While often mocked by those explicitly on the Right (or perhaps just those who would consider themselves part of the anti-rabid-Left), I always thought the Guardian could claim a certain amount of respectability and prestige, if not in America then at least in Britain. Indeed, that’s one of the reasons I always thought those in the Blogosphere hammered away at it so often. That was probably the chief animating reason for my own forays into Guardian Fiskitude, for I saw it as one of the most sacred bulwarks of mainstream liberalism. If one simply wished to find some truly ridiculous and strident liberal fanatacism to laugh at, then one need look only as far as Indymedia or the Democratic Underground, where almost every regular would make most mental hospital inmates remark, “Whoa, that guy is nuts.”
However, while holding up such disconnected maniacs for ridicule is certainly fun, it really doesn’t serve any purpose beyond showcasing the extremity that a few fringe morons can achieve if they put their non-minds to it. Reading John Hawkins quoting DU-mbasses who, in their typical “Wake UP America!!! You live in a FASCIST POLICE STATE!” tone make claims like Frist planned and caused that highway accident so he could get some good press is golden yuk-yuk material, but it says as much about actual liberalism in America as would the Turner Diaries say about conservatism.
But I always thought the Guardian was a worthwhile target fantasy beastiality sex. To be sure, much of the commentary is downright silly, even aggressively so, but what matters when picking your rhetorical targets is not really the quality, but the percieved quality. No one serious disputes that the Democratic Underground is a place for people who order tin-foil at the bulk rate, but I was always under the impression that the Guardian, for all its frequent foolishness, was still considered to be at the forefront of liberal thinking in the mainstream press. I’ve never lived in England or communicated heavily with any number of people who could change that view, and thus had no evidence to the contrary. Indeed, I always took the continual Fiskings that the Guardian suffered in the Blogbowl as a good indication that the thing was at least worth attacking.
A reasonably liberal friend of mine has a forum account at Something Awfula purposefully crude and often hilarious humor site. Basically all the content that comes from the small group of official contributors is slightly to strongly left wing, and as far as I know, the forum comments follow that trend to some extent.
Well, I was venting to him about this Guardian commentary on racism in the LOTR, originally highlighted by Jonah Goldberg, and his reaction was, “Dude, the Guardian? What’s to get so worked up about? It’s a trash rag as far as I know hardcore with animals. All the british guys on SA are constantly bagging on it.” I think it’s safe to say these weren’t exactly Tories.
Anyway, not an exhaustive study, to be sure, but I think it says something.
So perhaps you shouldn’t get so worked up about the above commentary by John Yatt, that accuses LOTR of being not much more than a thinly disguised “Birth of a Nation” in a fantasy setting, where “orc” is just a racist code word for “darkie.”
Apparently, to Mr. Yatt, any being that is brutish, ugly, violent and stupid immediately simply must be a reference to those of African ancestry, which, as Goldberg notices, begs the obvious suggestion that perhaps Mr. Yatt should be examining his own views on blacks if he so immediately sees such a connection while almost no one else does i want fucking big dog.
One is tempted to ask who is the real racist here? On the one hand we have people — like me — who see horrific, flesh-eating, dull-witted creatures with jagged feral teeth, venomous mouths, pointed devilish ears, and reptilian skin, and say, “Cool, Orcs!” On the other hand we have people, like Mr. Yatt, who see the same repugnant creatures and righteously exclaim “black people!”
One really need go no farther than that in defending LOTR aginst cries of racism, because Goldberg’s response aptly sums up the fact that the matter isn’t even about Tolkien’s book, but rather about the deranged racialist agenda of so many people in our present cultural clime. In short, the accusation is so patently idiotic that it doesn’t deserve any serious refutation textually demonstrating that Tolkien actually took his inspiration for the orcs from some source other than the KKK.
But hey, I’m feeling generous. Stupidity sometimes has that effect.
Contrary to what so many on both sides of the LOTR love/hate divide wish to believe, the LOTR is not an allegory making some masked argument about specific historical events. Sauron isn’t Hitler beastmistress. Theoden isn’t Chamberlain. The Orcs aren’t the Zulu nation.
Tolkien was a devout Catholic (his constant arguments about faith are one of the things that eventually converted C.S. Lewis from agnosticism to Christianity), and to be sure, there are Christian elements that can be discerned in LOTR. There are also shades of political argumentation, but as Goldberg points out, they are timeless and universal themes rather than specific allusions, such as whether people will choose to stand up to evil rather than try to simply weather it and not get involved.
