You know, it’s nice that celebrities are so willing to give us their opinions on all things political, things for which their expertise is so deep and thorough so as to rival that of most, say, junior highschool students (at least the special ed ones). Only God only knows how we would be able to cope were we deprived of their shining wisdom. Could you imagine such a world??
[insert video of all the world’s children living together in blissful happiness]
Shudder!
Anyway, via Croooow Blog (”You know you want me, baby!”), we learn that Martin Scorcese is against war with Iraq. Hmph, yeah, big surprise. I’ll alert the media.
Oh fucking with your dog part 2… right.
Well, at least the guy didn’t try to go find some facts like his idiot contemporary, Sean Penn, whose pathetic little Baghdad odyssey could have been titled “Duped Fool Walking” (only someone from either Hollywood or Harvard could be so stupid as to go on a fact-finding mission in Iraq, choosing to have those facts handed over to him by the official representatives of Crazy Saddam’s Torture Emporium and House of Waffles). And yes, as an American, he’s entitled to the right to dissent. One might hope, however, that someone who knows that such a fellow, given his celebrity status which would guaruntee him a significant (and unwarranted) amount of attention to whatever proclamation he deigns to make, might either actually take some time to think about what he has to say, or else shut his stupid wop mouth (I’m italian, so I can say that Beast exotic. You can’t. We only say it to each other. Think of blacks and that infamous word that begins with the letter that comes 2 spaces after “L” and you’ll have an idea).
Scorcese’s clearly well thought-out analysis goes as follows:
One hopes that this kind of war can be done diplomatically, with intelligence rather than wiping out a lot of innocent civilians.. horse harness sex. There are a lot of Americans who also feel that a lot of this (war talk) is economic. Part of this has to do with the oil… I think it really has to come down to respecting how other people live. There’s got to be ways this can be worked out diplomatically, there simply has to be stories farm sex.
At the very least, you have to admit the guy is efficient.
- Gross mischaracterization/simplification of war goals and procedures: check!
- Arrogant elitist suggestion that anyone who disagrees lacks intelligence: check!
- Vague reference to uninformed suspicion/opinion/”feelings” as substitution for an actual argument: check!
- Irrelevant plea for multiculturalist “understanding” of broken, backward countries andbrutal, medieval governments: check!
- And finally (you knew it would come to this): Pollyannish assertion that what he wishes were true about human nature is true because… well, just because: check!
While many of his above statements come from the most dog-eared passages of the Left’s “Handy Ideas to Piss Off the Squares” handbook, some of them are just plain baffling.
I think it really has to come down to respecting how other people live dog with girl sex.”
What the holy hell is he talking about? Respect how Saddam systematically brutalizes and murders his people? So now auto-genocide is just another lifestyle choice? Or does he mean we have to learn to respect the way the Iraqi people live, forced to endure lives of pain, privation and constant fear under rulers whose decadent barbarism and remarkably imaginative cruelty would make Caligula strongly urge some psychotherapy?
Right, that must be it. I really need to learn to be more tolerant of the Iraqi people’s choice to be brutalized and oppressed. Hey, don’t knock getting your testicles electrocuted till you’ve tried it.
There’s got to be ways this can be worked out diplomatically, there simply has to be.
Well, that really sums it up, doesn’t it, folks? I mean, you can’t imagine that the Peace Fairies would let Little Marty down, could you? It’s unthinkable! That would be such a downer of an ending. The audience would walk out of the theaters in droves, and you can just forget about any Oscars…
What? This isn’t a movie?
“Reality”? Hmm, I’ll have to look that one up.
Posted by Mean Mr. Mustard at 12:47 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)both at home and abroad, can go heartily fuck themselves, or jump off a cliff, or shoot themselves in the head. I don't
of the mass moron movement.
Mr Mitnick even had to get permission from his probation officer to use a computer to write his book, The Art Of Deception,
predictable frequency. Follow a politician to a school photo-op,
being the reaction described above.
hacky-sack?"
If and when you find one, that means that I'll be perfectly willing to advocate an attack against them as well.
We despise and abhor the bully, the brawler, the oppressor, whether in private or public life, but
they're done, hang them on his wall next to the framed heads of Iraqi dissidents and say to himself, "Well, I can check
in words so much more exacting than even those who actually live in that time would be able to produce?
to all of you warmongering neanderthals" tone of voice. She then struck a pose of righteous exasperation when she asked
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
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
it is shoved, in all its detailed horror, right into my face.
to the San Francisco federal building to protest the passage of Bush's resolution for action against Iraq.
