tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9257988.post112165824009039839..comments2023-07-27T06:00:23.360-04:00Comments on Not the Country Club: All victims are not created equalAl S. E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16053409030033484578noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9257988.post-1122929412820416042005-08-01T16:50:00.000-04:002005-08-01T16:50:00.000-04:00"Monkey": If you agree with anything I say in this..."Monkey": If you agree with anything I say in this blog, and if you hope for world peace and, especially, equality, then, believe it or not, you are not a member of the Right political wing. So I would say there was no reason to take offence at my comment about the American ultra-conservatives to begin with. I agree that my comment broke the rules of this blog, but it was definitely not Al S. E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16053409030033484578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9257988.post-1122909163930634252005-08-01T11:12:00.000-04:002005-08-01T11:12:00.000-04:00Yes, you are right, it seems I did break my own ru...Yes, you are right, it seems I did break my own rules. I think the rule-breaking was so slight that I wasn't aware of it until you mentioned it. In other words, considring the obscenities that Bushites have hurled at me for expressing my opinions, I think what I said was understandable. As you said, though, it was against the rules, and it won't be repeated.Al S. E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16053409030033484578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9257988.post-1122906939449501472005-08-01T10:35:00.000-04:002005-08-01T10:35:00.000-04:00Once again, I would like to ask the commenters who...Once again, I would like to ask the commenters who write to oppose the views expressed in this post, or in this blog in general, to please read the blog's rules at the top of the page. We are here to discuss ideas, and perhaps try to enlighten each other, not to insult and degrade each other. Please feel free to discuss, agree with, or oppose ideas, without name-calling and trying to degrade the Al S. E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16053409030033484578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9257988.post-1122900371343903322005-08-01T08:46:00.000-04:002005-08-01T08:46:00.000-04:00I should have added before, L-Girl, that I do appr...I should have added before, L-Girl, that I do appreciate your "sounding off" in reply to Katy's comment. Often it is best when rebuttals come from a third party, because it is then clear that the person isn't just protecting his/her own ego. We may not succeed in converting the Right, but we may succeed in enlightening left-leaning individuals and "moderates" who have been misled by the media Al S. E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16053409030033484578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9257988.post-1122899636640361672005-08-01T08:33:00.000-04:002005-08-01T08:33:00.000-04:00Well said! Al, I agree with you. I mostly use the ...Well said! Al, I agree with you. I mostly use the same approach. Someone read my comment here, and came over to my blog to flame me. No matter. I wasn't speaking to him/her anyway - as you said, there's no point. <BR/><BR/>Sometimes, though, you just gotta sound off... :)laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9257988.post-1122862418961883752005-07-31T22:13:00.000-04:002005-07-31T22:13:00.000-04:00These days, I try not to let the Right's idiocy ge...These days, I try not to let the Right's idiocy get to me, L-Girl. I just try to ignore their existence. Ignoring them won't make them go away, or make their leaders' crimes disappear, but not ignoring them won't do any good either. It will just make us uselessly dissipate our energies. I feel something must have gone horribly wrong in their upbringing if they believe Dubya, Chenery, RumsfeldAl S. E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16053409030033484578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9257988.post-1122856783183913782005-07-31T20:39:00.000-04:002005-07-31T20:39:00.000-04:00Well I beg to differ. We have not beheaded anyone ...<I>Well I beg to differ. We have not beheaded anyone live on tv and if anyone did they would be tried for war crimes.</I><BR/><BR/>Are George Bush's crimes any less because we don't see them on TV? Bush, Rumsfeld, Cheney, etc. have murdered tens of thousands of people, mostly civilians who never did harm to the US. The government- and corporate-controlled media doesn't show us the pictures, but laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9257988.post-1122319909465729812005-07-25T15:31:00.000-04:002005-07-25T15:31:00.000-04:00"Alseist terrorism" : ) That was very funny. Thank..."Alseist terrorism" : ) That was very funny. Thanks Nisa.Al S. E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16053409030033484578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9257988.post-1122279573522919142005-07-25T04:19:00.000-04:002005-07-25T04:19:00.000-04:00i just don't like the word islam to be linked with...i just don't like the word islam to be linked with terrorism. maybe you can differentiate it, but not all people can. some will see the link & think islam condones this. that's why i don't prefer the term.