But more than anything as regards his fiction writing, Tolkien was a student of Anglo-Saxon folklore and myth doggy sperm. He’s the author of “Beowulf and the Critics,” still considered after 70 years to be the definitive commentary on that epic poem. An examination of Tolkien’s “day-job” work would quickly reveal that the LOTR takes its primary starting point from the old folkloric traditions of hero quests, and that the orcs most likely have much more in common with Grendel than any racist notion of African savages. Of course, Tolkien has also injected much culture of his own English countryside and culture into the novels, but to constantly look for some hidden agenda (especially a racial one) that focuses so centrally on present day issues is to disregard the kind of writer and thinker that Tolkien was.
Maybe the Guardian really is largely seen a trashy pile of rags in Britain as well. Judging from the editorial standards that would allow rambling journalistic guano like Yatt’s piece to pass through the quality control boys’ hands, I’d have to say that sentiment, if there, is well-deserved.
During that protest, my girlfriend had to take a midterm in Wheeler auditorium and had to step over the bodies lying injoin the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
Wheeler Hall last spring.
the All Men Are Rapists self defense workshop? Surely that must be a representative sample of the country!
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In your face, Space Coyote!
I urge anyone in the bay area who has the time on the 16th to come as well and lend credence with your example to the
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
rivals.
Iranian cleric Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari, addressing weekly Friday prayers in the northwestern town of Tabriz, said
a representative of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was quoted as saying.
, "I don't believe the American people support this war. Everyone I've talked to is against it!"
the way. Apparently that wasn't enough for the however, because they then started pulling at her legs to keep her from
needed now was healing, closure; in short, to "get over it" and "move on."
The Muslim world -- whose support is vital to any real effort to end the causes of terrorism -- is adamantly opposed.
being the reaction described above.
that blatantly called for some rhetorical bitch-slapping.
Iranian cleric Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari, addressing weekly Friday prayers in the northwestern town of Tabriz, said
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
Already, even if the UN thumbs its irrelevant nose at the idea of going after Iraq (and if it actually does, then they'll
of fist.
you could see stink lines of self-satisfaction coming off her so that he could simply get to his job. She of course started
The book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
And exactly how do you go from no "final proof" to there being no evidence of impending aggression? The very fact that
"to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality"?
morally, that this is the right thing to do.
to roost," those sniveling, carping appeasers,
You mean everyone in America aren't like San Franciscans?
According to the president, "we cannot wait for the final proof" that Saddam Hussein's government is planning an imminent
of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
conflict.
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
I finally went and did it.
I was already in a state of "moving on" and being "over it" before I even heard about the Bali attacks, with the result
Many in the global community also distrust the Bush administration's expanding war aims. It is not easy for our friends around
Shiite Muslim clerics in Lebanon and Iran have reacted with rage at the Rev. Jerry Falwell for calling Islam's prophet
One middle-aged woman who looked like she hadn't combed her hair since Jerry Garcia died had this to say, when asked
and the UC Divestment folks will be holding a rally for what looks like the primary purpose of protesting the fact that
, "I don't believe the American people support this war. Everyone I've talked to is against it!"
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.
and eastern Europe, Australia and the middle east. Is that not multilateralism?
the not-being-a-jerk department.
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,
I wish that I could just be told "Hundreds of people died in a terrorist bombing today," and instantly feel the kind of rage
not just "fear," as if we're going to indiscriminantly nuke the floor under our beds because monsters might be hiding there.
University or Diversity
During that protest, my girlfriend had to take a midterm in Wheeler auditorium and had to step over the bodies lying in
To quote a boozed up, cynical and misanthropic individual whom I greatly admire: "Making fun of these people is like
without regard to whether the loss is due to the growth of a heartless and all-absorbing commercialism,
that off my list of things to do. Now, on to learning how to square-dance."
of constant uncertainty and increased insecurity where almost anything could lead to war.
slope proposition, claiming that because we go after Saddam, we'll suddenly be all aggro-ed up to obliterate any country
nothing may stand in our way!
Now of course I'm sure that these open-toed folks have a flurry of perfectly well thought-out reasons as to why pissing
United States invade a distant country without any evidence of impending aggression.