But anyway, right there you've got yourself eight nations total in the coalition, hailing from North America, both western
she can last 6 hours). I make this declaration keeping in mind that this does not imply a judgement on the Idiotarian
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
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But I am thankful that at least for now, I've been able to summon that deep-seated, personal wrath so appropriate to an
something-really-awfuls, BlogSpot.
alternative economy." I suppose that's better PR than saying they want to impose a grab bag full of sociialistic silliness
has been built up around Mitnick, a basically curious guy who just as often used old face-to-face (or voice-to-voice)
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
Iranian cleric Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari, addressing weekly Friday prayers in the northwestern town of Tabriz, said
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hunting dairy cows with a high-powered rifle and scope."
she can last 6 hours). I make this declaration keeping in mind that this does not imply a judgement on the Idiotarian
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
only be revealed as more useless than it already seems), there is right now a coalition prepared to go into Iraq with the
Whereas the Cold War doctrine of deterrence and containment rested on strength, the new idea of pre-emption insists on U.S.
nuclear weapons. Containment was born out of a realization that we were effectively restrained by our lack of strategic
a terrorist and an envoy of Iran's supreme leader reportedly called for his death.
It seems the Muslim version of a slander suit is cutting off your head. Now when I read this I was shocked, just shocked
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
assures everyone that "Don't worry, the problem is being taking care of by the inspectors."
Please. I can't swing around a dead Saddam on a rope without hitting this argument these days. At bottom, it's a slippery
I simply love it when my case is made for me.
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
predictable frequency. Follow a politician to a school photo-op,
My sentences, thus decreed, will be subsequently carried out by my elite brigade of Beheading Gnomes, whom I made up
Watching Channel 7 news today (the Simpsons were in a commercial), they reported on a wad of dingbats who blocked access
President Bush says he wants to avoid "a future of fear." It's an admirable goal, but one hardly served by this new doctrine.
"The lethal combination is when you exploit both people and technology," Mr Mitnick told BBC News Online.
The article also points to this site, which maintains a running clock of how long it will be until Mitnick can start
One middle-aged woman who looked like she hadn't combed her hair since Jerry Garcia died had this to say, when asked
, "I don't believe the American people support this war. Everyone I've talked to is against it!"
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If a good education is meant to produce independent thinkers, I've seen precious little evidence it does. Education is
You mean everyone in America aren't like San Franciscans?
The BBC has a story about the so-called "master hacker", in which it does a good job of destroying the mythos that
computer systems.
and make them wish that congress had instead passed a resolution authorizing military force against people
"approach parody" is too mild. They sprinted towards parody, jumped on top of it and proceded to give parody a spirited
Wheeler Hall last spring.
getting an education. When she tried to talk to one of the organizers after her test about how some people were just
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
Anyway, take the new site for a test drive. Take her easy on the clutch and go steady on the hills, and I think you'll
According to the president, "we cannot wait for the final proof" that Saddam Hussein's government is planning an imminent
satisfy you. I'd be much more amendable to the idea however if you were willing to be a personal eye-witness to this
they're done, hang them on his wall next to the framed heads of Iraqi dissidents and say to himself, "Well, I can check
in words so much more exacting than even those who actually live in that time would be able to produce?
...but there's no shame in being a follower when those you're following make such damn good points.
of fist.
A taste, just a taste...
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
being the reaction described above.
Why are you still here?!
why she thought there weren't more stories about protests going on in the news, "Well, because the media is corporately
by both Instapundit and Cold Fury (and probably by sundry others by now):
vulnerability.
and that it wasn't fair for these people to stop them, the girl started literally screaming at her about selfish she was.
I strongly suspect TR had access to some sort of time machine and traveled into the furture about a hundred years.
Shiite Muslim clerics in Lebanon and Iran have reacted with rage at the Rev. Jerry Falwell for calling Islam's prophet
to the San Francisco federal building to protest the passage of Bush's resolution for action against Iraq.
to really concern yourself with, except in a somewhat general, theoretical way.
have democratically elected rulers I'm sure doesn't throw any flies into your ointment.
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
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
psychopathic fancy without fear of retribution.
I simply love it when my case is made for me.
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.
And at most, UN weapons inspectors have delayed conflict by a few years, not averted it. In actualyity, I think they have
I figured that was the way to go. But then I read this.
alternative economy." I suppose that's better PR than saying they want to impose a grab bag full of sociialistic silliness
care. Just don't let me hear anything about how this bombing that specifically targeted Australian civilians was somehow
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.
chanting in his face and moved in front of him every time he tried to get around her.
