit and Cold Fury (and probably by sundry others by now):
needed now was healing, closure; in short, to "get over it" and "move on."
In your face, Space Coyote!
morally, that this is the right thing to do.
Shiite Muslim clerics in Lebanon and Iran have reacted with rage at the Rev. Jerry Falwell for calling Islam's prophet
According to the president, "we cannot wait for the final proof" that Saddam Hussein's government is planning an imminent
What it does not mean however, is that this suddenly signals that we are going to be going after China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba
trying to get an education
And at most, UN weapons inspectors have delayed conflict by a few years, not averted it. In actualyity, I think they have
and make them wish that congress had instead passed a resolution authorizing military force against people
of a lack of imagination or basic humanity; the fact that it's difficult for me to feel deeply for people suffering unless
be harried by idiots who have full compliments of heads and genitals! With the ranks of my imaginary gnomes rallied,
Don't you people ever get tired of just pulling shit out of your asses?
I mean come on, when you're arguing with someone who's just going to call you a Nazi when you spend 2,000 words making
we despise no less the coward and the voluptuary. No man is worth calling a man who will not fight
military action to counter the Soviet threat was not possible, because of their equal capacity to destroy us through
50 Ways to Leave Your Folly Common Dreams, that goldmine of general silliness, showcases this piece, The Folly of Pre-emptive
slope proposition, claiming that because we go after Saddam, we'll suddenly be all aggro-ed up to obliterate any country
to all of you warmongering neanderthals" tone of voice. She then struck a pose of righteous exasperation when she asked
United States invade a distant country without any evidence of impending aggression.
vulnerability.
Well I wouldn't be surprised if this Wednesday at Sproul there will be similar behavior, and I plan to be there. Maybe
morally, that this is the right thing to do.
cutting-edge performance art group impersonating real anti-war folks, as the whole ordeal seemed to approach parody. No,
democratically decided laws - - not the capriciousness of individual rulers -- should govern human affairs.
off a bunch of secretaries and other office workers who probably agree with them on the war anyway will further their
For that reason and others, I didn't actually start reading the news coverage until this morning.
jerkwad I encounter, an order for them to be beheaded with extreme prejudice until the the point at which they are dead
to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality.
I figured that was the way to go. But then I read this.
I don't know about you people, but I'm already stocking up on extra food, water, and electrons.
to all of you warmongering neanderthals" tone of voice. She then struck a pose of righteous exasperation when she asked
conflict.
The book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
Do you mean the Muslim world that celebrated 9/11, saying the US deserved it all along? Or perhaps you mean the Muslim world
The fact that this is being published in the Chronicle is no small feat. Even more reason for you to go read it.
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
not just "fear," as if we're going to indiscriminantly nuke the floor under our beds because monsters might be hiding there.
Mr Mitnick even had to get permission from his probation officer to use a computer to write his book, The Art Of Deception,
For that reason and others, I didn't actually start reading the news coverage until this morning.
who has been deprived of food for at least 6 hours - sounds like an unusually cruel thing to do, I know, but I'm sure
that off my list of things to do. Now, on to learning how to square-dance."
I wish that I could just be told "Hundreds of people died in a terrorist bombing today," and instantly feel the kind of rage
nothing may stand in our way!
only be revealed as more useless than it already seems), there is right now a coalition prepared to go into Iraq with the
Well I'm far far far too petty a person to do that.
And exactly how do you go from no "final proof" to there being no evidence of impending aggression? The very fact that
that blatantly called for some rhetorical bitch-slapping.
50 Ways to Leave Your Folly Common Dreams, that goldmine of general silliness, showcases this piece, The Folly of Pre-emptive
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.