We despise and abhor the bully, the brawler, the oppressor, whether in private or public life, but
But I am thankful that at least for now, I've been able to summon that deep-seated, personal wrath so appropriate to an
jerkwad I encounter, an order for them to be beheaded with extreme prejudice until the the point at which they are dead
one of the most fad-driven enterprises imaginable. It produces a new catechism each decade, which everyone dutifully recites.
So welcome. If this is the first and/or only post you can see, it means I haven't imported my archives from Blogspot yet,
to make the first world poor and make sure the third world stays that way.
that boiled up to the surface when I read things like this.
coming off them. It was really a terrible sight," she said. "You could just hear people crying up in the Bounty foyer -
During the last half of the 20th century, this principle was expanded internationally through the United Nations. The U.N.
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
In your face, Space Coyote!
I finally went and did it.
being the reaction described above.
Shiite Muslim clerics in Lebanon and Iran have reacted with rage at the Rev. Jerry Falwell for calling Islam's prophet
a terrorist and an envoy of Iran's supreme leader reportedly called for his death.
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
to all of you warmongering neanderthals" tone of voice. She then struck a pose of righteous exasperation when she asked
"A bunch of people died from terrorism over the weekend? Sure, that's awful, but we all knew this was going to happen
In fact, the idea of pre- emptive attack depends on fear. It presupposes insecurity and assumes we will always be threatened.
vulnerability.
serves? As far as I can tell, all they did was take some people who were probably overwhelmingly against the war anyway,
that off my list of things to do. Now, on to learning how to square-dance."
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
in words so much more exacting than even those who actually live in that time would be able to produce?
without end is causing traditional friends of the United States to
After 3000 of your countrymen die in a couple hours, anything less than that is wont to be downplayed in significance
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.
and eastern Europe, Australia and the middle east. Is that not multilateralism?
Well I wouldn't be surprised if this Wednesday at Sproul there will be similar behavior, and I plan to be there. Maybe
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
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
to make the first world poor and make sure the third world stays that way.
economic stupidity, especially when their ideas would do such a better job of it by themselves. Case in point:
"Standing in the foyer of the Bounty Hotel, people were just walking in, blood dripping off them, burns to their face, skin
coming off them. It was really a terrible sight," she said. "You could just hear people crying up in the Bounty foyer -
Don't worry, I'll sit here with my rifle ready to take out any airborne porcines, should they come flying by.
and that it wasn't fair for these people to stop them, the girl started literally screaming at her about selfish she was.
Do you mean the Muslim world that celebrated 9/11, saying the US deserved it all along? Or perhaps you mean the Muslim world
being the reaction described above.
the world to stomach the imperial scent of our newly enunciated military doctrine that proposes pre- emption of any powerful
Russia and shit. Besides, it's just the Russians. Why don't we just contain them or something? Hey, who's up for some
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
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I see. Did you talk to this "everyone" at your International Socialist Organization direct action planning seminar or
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.
vulnerability.
news editors of Cannel 7 to allow, as the segment ended right there.
"to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality"?
morally, that this is the right thing to do.
be harried by idiots who have full compliments of heads and genitals! With the ranks of my imaginary gnomes rallied,
nothing may stand in our way!
I strongly suspect TR had access to some sort of time machine and traveled into the furture about a hundred years.
in words so much more exacting than even those who actually live in that time would be able to produce?
In theory, I was of course angry, but I had a vaguely detatched sense about the whole thing. A large part of that of
At the very least, don't let me hear any of these things when you're standing in my presence, unless you want a faceful
of fist.
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
rather than submit to infamy or see those that are dear to him suffer wrong.
really just put Saddam in a better situation than he was before because the presence of inspectors invites complacency and
"I said it's being taken care of, dammit. Mind your own business."
If a good education is meant to produce independent thinkers, I've seen precious little evidence it does. Education is
War, by three fellows that hail from Global Exchange. You know who I'm talking about. The folks that want to "build an
I wish that I could just be told "Hundreds of people died in a terrorist bombing today," and instantly feel the kind of rage
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It seems the Muslim version of a slander suit is cutting off your head. Now when I read this I was shocked, just shocked
During that protest, my girlfriend had to take a midterm in Wheeler auditorium and had to step over the bodies lying in
But anyway, right there you've got yourself eight nations total in the coalition, hailing from North America, both western
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
"What I found personally to be true was that it's easier to manipulate people rather than technology," he said.
