At last, a moment to tirade about the state of the world….
1) CNN Headline – “Bat Attacker Sentenced to 15 years for Hate Crime”….
So… I think YAY for animal ri
ghts! It is about time the courts start recognizing the fact that animals should be protected. No one should be able to attack bats just because they hate them. Sure, they are creepy looking creatures, but still….. They should have rights too…. Turns out the article is about a guy who attacked a black man WITH a BASEBALL BAT… come-on CNN…. You’re killin’ me here….. 2) The SHIT heard round the world…. Ok, as you have probably figured out by now, I am not the biggest W fan in the world…. In fact, I pretty much hate the dude. “I’m the decider. I decide.” …“We’re workin’ hard….workin’ weekends….” … “Misunderestimate…” … But seriously folks, he said shit. What’s the big deal? Now granted, his entire sentence was pretty stupid: "See the irony is what they need to do is get Syria to get Hezbollah to stop doing this shit and it's over." Riiiiiight…. Amazing grasp you have on the complexities of Middle Eastern relations, W…. That degree from Yale has really paid off. What was your major again? Oh, that’s right, you were too busy getting drunk and snorting cocaine to actually go to class… I forgot… While you're at it, why don't you just ask Iran and N.Korea to please stop making nuclear weapons. I mean, surely if you just ask nicely they will stop and it's over. That's the irony, right? While you're at it, why don't you clap your hands while chanting "I believe in faries" and sprinkling pixie dust over Darfur. It’s fucking amazing you and Condi haven’t been able to negotiate total world peace by now…. ANYWAY, where was I???? Oh yes, What I was trying to say is that despite W’s total lack of understanding on the issue, is the fact that he was overheard saying “shit” really that big of a deal? I mean, dude, when was the last time you went to the movies? Hell, I curse like a fucking sailor…and I don’t intend on toning it down when I become president of the United States of America. I doubt this guy would either....
3) Would it be possible to get a little bit more objectivity in the media on the situation in the Middle East? First of all, yes, Hezbollah is bad. They are way radical. They kill innocent people. Bad. But, last time I checked, the Israeli army was doing the same thing. Note the death count in Lebanon is nearly 200 and the death count in Israel is 24. In fact, anyone who has been following the situation for the last decade or so can tell you that the number of Palestinian women and children killed has been much higher than the number of Israelis killed in bombings and suicide bomber attacks. Apparently, as long as it is a military engaging in bulldozing people’s houses and attacking “suspected terror targets” then an indefinite amount of “collateral damage” is ok. But back to my original point – could we get some objectivity? Hezbollah is bad, yes, but when you explain that Hezbollah wants to destroy Israel and the West, could you explain WHY? I mean, yes, Hezbollah and Hamas are both terrorist organizations with agendas that are probably too radical to be effective, but they are at least fighting for some kind of tangible, understandable reason. They aren’t AL Qaeda. I suggest anyone unfamiliar with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict research the issue from some unbiased source. This article looks pretty good http://www.merip.org/palestine-israel_primer/toc-pal-isr-primer.html
Ok, I totally wrote this last bit in hopes that the US government, which I am sure spies on my blog, will try to arrest me for being a terrorist lover.
4.) Iraq is now being overrun by Islamic fundamentalists.... good job, W.... oust the secular dude (Saddam) and allow him to be replaced by radical Islam. These radical muslims that are terrorizing schools, gays, and women throughout the country have a lot more in common with Osama then Saddam ever did. Way to go.
5.) Speaking of gays, I finally saw Brokeback mountain. Can I just say, I loved it. LOVED IT! What a sadly depressing and yet beautiful love story. Also, for anyone who just wants to get fucking pissed off at bible-beaters, check out www.godhatesfags.com. This cite is such a refreshing reminder of the love of Jesus and the compassion expressed by the christian church. If you ever wonder why I hate fundies, take a look.... and, I have said it once, I will say it again: Christian fundamentalists and Islamic fundamentalists are the same thing. They want to establish religious theocracies, they want everyone to believe like they do and they consider this a god-driven war agasint sinners/infadels. The only difference I would say is that secularization/westernization/prosperity in the West has deflated the fundies to some degree. But, put them in the same political and social enviornment that you find in the Middle East and they would do the same things. Bottom line: Religion kills.
6.) OK, on thursday, Heather, T-Nat and I are going to the live recording of NPR's Wait, Wait Don't Tell ME. And, Mo Rocca is going to be a panalist!!!! OHMYGOD! How excited am I???? Heather and I made t-shirts.... hers says "Mo you Rocca my world," and mine says "Mo, Rocca me all night!" Who wouldnt pick us to be contestants on a current events game show?
