tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9257988.post113346263609914489..comments2023-07-27T06:00:23.360-04:00Comments on Not the Country Club: Boundless Arrogance IIAl S. E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16053409030033484578noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9257988.post-1134707496441937422005-12-15T23:31:00.000-05:002005-12-15T23:31:00.000-05:00I hope you're not refering to me above, Al. =) I...I hope you're not refering to me above, Al. =) I am a registered republican, but I consider myself to be a social progressive, I am most definitely not a conservative, and I guaran-friggin'-tee that I didn't vote for Bush the second time around. Moderate Republicans do still exist. Feel free to visit http://www.syracuseopinionsbite.com for an idea of where I'm coming from... I'll bet you Zafrodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18307617102130533132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9257988.post-1134368361890751452005-12-12T01:19:00.000-05:002005-12-12T01:19:00.000-05:00To Journeyman: Thanks for your comment. This blog ...To Journeyman: Thanks for your comment. This blog is run, to the best of my ability, exactly according to the principle stated below its title, which boils downs to this: Ideas and public figures are fair game, but the individual persons involved in this blog’s discussions are not. I admit there is often a fine line between rejecting an idea and rejecting the person who expresses the idea, but I Al S. E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16053409030033484578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9257988.post-1134361862721360592005-12-11T23:31:00.000-05:002005-12-11T23:31:00.000-05:00Ok, I'm just passing through here but I was so str...Ok, I'm just passing through here but I was so struck by the comments that I feel I'd like to add my two-pence worth. It is obvious that feelings run high around this whole subject whichever side your on, however when I see someone verbally beat up another poster utilising sweeping generalisations, inventive quoting (to be polite) and flawed logic in the guise of informed intellectual argument I Journeymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00150904505272986198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9257988.post-1134279034248911892005-12-11T00:30:00.000-05:002005-12-11T00:30:00.000-05:00Impeach Bush, he is a war criminal.Impeach Bush, he is a war criminal.Pegasushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05482071540872379125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9257988.post-1134199579368263092005-12-10T02:26:00.000-05:002005-12-10T02:26:00.000-05:00To Zafrod: There are two issues here. (1) The more...To Zafrod: There are two issues here. (1) The more immediate issue, from a purely intellectual point of view, is that the war on Iraq is a breach of all known international law, making its perpetrators war criminals. The defence of "I was just following orders" has been invalid since the Nuremberg trials following WWII. American soldiers and officers in Iraq are aware of all this, making them Al S. E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16053409030033484578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9257988.post-1134191259436831632005-12-10T00:07:00.000-05:002005-12-10T00:07:00.000-05:00Totally unfair to call American servicemen thugs a...Totally unfair to call American servicemen thugs and murderers. They have taken an oath to follow the directives of the American people through the orders of our representatives in government. Yes, absolutely, those representatives are currently lying, thieving, murderous weasels. That has nothing to do with the duty of the servicemen, which is to follow orders, period. They can't quit. We Zafrodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18307617102130533132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9257988.post-1134166409735911522005-12-09T17:13:00.000-05:002005-12-09T17:13:00.000-05:00Its all about ignorance. Dubya has been the best p...Its all about ignorance. Dubya has been the best president by far in one aspect, brainwashing Americans with half-truths and outright lies. The majority of our voting public are older generations of baby boomers who are religious conservatives and who were convinced in the latest election that they couldn't change leaders while in the middle of the 'war' without it bringing disaster down upon us Pharasaliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14336052289512323225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9257988.post-1134146743774525922005-12-09T11:45:00.000-05:002005-12-09T11:45:00.000-05:00Yes, Moh'd, Americans have been brainwahsed to bel...Yes, Moh'd, Americans have been brainwahsed to believe they can defend their country by going halfway around the world to kill people who are trying to defend their country against Americans!Al S. E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16053409030033484578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9257988.post-1134081355651687912005-12-08T17:35:00.000-05:002005-12-08T17:35:00.000-05:00TBone says: “I chose to serve in the forces that d...TBone says: “I chose to serve in the forces that defend my nation.” I don't understand how one could be part of an invasion force and still beleive that he's defending his own country. If we expand this mentality to include other nations, any other country on the face of the earth, including the people of the client states, should invade US and bring down this murderous regime.Mohammad - محمدhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10804472542162118259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9257988.post-1134081260806473052005-12-08T17:34:00.000-05:002005-12-08T17:34:00.000-05:00To TBone: Individuals who invade a foreign country...To TBone: Individuals who invade a foreign country on the basis of government lies and kill, "abuse," or torture the citizens of that country are "thugs and murderers" by definition. It does not matter that some of them, under the influence of government propaganda, imagine it is all for a noble purpose.<BR/><BR/>Also, I interpret your comment to imply that there are at least <B><I>some</I></B> Al S. E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16053409030033484578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9257988.post-1134063701419193702005-12-08T12:41:00.000-05:002005-12-08T12:41:00.000-05:00I happen to be a soldier who spent two tours in Ir...I happen to be a soldier who spent two tours in Iraq. I am a husband and a father of two. I love my family, and would far prefer to be with them than to be in some foreign country. I chose to serve in the forces that defend my nation when I was 18 y/o and have been doing it for over 20 years. It is my chosen career because I like my job, and it pays my bills. I believe am a good person.<BR/>Redneck Publiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18250564891270502018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9257988.post-1133934754945942962005-12-07T00:52:00.000-05:002005-12-07T00:52:00.000-05:00You couldn't be more correct, Ironhorse. The Canad...You couldn't be more correct, Ironhorse. The Canadian government is a bit-player in the same filthy game that the US government plays. As a bit-player, Canada doesn’t get involved in the huge acts that involve killing hundreds of thousands or millions of people, such as in Iraq or Vietnam. The Canadian government, to prove its loyalty to the ultimate cause of promoting the rule of capital and Al S. E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16053409030033484578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9257988.post-1133904710251456762005-12-06T16:31:00.000-05:002005-12-06T16:31:00.000-05:00Dear Enterprise:The grass may seem greener on the ...Dear Enterprise:<BR/><BR/>The grass may seem greener on the other side of the fence. We Canadians like to complain a lot and we're complacent. We leave important and difficult decisions to countries who actually have power like your own. All of these decisions have persons like yourself who don't agree with them. In the US you can at least voice your opinion. If you had done that in the Iraq of 5DDOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03892693138929013251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9257988.post-1133904178530216242005-12-06T16:22:00.000-05:002005-12-06T16:22:00.000-05:00paul martin and the so called liberals are aqlso t...paul martin and the so called liberals are aqlso thugs. Canada has stepped up to the plate in the carribean for their own grab at empire as the US over-busy in the middle east. In particular I would point at HAITI and the canada, france us ouster of democratically elected PM Aristied and the current illeagal government. Also the canadian repression of dissent as evidenced by the political ironhorsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00605315940464510389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9257988.post-1133894310203109902005-12-06T13:38:00.000-05:002005-12-06T13:38:00.000-05:00Hi Enterprise. Check out the blog called "We move...Hi Enterprise. Check out the blog called "We move to Canada" on my blogroll. It belongs to one half of a couple who did make the move.Al S. E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16053409030033484578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9257988.post-1133893797917526292005-12-06T13:29:00.000-05:002005-12-06T13:29:00.000-05:00I don't like our president either. I disagree with...I don't like our president either. I disagree with everything that he has done so far in the war in Iraq. If you can really call it a war. We don't even know what we're fighting for. First it was weapons of mass destruction but they didn't find anything!!! And it made me so mad. Our soliders are overthere dying everyday for nothing!!! I wish I lived in Canada. You are such a peacefull people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com