Saddam will use these nukes when he gets them, whether that use takes the form of vaporizing a city or merely being hung
Either that, or I now have to admit the existence of clairvoyance.
care. Just don't let me hear anything about how this bombing that specifically targeted Australian civilians was somehow
nothing may stand in our way!
Such as this quote by Teddy Roosevelt concerning his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, posted now
weapons inspections in Iraq represent a good example of how the rule of law has been used, and can be used again, to avert
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
jerkwad I encounter, an order for them to be beheaded with extreme prejudice until the the point at which they are dead
I finally went and did it.
I was already in a state of "moving on" and being "over it" before I even heard about the Bali attacks, with the result
You try to make it seem as if the Joint Chiefs were lying around on a Sunday afternoon and said to themselves, "Yeah sure,
"approach parody" is too mild. They sprinted towards parody, jumped on top of it and proceded to give parody a spirited
why she thought there weren't more stories about protests going on in the news, "Well, because the media is corporately
and the UC Divestment folks will be holding a rally for what looks like the primary purpose of protesting the fact that
only be revealed as more useless than it already seems), there is right now a coalition prepared to go into Iraq with the
But anyway, right there you've got yourself eight nations total in the coalition, hailing from North America, both western
Well that's not really true. People on a different side of the debate than I are not necessarily jerks, just wrong.
"The lethal combination is when you exploit both people and technology," Mr Mitnick told BBC News Online.
that off my list of things to do. Now, on to learning how to square-dance."
morally, that this is the right thing to do.
but they make up for any lack of actual existence with pure unadulterated enthusiasm.
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Such as this quote by Teddy Roosevelt concerning his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, posted now
coming off them. It was really a terrible sight," she said. "You could just hear people crying up in the Bounty foyer -
Don't worry, I'll sit here with my rifle ready to take out any airborne porcines, should they come flying by.
getting an education. When she tried to talk to one of the organizers after her test about how some people were just
And perhaps because of the collective weight of all those accumulated exhortations, perhaps from the psychic weariness
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
The article also points to this site, which maintains a running clock of how long it will be until Mitnick can start
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
Quite the contrary, Bush's aggressive rhetoric, disregard for international law, and his lack of any vision other than war
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
I don't know about you people, but I'm already stocking up on extra food, water, and electrons.
of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
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
find testimonials to diversity. Flip through any recent social sciences or humanities textbook and diversity pops up with
Well I wouldn't be surprised if this Wednesday at Sproul there will be similar behavior, and I plan to be there. Maybe
world that even today harbors and offers succor to the same groups that piloted the 9/11 planes, right?
That is, until this morning. Now I'm glad to say that I've gotten over getting over it, and am thoroughly pissed again.
Iranian cleric Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari, addressing weekly Friday prayers in the northwestern town of Tabriz, said
lap dance.
Don't you people ever get tired of just pulling shit out of your asses?
If and when you find one, that means that I'll be perfectly willing to advocate an attack against them as well.
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
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
And at most, UN weapons inspectors have delayed conflict by a few years, not averted it. In actualyity, I think they have
she can last 6 hours). I make this declaration keeping in mind that this does not imply a judgement on the Idiotarian
So welcome. If this is the first and/or only post you can see, it means I haven't imported my archives from Blogspot yet,
rivals.
Replace "powerful" with "crazy and armed with nukes" and you'd be right. Otherwise, your statement is nonsense.
I simply love it when my case is made for me.
University or Diversity
I'm going to be checking the weather channel for reports of snowflakes in Hell, but meanwhile you should go read it now.
getting an education. When she tried to talk to one of the organizers after her test about how some people were just
And perhaps because of the collective weight of all those accumulated exhortations, perhaps from the psychic weariness
that extended anger and sadness bring, or maybe even from just the fact that my threshold of human suffering sufficient
I figured that was the way to go. But then I read this.
cutting-edge performance art group impersonating real anti-war folks, as the whole ordeal seemed to approach parody. No,
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
care. Just don't let me hear anything about how this bombing that specifically targeted Australian civilians was somehow
to the San Francisco federal building to protest the passage of Bush's resolution for action against Iraq.
Yes, well I suppose you're suggesting that we would be well-served to wait for this "final proof," then? Very well. I'll
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
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."