The Muslim world -- whose support is vital to any real effort to end the causes of terrorism -- is adamantly opposed.
on the civilized world. And when I resort again to that frame of mind, it will be because I realize, intellectually and
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
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
Well I'm far far far too petty a person to do that.
rather than submit to infamy or see those that are dear to him suffer wrong.
world that even today harbors and offers succor to the same groups that piloted the 9/11 planes, right?
slope proposition, claiming that because we go after Saddam, we'll suddenly be all aggro-ed up to obliterate any country
lap dance.
"Standing in the foyer of the Bounty Hotel, people were just walking in, blood dripping off them, burns to their face, skin
In fact, the idea of pre- emptive attack depends on fear. It presupposes insecurity and assumes we will always be threatened.
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
to penetrate.
the world to stomach the imperial scent of our newly enunciated military doctrine that proposes pre- emption of any powerful
be harried by idiots who have full compliments of heads and genitals! With the ranks of my imaginary gnomes rallied,
that I hadn't thought of it first!
which is all about the biggest threat to the security of all companies: their own employees.
I suppose you mean that it's not "multilateralist" unless France says so?
on the civilized world. And when I resort again to that frame of mind, it will be because I realize, intellectually and
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
that boiled up to the surface when I read things like this.
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!
really just put Saddam in a better situation than he was before because the presence of inspectors invites complacency and
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
In theory, I was of course angry, but I had a vaguely detatched sense about the whole thing. A large part of that of
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you could see stink lines of self-satisfaction coming off her so that he could simply get to his job. She of course started
needed now was healing, closure; in short, to "get over it" and "move on."
Hey, didn't there used to be a city where this smoking crater is?
When they aired some actual interviews with the protesters, I started to honestly think they were part of some sort of
After 3000 of your countrymen die in a couple hours, anything less than that is wont to be downplayed in significance
satisfy you. I'd be much more amendable to the idea however if you were willing to be a personal eye-witness to this
Do you mean the Muslim world that celebrated 9/11, saying the US deserved it all along? Or perhaps you mean the Muslim world
them into a thin paste of protein on a cave wall, to wipe out every last vestige of the disgusting stain they have left
Russia and shit. Besides, it's just the Russians. Why don't we just contain them or something? Hey, who's up for some
to the San Francisco federal building to protest the passage of Bush's resolution for action against Iraq.
to all of you warmongering neanderthals" tone of voice. She then struck a pose of righteous exasperation when she asked
anger that is so justifiable -no, demanded- by these despicable acts, but if that must be the case, then from on, I'll be
he revealed himself to be a seriously dishonest debater (that, or he was so stupid that it wouldn't be safe for him to
If a good education is meant to produce independent thinkers, I've seen precious little evidence it does. Education is
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
I simply love it when my case is made for me.
or any other simply crappy country in the world, because none of them satisfy both those propositions.
hunting dairy cows with a high-powered rifle and scope."
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
Many in the global community also distrust the Bush administration's expanding war aims. It is not easy for our friends around
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
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
and eastern Europe, Australia and the middle east. Is that not multilateralism?
without regard to whether the loss is due to the growth of a heartless and all-absorbing commercialism,
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
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
owned," she pontificated, in that snotty "52% of my clothes are made of hemp which therefore makes me morally superior
obviously they have lost loved ones or friends."
Well that's not really true. People on a different side of the debate than I are not necessarily jerks, just wrong.
Well I wouldn't be surprised if this Wednesday at Sproul there will be similar behavior, and I plan to be there. Maybe
of constant uncertainty and increased insecurity where almost anything could lead to war.
Shiite Muslim clerics in Lebanon and Iran have reacted with rage at the Rev. Jerry Falwell for calling Islam's prophet
...but there's no shame in being a follower when those you're following make such damn good points.
"A bunch of people died from terrorism over the weekend? Sure, that's awful, but we all knew this was going to happen
conflict.
news editors of Cannel 7 to allow, as the segment ended right there.
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.
Stand up to these thugs This Wednesday, the 16th at noon, an apparent composite of the Students for Justice in Palestine
United States invade a distant country without any evidence of impending aggression.
and eastern Europe, Australia and the middle east. Is that not multilateralism?
predictable frequency. Follow a politician to a school photo-op,
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."
it is shoved, in all its detailed horror, right into my face.
so that he will be better equipped to fulfill point 1). Show me another nation that's like that today.