We despise and abhor the bully, the brawler, the oppressor, whether in private or public life, but
I suppose you mean that it's not "multilateralist" unless France says so?
she can last 6 hours). I make this declaration keeping in mind that this does not imply a judgement on the Idiotarian
Really, how often is someone able to so perfectly crystallize the dilemmas that will exist a century in the future
"The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
attack against the United States. Even though President Bush acknowledged in his speech that Iraq does not currently
I've been blogging since July 2005, and in that time, I've had a few inter-blog arguments with the folks on the other
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the efforts to find these people and eradicate them, to ferret them out from their cowardly hiding places and vaporize
destroying the technological infrastructure of Western civilization again. And it's only 3 months away!
agree that [insert additional badly-forced car metaphor here]!
the real fault of that government or its citizens, or the West in general, or capitalism, or any other ridiculous boogeyman
I see. Did you talk to this "everyone" at your International Socialist Organization direct action planning seminar or
We despise and abhor the bully, the brawler, the oppressor, whether in private or public life, but
he revealed himself to be a seriously dishonest debater (that, or he was so stupid that it wouldn't be safe for him to
world that even today harbors and offers succor to the same groups that piloted the 9/11 planes, right?
that has the temerity to look at us cock-eyed.
not just "fear," as if we're going to indiscriminantly nuke the floor under our beds because monsters might be hiding there.
Peace is generally good in itself, but it is never the highest good unless it comes as the handmaid
For that reason and others, I didn't actually start reading the news coverage until this morning.
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
Saddam will use these nukes when he gets them, whether that use takes the form of vaporizing a city or merely being hung
a terrorist and an envoy of Iran's supreme leader reportedly called for his death.
Sure, it'd be nice to be a leader...
What it does not mean however, is that this suddenly signals that we are going to be going after China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba
the way. Apparently that wasn't enough for the however, because they then started pulling at her legs to keep her from
have democratically elected rulers I'm sure doesn't throw any flies into your ointment.
Now could someone please tell me what concrete purpose that woman's behavior, and that of her great chanting unwashed bretheren,
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
that has the temerity to look at us cock-eyed.
and the UC Divestment folks will be holding a rally for what looks like the primary purpose of protesting the fact that
coming off them. It was really a terrible sight," she said. "You could just hear people crying up in the Bounty foyer -
The book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
I was already in a state of "moving on" and being "over it" before I even heard about the Bali attacks, with the result
Finally, long after the fad has grown tiresome, everyone's attention turns to another scrap of dogma for the next decade.
in words so much more exacting than even those who actually live in that time would be able to produce?
I simply love it when my case is made for me.
cause, but I,
The experience made me think of the instructions from all corners of the media after 9/11 that what we, as Americans,
and you'll get diversity in the speech by the politician, in the one by the principal who welcomes him and in the one by
I strongly suspect TR had access to some sort of time machine and traveled into the furture about a hundred years.
Russia and shit. Besides, it's just the Russians. Why don't we just contain them or something? Hey, who's up for some
But it's not really fair to denigrate someone's ideas just because they themselves come from an organization riddled with
of the mass moron movement.
A taste, just a taste...
vaunted proof of yours. Then you could be really sure.
he revealed himself to be a seriously dishonest debater (that, or he was so stupid that it wouldn't be safe for him to
50 Ways to Leave Your Folly Common Dreams, that goldmine of general silliness, showcases this piece, The Folly of Pre-emptive
that has the temerity to look at us cock-eyed.
to all of you warmongering neanderthals" tone of voice. She then struck a pose of righteous exasperation when she asked
Maybe I can't change the fact that I have to be intimately confronted with the death and pain in order to really feel the
Whereas the Cold War doctrine of deterrence and containment rested on strength, the new idea of pre-emption insists on U.S.
Well, being the abject conformist that I am, I would like to welcome all new and oldcomers to my new blog, which will
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
curiosity that trumps any sort of legal resriction placed on him, but it's pretty much a foregone conclusion that he's
Sure, it'd be nice to be a leader...
of fist.