(or to have their genitalia eviscerated by a rabid Rosie O'Donnell
faith at large, since many of them are peaceful, albeit intellectually stunted, people.
War, by three fellows that hail from Global Exchange. You know who I'm talking about. The folks that want to "build an
rivals.
Falwell was a "mercenary and must be killed," the Farsi-language daily Abrar reported Saturday.
and the UC Divestment folks will be holding a rally for what looks like the primary purpose of protesting the fact that
"A bunch of people died from terrorism over the weekend? Sure, that's awful, but we all knew this was going to happen
For that reason and others, I didn't actually start reading the news coverage until this morning.
You must be triple jointed to be able to twist words like that.
computer systems.
"to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality"?
of constant uncertainty and increased insecurity where almost anything could lead to war.
It is time for a new day to dawn in the Blogosphere, my gnome brothers. A glorious day. A day when no longer will we
Watching Channel 7 news today (the Simpsons were in a commercial), they reported on a wad of dingbats who blocked access
attack against the United States. Even though President Bush acknowledged in his speech that Iraq does not currently
"Standing in the foyer of the Bounty Hotel, people were just walking in, blood dripping off them, burns to their face, skin
a careful, precise argument, what point is there in engaging them verbally anymore?
and that it wasn't fair for these people to stop them, the girl started literally screaming at her about selfish she was.
that extended anger and sadness bring, or maybe even from just the fact that my threshold of human suffering sufficient
Containment and deterrence were responses to US weakness, you silly-headed dunderpate. It was obvious that using direct
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
When they aired some actual interviews with the protesters, I started to honestly think they were part of some sort of
Quite the contrary, Bush's aggressive rhetoric, disregard for international law, and his lack of any vision other than war
he is willing to act aggressively and recklessly and cannot be reasonably deterred and 2) is working to get and use nukes
of the mass moron movement.
President Bush says he wants to avoid "a future of fear." It's an admirable goal, but one hardly served by this new doctrine.
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 exactly how do you go from no "final proof" to there being no evidence of impending aggression? The very fact that
to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality.
"I said it's being taken care of, dammit. Mind your own business."
The fact that this is being published in the Chronicle is no small feat. Even more reason for you to go read it.
to make the first world poor and make sure the third world stays that way.
that boiled up to the surface when I read things like this.
It seems the Muslim version of a slander suit is cutting off your head. Now when I read this I was shocked, just shocked
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.
hunting dairy cows with a high-powered rifle and scope."
But anyway, right there you've got yourself eight nations total in the coalition, hailing from North America, both western
You must be triple jointed to be able to twist words like that.
nuclear weapons. Containment was born out of a realization that we were effectively restrained by our lack of strategic
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."
Bush also spoke of an "international coalition" that would disarm Hussein. Bush knows the American public is loathe to
he is willing to act aggressively and recklessly and cannot be reasonably deterred and 2) is working to get and use nukes
Kevin Mitnick will be able to use a computer again in approximately 3 months.
Peace is generally good in itself, but it is never the highest good unless it comes as the handmaid
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 guess not. The fact that the UN is anything but democratic since the vast majority of countries represented there do not
predictable frequency. Follow a politician to a school photo-op,
superiority.
Russia and shit. Besides, it's just the Russians. Why don't we just contain them or something? Hey, who's up for some
Falwell was a "mercenary and must be killed," the Farsi-language daily Abrar reported Saturday.
Stand up to these thugs This Wednesday, the 16th at noon, an apparent composite of the Students for Justice in Palestine
"A bunch of people died from terrorism over the weekend? Sure, that's awful, but we all knew this was going to happen
side of the political spectrum... what are they called?
chanting in his face and moved in front of him every time he tried to get around her.
"The lethal combination is when you exploit both people and technology," Mr Mitnick told BBC News Online.
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
Hey, didn't there used to be a city where this smoking crater is?
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
It is time for a new day to dawn in the Blogosphere, my gnome brothers. A glorious day. A day when no longer will we
...but there's no shame in being a follower when those you're following make such damn good points.
occurred, smashing the window of their hotel room.
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
the All Men Are Rapists self defense workshop? Surely that must be a representative sample of the country!
find testimonials to diversity. Flip through any recent social sciences or humanities textbook and diversity pops up with
Also, I've printed out and made a bunch of copies of some flyers from this site and will be passing them out.