<BR/><BR/>e.g.: if some people support you, yet suddenly go overboard & topple a government by force, in your name. would you be happy if the media call them alseist terrorism? it struck me, Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10219492159975213721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9257988.post-1122216384101123422005-07-24T10:46:00.000-04:002005-07-24T10:46:00.000-04:00There is no such thing as Islamic terrorism, Nisa,...There is no such thing as <B>Islamic</B> terrorism, Nisa, but there is, obviously, such a thing as <B>Islamist</B> terrorism. The phrase "Islamist terrorism" refers to the practice of individuals who misuse the name of Islam as a pretext to commit crimes, and as a point of reference for propaganda purposes. You are right insofar as such individuals cannot in any sense be considered real Moslems, Al S. E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16053409030033484578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9257988.post-1122213418261798662005-07-24T09:56:00.000-04:002005-07-24T09:56:00.000-04:00greetings.. to clear things, there's no such thing...greetings.. to clear things, there's <B>no such thing as Islamist terrorism</B>. bcoz islam doesn't condone terrorism in all its form.Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10219492159975213721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9257988.post-1121989692940676602005-07-21T19:48:00.000-04:002005-07-21T19:48:00.000-04:00I appreciate the passion in your posts. Keep up th...I appreciate the passion in your posts. Keep up the good work.Tréehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11742129819547567342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9257988.post-1121868154478515012005-07-20T10:02:00.000-04:002005-07-20T10:02:00.000-04:00I was going to say something about "Brick Sykes" c...I was going to say something about "Brick Sykes" comments, but I thought it would violate the rules of this blog. My comment had something to do with “The Star-Spangled Banner.”<BR/>Anyway, back to our discussion, I just thought it would be appropriate to quote from the mayor of London. He says: "You've just had 80 years of Western intervention into predominantly Arab lands because of a Western Mohammad - محمدhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10804472542162118259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9257988.post-1121863543298499172005-07-20T08:45:00.000-04:002005-07-20T08:45:00.000-04:00I just stumbled across your blog, too, and so far ...I just stumbled across your blog, too, and so far I agree with most of what you're saying. I think you need to know how most American Liberals are thinking, so I'll take a few minutes to share with you.<BR/><BR/>Please don't be too quick to condemn the American people with blanket complicity or any kind of tacit approval being perceived by the world today in the face of the present Brick Sykeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05362423490240354147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9257988.post-1121831498847531332005-07-19T23:51:00.000-04:002005-07-19T23:51:00.000-04:00Once again, I would like to ask the commenters who...Once again, I would like to ask the commenters who write to oppose the views expressed in this post, or in this blog in general, to please read the blog's rules at the top of the page. We are here to discuss ideas, and perhaps try to enlighten each other, not to insult and degrade each other. Please feel free to discuss, agree with, or oppose ideas, without name-calling and trying to degrade the Al S. E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16053409030033484578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9257988.post-1121824677204042472005-07-19T21:57:00.000-04:002005-07-19T21:57:00.000-04:00I AGREE WITH YOU, AND MY OWN LETTERS ADDRESS THE T...I AGREE WITH YOU, AND MY OWN LETTERS ADDRESS THE TRAGEDY OF IRAQ. SCROLL FOR AMUSING BUT SCATHING WRITING.<BR/>FIND ME @ www.madplatonews.blogspot.comNews from Mad Platohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01169919033113653296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9257988.post-1121817409749319352005-07-19T19:56:00.000-04:002005-07-19T19:56:00.000-04:00I agree too.I agree too.SERGIOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00543557639325176776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9257988.post-1121788367775559872005-07-19T11:52:00.000-04:002005-07-19T11:52:00.000-04:00I'm sick and tired of people like "monkeyslovebana...I'm sick and tired of people like "monkeyslovebananas" telling me "if you don't like it here, why don't you leave." I quote from Al's post:<BR/>"The US Government, through the CIA, brought down the secular democratically-elected government of Mossadegh in Iran in 1953, returned the despotic Shah to power, and set back that country's political development for many decades to come. Iran is still Mohammad - محمدhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10804472542162118259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9257988.post-1121726312739415342005-07-18T18:38:00.000-04:002005-07-18T18:38:00.000-04:00thanks. i wish more people realized that we are ...thanks. i wish more people realized that we are disliked for some very good reasons. i spend a lot of time thinking about how to contribute as little as possible to the opression machine, but living in the us makes it almost impossible...Embee Breedlovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473406083727883802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9257988.post-1121665046627812122005-07-18T01:37:00.000-04:002005-07-18T01:37:00.000-04:00nice blog here. good writing. :-)regards, from mal...nice blog here. good writing. :-)<BR/><BR/>regards, from malaysia.<BR/><BR/>http://iraudzah.blogspot.comuDAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16654201188771765527noreply@blogger.com