Diversity. More than motherhood, it is the one unassailable concept these days. Open any teaching publication, and you will
And exactly how do you go from no "final proof" to there being no evidence of impending aggression? The very fact that
that blatantly called for some rhetorical bitch-slapping.
but I hope to do that soon. I also hope to win the Nobel Prize in Kickboxing, and judge each of those things to be of
he is willing to act aggressively and recklessly and cannot be reasonably deterred and 2) is working to get and use nukes
, "I don't believe the American people support this war. Everyone I've talked to is against it!"
let you know when there's a mushroom cloud over New York, because that's the only "final proof" that seems to be able to
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
Also, I've printed out and made a bunch of copies of some flyers from this site and will be passing them out.
of constant uncertainty and increased insecurity where almost anything could lead to war.
Stand up to these thugs This Wednesday, the 16th at noon, an apparent composite of the Students for Justice in Palestine
"Standing in the foyer of the Bounty Hotel, people were just walking in, blood dripping off them, burns to their face, skin
you could see stink lines of self-satisfaction coming off her so that he could simply get to his job. She of course started
and eastern Europe, Australia and the middle east. Is that not multilateralism?
the efforts to find these people and eradicate them, to ferret them out from their cowardly hiding places and vaporize
over the heads of the world's nations as threat so that he can act willy-nilly in whatever new adventure captures his
a terrorist and an envoy of Iran's supreme leader reportedly called for his death.
According to the president, "we cannot wait for the final proof" that Saddam Hussein's government is planning an imminent
of fist.
getting an education. When she tried to talk to one of the organizers after her test about how some people were just
really just put Saddam in a better situation than he was before because the presence of inspectors invites complacency and
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
agree that [insert additional badly-forced car metaphor here]!
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
Wheeler Hall last spring.
anger that is so justifiable -no, demanded- by these despicable acts, but if that must be the case, then from on, I'll be
Eventually he got a little ticked off and said roughly, "Get away from me!" I was hungrily anticipating the energetic dissenter
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
of constant uncertainty and increased insecurity where almost anything could lead to war.
going to be monitored so closely that I'd be surprised if he were able to put in a phony name at a porn site and not have
"Standing in the foyer of the Bounty Hotel, people were just walking in, blood dripping off them, burns to their face, skin
for the life of me, cannot see it. The news showed a clip of a guy trying politely to walk around a woman so self-righteous
needed now was healing, closure; in short, to "get over it" and "move on."
support (in the small, mostly insignificant ways that are possible for one such as myself)
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
Replace "powerful" with "crazy and armed with nukes" and you'd be right. Otherwise, your statement is nonsense.
when you apply your own internal calculus of death and suffering and conclude that it isn't something that you need
I mean come on, when you're arguing with someone who's just going to call you a Nazi when you spend 2,000 words making
we despise no less the coward and the voluptuary. No man is worth calling a man who will not fight
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
fact that these people are thugs, bullies and liars.
way why we're doing all of this, and why, if they still choose to berate us about "root causes" and "birds coming home
Stand up to these thugs This Wednesday, the 16th at noon, an apparent composite of the Students for Justice in Palestine
looks like a green light, no?
Whereas the Cold War doctrine of deterrence and containment rested on strength, the new idea of pre-emption insists on U.S.
Well I wouldn't be surprised if this Wednesday at Sproul there will be similar behavior, and I plan to be there. Maybe
"I said it's being taken care of, dammit. Mind your own business."
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
I wish that I could just be told "Hundreds of people died in a terrorist bombing today," and instantly feel the kind of rage
of fist.
hunting dairy cows with a high-powered rifle and scope."
And at most, UN weapons inspectors have delayed conflict by a few years, not averted it. In actualyity, I think they have
serves? As far as I can tell, all they did was take some people who were probably overwhelmingly against the war anyway,
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
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when you apply your own internal calculus of death and suffering and conclude that it isn't something that you need
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.
we despise no less the coward and the voluptuary. No man is worth calling a man who will not fight
Containment and deterrence were responses to US weakness, you silly-headed dunderpate. It was obvious that using direct
fact that these people are thugs, bullies and liars.