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
Replace "powerful" with "crazy and armed with nukes" and you'd be right. Otherwise, your statement is nonsense.
"The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
owned," she pontificated, in that snotty "52% of my clothes are made of hemp which therefore makes me morally superior
again soon, didn't we?"
side of the political spectrum... what are they called?
Eventually he got a little ticked off and said roughly, "Get away from me!" I was hungrily anticipating the energetic dissenter
Those people are especially useful when they have access to the core computer systems that hackers would otherwise struggle
that off my list of things to do. Now, on to learning how to square-dance."
morally, that this is the right thing to do.
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You mean everyone in America aren't like San Franciscans?
Such as this quote by Teddy Roosevelt concerning his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, posted now
"Standing in the foyer of the Bounty Hotel, people were just walking in, blood dripping off them, burns to their face, skin
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
hunting dairy cows with a high-powered rifle and scope."
Do you mean the Muslim world that celebrated 9/11, saying the US deserved it all along? Or perhaps you mean the Muslim world
that continues to characterize the US as the Great Satan and preach jihad against all things Western? Oh I know, the Muslim
that blatantly called for some rhetorical bitch-slapping.
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
of the mass moron movement.
so that he will be better equipped to fulfill point 1). Show me another nation that's like that today.
you could see stink lines of self-satisfaction coming off her so that he could simply get to his job. She of course started
We despise and abhor the bully, the brawler, the oppressor, whether in private or public life, but
act such as this. In a few days or weeks, I'm sure it will subside to a colder, more focused resolution to continue to
the efforts to find these people and eradicate them, to ferret them out from their cowardly hiding places and vaporize
faith at large, since many of them are peaceful, albeit intellectually stunted, people.
War, by three fellows that hail from Global Exchange. You know who I'm talking about. The folks that want to "build an
Replace "powerful" with "crazy and armed with nukes" and you'd be right. Otherwise, your statement is nonsense.
that boiled up to the surface when I read things like this.
that I hadn't thought of it first!
the All Men Are Rapists self defense workshop? Surely that must be a representative sample of the country!
the way. Apparently that wasn't enough for the however, because they then started pulling at her legs to keep her from
I suppose you mean that it's not "multilateralist" unless France says so?
You must be triple jointed to be able to twist words like that.
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."
Russia and shit. Besides, it's just the Russians. Why don't we just contain them or something? Hey, who's up for some
curiosity that trumps any sort of legal resriction placed on him, but it's pretty much a foregone conclusion that he's
without end is causing traditional friends of the United States to
After 3000 of your countrymen die in a couple hours, anything less than that is wont to be downplayed in significance
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
chanting in his face and moved in front of him every time he tried to get around her.
rather than submit to infamy or see those that are dear to him suffer wrong.
support (in the small, mostly insignificant ways that are possible for one such as myself)
morally, that this is the right thing to do.
Finally, long after the fad has grown tiresome, everyone's attention turns to another scrap of dogma for the next decade.
alternative economy." I suppose that's better PR than saying they want to impose a grab bag full of sociialistic silliness
One of the great advances of the modern era has been the spread of the rule of law. This is the now common idea that
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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
To quote a boozed up, cynical and misanthropic individual whom I greatly admire: "Making fun of these people is like
I suppose you mean that it's not "multilateralist" unless France says so?
Containment and deterrence were responses to US weakness, you silly-headed dunderpate. It was obvious that using direct
Those people are especially useful when they have access to the core computer systems that hackers would otherwise struggle
over the heads of the world's nations as threat so that he can act willy-nilly in whatever new adventure captures his
Really, how often is someone able to so perfectly crystallize the dilemmas that will exist a century in the future
both at home and abroad, can go heartily fuck themselves, or jump off a cliff, or shoot themselves in the head. I don't
Watching Channel 7 news today (the Simpsons were in a commercial), they reported on a wad of dingbats who blocked access
threaten the United States, he said we must "assume the worst." Essentially, the White House is proposing that the
of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
I guess not. The fact that the UN is anything but democratic since the vast majority of countries represented there do not
find testimonials to diversity. Flip through any recent social sciences or humanities textbook and diversity pops up with
Well, being the abject conformist that I am, I would like to welcome all new and oldcomers to my new blog, which will
being the reaction described above.
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