7.) Government Conspiracy Alert!!!! Not sure if I remembered to post this, but I came across this article several months ago. In case it never made it onto my blog, here it is: US Military Planned Terrorist Attacks Agasint Its Own People to Povoke War With Cuba. Folks, this is all true - straight out of the national archives! ENJOY! :)
8.) Funny.
9.) Who would have thought - not only do I actually agree with the man for a change, but, for once, Lou Dobbs isn's harping about illegal immigration! This article provides a short, but interesting commentary on US and the Middle East....
6 comments:
i imagined you reading this post outloud in one long and exasperated breath.
WHO made the t-shirts? just checking. :)
true. Heather actually made the t-shirts, BUT, I provided moral support and constructive feedback throughoutthe entire t-shirt making proces...
so on this Israel/Arab thing. when the whole Balfour thing was planned the appointed leader to the Supreme Muslim Council began a campaign to wipe out all of the moderate thinkers in the Arab world. The "Palestinians" were offered a good chunk of the land in the original deal... and Israel consequently much less than what they ended up with. So the Arabs chose to reject the UN Charter of '48 because they thought they had the #s and power to destroy Israel. Oops. Wrong choice.
I understand the discrepancies in death counts are troubling. But Hezbollah will not let their civilians flee. They put up road blocks to make sure they stay in South Lebanon. Then they hunker down and gain momentum in the press because "innocent civilians" are being killed by Israeli airstrikes.
The Israelis pulled out of Gaza unilaterally--w/o the consent of many of their hardliners. They withdrew from Lebanon. They are offering the Palestinians some of their territory to form a state.
As for W. Syria funds Hezbollah, you know that. Iran too! So, if Syria wanted Hezbollah to stop the bullshit, then they would stop. Hizbolla wouldn't exist w/o those two states.
I thought you learned something from Dr. Eastman. Guess you were paying too much attention to the Russian Hickey Machine... Doc Henderson.
daniel
Well..... lets look back to what happened between like 1914 and 1947.... the real question is, why put the Jewish state in the middle of palestine, an inhabited area? What gives the rest of the world the right to divide up Palestine and give it to the Jews? The Jewish population in Palestine in 1914 was like 2%.... it was only 33% by 1947. Really, any time you have the British controlling and dividing up land that doesn't really belong to them, you are going to have a problem. Frankly, I don't think that a Biblical -era claim to palestine is a sufficient reason to grant them a state in the middle of an Arab-controlled, Arab-majority territory. BUT, I recognize that this is what happened and that Israel is strong (thanks in part to the West) and it isnt going anywhere. I also agree that terrorism isnt going to work and that ultimately, as cliche as it is, they are all just going to have to learn to get along. The problem in that area is 1) religion and 2) fundamentalism. I see where the palistinians are coming from. They see it as an invasion and that their land has been stolen/taken from them. Israel is occupying their land. I sympathize with that. But, the reality is, Palestinians have about as much change getting rid of Israel as the native-americans have in getting rid of America. So, terrorism is not going to fix the problem. Again, I agree that terrorism is bad. Hezbollah is bad. But, I also think Israel is bad too. I think they have antagonized the situation by retaliating too harshly in the past agasint Palistinian civilians and the result is a much more radical, polarized and fundamentalist Palistinian people. Also, the poverty in Palestine also fascilitates more radical beliefs and behaviors. Basically, the whole thing is a mess. But, I strongly believe that secularization, increased wealth among the actual palistinian people, porn and MTV could totally help....
Iran and Syria are supportin Hezbollah, I am sure - but not out of concern for the Palistinian people. Both nations are exploiting Hezbollah and the situation in Palestine for their own interests...
do you agree with this statement? not whether it's good, but whether it's true?
"the world is governed by the aggressive use of force..."
and
"with victory comes peace"
dt
hmmm..... i don't know... I would have to think about those statements... I hesitate to adopt general statements as unversally true, because I am sure there are exceptions to ever rule... But, I mean, I think I agree with the first statement.... the world is governed, in my opinion, by might and money. Does victory bring peace? I think in some contexts this may be true....however, you have to be able to achieve victory. And by peace do you just mean no more fighting? For how long? Or do you mean that the people in the situation are at peace, so to speak with the result? You may get a temporary peace, but ultimately as long as people insist on governing like that (by might and money) you are going to have war, death and conflict because lasting peace will never be obtained. Someeone is going to think they have enough force to win and they will start a conflict. So if there is "peace" is it temporary. I guess you were looking for a simpler answer? :)
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