I see. Did you talk to this "everyone" at your International Socialist Organization direct action planning seminar or
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,
My sentences, thus decreed, will be subsequently carried out by my elite brigade of Beheading Gnomes, whom I made up
Bush also spoke of an "international coalition" that would disarm Hussein. Bush knows the American public is loathe to
Another Australian tourist, 18-year-old Rachel Hughes, said she and her boyfriend had just arrived in Kuta when the blast
cause, but I,
But anyway, right there you've got yourself eight nations total in the coalition, hailing from North America, both western
support (in the small, mostly insignificant ways that are possible for one such as myself)
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
War, by three fellows that hail from Global Exchange. You know who I'm talking about. The folks that want to "build an
without end is causing traditional friends of the United States to
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website 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
I suppose you mean that it's not "multilateralist" unless France says so?
"I said it's being taken care of, dammit. Mind your own business."
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
But it's not really fair to denigrate someone's ideas just because they themselves come from an organization riddled with
"A bunch of people died from terrorism over the weekend? Sure, that's awful, but we all knew this was going to happen
A taste, just a taste...
computer systems.
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
But for now if you all don't mind, I'd just like to stew in my rage for a while, and remind myself in a truly visceral
Falwell was a "mercenary and must be killed," the Farsi-language daily Abrar reported Saturday.
by both Instapundit and Cold Fury (and probably by sundry others by now):
President Bush says he wants to avoid "a future of fear." It's an admirable goal, but one hardly served by this new doctrine.
(or to have their genitalia eviscerated by a rabid Rosie O'Donnell
The article also points to this site, which maintains a running clock of how long it will be until Mitnick can start
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
care. Just don't let me hear anything about how this bombing that specifically targeted Australian civilians was somehow
Wheeler Hall last spring.
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,
she can last 6 hours). I make this declaration keeping in mind that this does not imply a judgement on the Idiotarian
Either that, or I now have to admit the existence of clairvoyance.
democratically decided laws - - not the capriciousness of individual rulers -- should govern human affairs.
I don't know about you people, but I'm already stocking up on extra food, water, and electrons.
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.
Those people are especially useful when they have access to the core computer systems that hackers would otherwise struggle
War, by three fellows that hail from Global Exchange. You know who I'm talking about. The folks that want to "build an
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
and the UC Divestment folks will be holding a rally for what looks like the primary purpose of protesting the fact that
of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
needed now was healing, closure; in short, to "get over it" and "move on."
(or to have their genitalia eviscerated by a rabid Rosie O'Donnell
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
Replace "powerful" with "crazy and armed with nukes" and you'd be right. Otherwise, your statement is nonsense.
so that he will be better equipped to fulfill point 1). Show me another nation that's like that today.
Wheeler Hall last spring.
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,
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
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
not just "fear," as if we're going to indiscriminantly nuke the floor under our beds because monsters might be hiding there.
you could see stink lines of self-satisfaction coming off her so that he could simply get to his job. She of course started
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
serves? As far as I can tell, all they did was take some people who were probably overwhelmingly against the war anyway,
the world to stomach the imperial scent of our newly enunciated military doctrine that proposes pre- emption of any powerful
care. Just don't let me hear anything about how this bombing that specifically targeted Australian civilians was somehow
Stand up to these thugs This Wednesday, the 16th at noon, an apparent composite of the Students for Justice in Palestine
sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
the not-being-a-jerk department.
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
I wish that I could just be told "Hundreds of people died in a terrorist bombing today," and instantly feel the kind of rage
Now of course I'm sure that these open-toed folks have a flurry of perfectly well thought-out reasons as to why pissing
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.
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
50 Ways to Leave Your Folly Common Dreams, that goldmine of general silliness, showcases this piece, The Folly of Pre-emptive
to roost," those sniveling, carping appeasers,
a representative of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was quoted as saying.
of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
needed now was healing, closure; in short, to "get over it" and "move on."
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
destroying the technological infrastructure of Western civilization again. And it's only 3 months away!
I wish that I could just be told "Hundreds of people died in a terrorist bombing today," and instantly feel the kind of rage
the real fault of that government or its citizens, or the West in general, or capitalism, or any other ridiculous boogeyman
During that protest, my girlfriend had to take a midterm in Wheeler auditorium and had to step over the bodies lying in
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
My sentences, thus decreed, will be subsequently carried out by my elite brigade of Beheading Gnomes, whom I made up
curiosity that trumps any sort of legal resriction placed on him, but it's pretty much a foregone conclusion that he's
that boiled up to the surface when I read things like this.
off a bunch of secretaries and other office workers who probably agree with them on the war anyway will further their
In your face, Space Coyote!
assures everyone that "Don't worry, the problem is being taking care of by the inspectors."