Bush also spoke of an "international coalition" that would disarm Hussein. Bush knows the American public is loathe to
not just "fear," as if we're going to indiscriminantly nuke the floor under our beds because monsters might be hiding there.
threaten the United States, he said we must "assume the worst." Essentially, the White House is proposing that the
In fact, the idea of pre- emptive attack depends on fear. It presupposes insecurity and assumes we will always be threatened.
In your face, Space Coyote!
Hey, didn't there used to be a city where this smoking crater is?
Russia and shit. Besides, it's just the Russians. Why don't we just contain them or something? Hey, who's up for some
democratically decided laws - - not the capriciousness of individual rulers -- should govern human affairs.
has been built up around Mitnick, a basically curious guy who just as often used old face-to-face (or voice-to-voice)
the All Men Are Rapists self defense workshop? Surely that must be a representative sample of the country!
have democratically elected rulers I'm sure doesn't throw any flies into your ointment.
Those people are especially useful when they have access to the core computer systems that hackers would otherwise struggle
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
You mean everyone in America aren't like San Franciscans?
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
Maybe I can't change the fact that I have to be intimately confronted with the death and pain in order to really feel the
Whereas the Cold War doctrine of deterrence and containment rested on strength, the new idea of pre-emption insists on U.S.
Well, being the abject conformist that I am, I would like to welcome all new and oldcomers to my new blog, which will
morally, that this is the right thing to do.
the Feds know about it.
So seeing as how we've got massive approval from the House of Representatives and similar support in the senate is likely,
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support (in the small, mostly insignificant ways that are possible for one such as myself)
destroying the technological infrastructure of Western civilization again. And it's only 3 months away!
it is shoved, in all its detailed horror, right into my face.
You mean everyone in America aren't like San Franciscans?
"A bunch of people died from terrorism over the weekend? Sure, that's awful, but we all knew this was going to happen
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
And exactly how do you go from no "final proof" to there being no evidence of impending aggression? The very fact that
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
something-really-awfuls, BlogSpot.
both at home and abroad, can go heartily fuck themselves, or jump off a cliff, or shoot themselves in the head. I don't
owned," she pontificated, in that snotty "52% of my clothes are made of hemp which therefore makes me morally superior
conflict.
you could see stink lines of self-satisfaction coming off her so that he could simply get to his job. She of course started
to elicit empathy had been raised considerably since 9/11,
Finally, long after the fad has grown tiresome, everyone's attention turns to another scrap of dogma for the next decade.
curiosity that trumps any sort of legal resriction placed on him, but it's pretty much a foregone conclusion that he's
Another Australian tourist, 18-year-old Rachel Hughes, said she and her boyfriend had just arrived in Kuta when the blast
has been built up around Mitnick, a basically curious guy who just as often used old face-to-face (or voice-to-voice)
getting an education. When she tried to talk to one of the organizers after her test about how some people were just
the efforts to find these people and eradicate them, to ferret them out from their cowardly hiding places and vaporize
who like to chant slogans and can't come up with any better rhyme than something that has to do with the number "four" and "war."
of a lack of imagination or basic humanity; the fact that it's difficult for me to feel deeply for people suffering unless
nothing may stand in our way!
Already, even if the UN thumbs its irrelevant nose at the idea of going after Iraq (and if it actually does, then they'll
making a point of reading in depth about any such future atrocity to ensure that I don't allow myself to be instantly "over it."
news editors of Cannel 7 to allow, as the segment ended right there.
I was already in a state of "moving on" and being "over it" before I even heard about the Bali attacks, with the result
but they make up for any lack of actual existence with pure unadulterated enthusiasm.
go it alone. What he failed to do was tell us who the members of his war coalition are. Why? Because there is no coalition.
During the last half of the 20th century, this principle was expanded internationally through the United Nations. The U.N.
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
Well I wouldn't be surprised if this Wednesday at Sproul there will be similar behavior, and I plan to be there. Maybe
that off my list of things to do. Now, on to learning how to square-dance."
I figured that was the way to go. But then I read this.
last update : 5-2-2012