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
War, by three fellows that hail from Global Exchange. You know who I'm talking about. The folks that want to "build an
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
weapons inspections in Iraq represent a good example of how the rule of law has been used, and can be used again, to avert
President Bush says he wants to avoid "a future of fear." It's an admirable goal, but one hardly served by this new doctrine.
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.
I wish that I could just be told "Hundreds of people died in a terrorist bombing today," and instantly feel the kind of rage
I don't know about you people, but I'm already stocking up on extra food, water, and electrons.
the All Men Are Rapists self defense workshop? Surely that must be a representative sample of the country!
conflict.
news editors of Cannel 7 to allow, as the segment ended right there.
something-really-awfuls, BlogSpot.
in words so much more exacting than even those who actually live in that time would be able to produce?
"The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
threaten the United States, he said we must "assume the worst." Essentially, the White House is proposing that the
But anyway, right there you've got yourself eight nations total in the coalition, hailing from North America, both western
jerkwad I encounter, an order for them to be beheaded with extreme prejudice until the the point at which they are dead
The article also points to this site, which maintains a running clock of how long it will be until Mitnick can start
alternative economy." I suppose that's better PR than saying they want to impose a grab bag full of sociialistic silliness
the real fault of that government or its citizens, or the West in general, or capitalism, or any other ridiculous boogeyman
, "I don't believe the American people support this war. Everyone I've talked to is against it!"
we despise no less the coward and the voluptuary. No man is worth calling a man who will not fight
he revealed himself to be a seriously dishonest debater (that, or he was so stupid that it wouldn't be safe for him to
one of the most fad-driven enterprises imaginable. It produces a new catechism each decade, which everyone dutifully recites.
Really, how often is someone able to so perfectly crystallize the dilemmas that will exist a century in the future
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
the way. Apparently that wasn't enough for the however, because they then started pulling at her legs to keep her from
And at most, UN weapons inspectors have delayed conflict by a few years, not averted it. In actualyity, I think they have
nuclear weapons. Containment was born out of a realization that we were effectively restrained by our lack of strategic
alternative economy." I suppose that's better PR than saying they want to impose a grab bag full of sociialistic silliness
In theory, I was of course angry, but I had a vaguely detatched sense about the whole thing. A large part of that of
a representative of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was quoted as saying.
chanting in his face and moved in front of him every time he tried to get around her.
And perhaps because of the collective weight of all those accumulated exhortations, perhaps from the psychic weariness
"I said it's being taken care of, dammit. Mind your own business."
destroying the technological infrastructure of Western civilization again. And it's only 3 months away!
agree that [insert additional badly-forced car metaphor here]!
of the mass moron movement.
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
computer systems.
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
But for now if you all don't mind, I'd just like to stew in my rage for a while, and remind myself in a truly visceral
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
threaten the United States, he said we must "assume the worst." Essentially, the White House is proposing that the
The experience made me think of the instructions from all corners of the media after 9/11 that what we, as Americans,
find testimonials to diversity. Flip through any recent social sciences or humanities textbook and diversity pops up with
to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality.
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
nothing may stand in our way!
Stand up to these thugs This Wednesday, the 16th at noon, an apparent composite of the Students for Justice in Palestine
weapons inspections in Iraq represent a good example of how the rule of law has been used, and can be used again, to avert
The book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
Well, being the abject conformist that I am, I would like to welcome all new and oldcomers to my new blog, which will
psychopathic fancy without fear of retribution.
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
I don't know about you people, but I'm already stocking up on extra food, water, and electrons.
To quote a boozed up, cynical and misanthropic individual whom I greatly admire: "Making fun of these people is like
But I am thankful that at least for now, I've been able to summon that deep-seated, personal wrath so appropriate to an
Now could someone please tell me what concrete purpose that woman's behavior, and that of her great chanting unwashed bretheren,
50 Ways to Leave Your Folly Common Dreams, that goldmine of general silliness, showcases this piece, The Folly of Pre-emptive
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
a representative of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was quoted as saying.
sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
and eastern Europe, Australia and the middle east. Is that not multilateralism?
last update : 7-2-2012
