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July 08, 2005
Am I Psychic Or What?
Yesterday I posted:
After September 11th, we heard, "We are all Americans, today." And for today, for just one, blessed day, the hearts of all the world are with London.Because sympathy is easy. Words are easy. They require little of us. They make us feel so good.
But what of tomorrow?
How long will it be before the bickering starts? Before the backbiting, the retreating, the hedging begin? We've seen it all before.
Four o'clock in the fricking morning is too early for this nonsense:
Amid all the optimism surrounding Blair, Bono & Geldolf doing Live 8 and G 8, and the award of that most wonderful and pacific of international institutions and global brotherhood -- the Olympics -- what a grim thing to have happened.
Wait for it... the moral equivalence rap is coming up:
Violence rarely gets us anywhere; the PLO, the IRA, the SLA, among others have achieved so little with their terrorism. If the London bombings are the work of an Al Qaeda offshoot, then you have to fairly say, in the same way we condemn other's terror, this is in part the result of Bush's War on Iraq.
But then there's always this:
It is time for the peace movement and congressional allies to show solidarity with the British people by getting to the bottom of the Downing Street Memorandums scandal which the smug American media continues to downplay.
Yes, by all means, let's do. I'm sure the Brits are extremely worried about the DSM at this very moment. How better to help them than my fighting amongst ourselves?
It is time for dialogue with the 82 Iraqi parliamentarians - one-third of the American-sponsored regime - who are calling for a timetable for American withdrawal.
Oh yes... lovely. Let's bolster the concept of representative government by overthrowing the will of the majority and imposing the will of 1/3 of the legislative body.
When governments, through their march to folly, fail to protect their own citizens, it is time for those citizens to push their governments aside and become the peacemakers.
Oooh... even better. If you lose the election, the minority should just push the majority's choice aside and "become the peacemakers". I like it... peace through violent action. I'm sensing a theme here... the overthrow of the will of the democratically-elected majority by a disaffected minority who don't feel constrained by the law. Interesting concept.
Fortunately some people still have a sense of humor, even if it's dark:
37 innocent people suffered death without dignity in London today, and hundreds more were injured in a barbaric yet understandable attack by Michael Moore's Minute Men - retribution for Britain's complicity in Bush's illegal and immoral war on terror. But now is not the time for pointing fingers. In the wake of 9/11, progressives waited a good three minutes before blaming Bush, America, and Western Civilization in general, and we should be every bit as reverent now. Let the people of Great Britain mourn their fallen bretheren in peace. There will be plenty of time to exploit their grief for political gain in the weeks ahead. I'm just as anxious to hear who the 7/7 Widows will endorse for New York Senator as you are, but let's practice a little bit of decorum, shall we? For once, let's rise above political rancor and stand shoulder-to-shoulder with our friends across the pond in their hour of need, just as we did when Bush killed Princess Diana.
Where the hell was the Shrub today, anyway? Reading a book about a girl and her haggis to a bunch of Scottish schoolkids while London burned? Why hasn't he called this G-8 farce off? Why isn't he back in the states, answering for his crimes? No doubt he's heading over to Ground Zero UK with a bullhorn and a camera crew as we speak. This should make some great footage for his 2008 campaign commercials.
Exactly. And isn't that the silver lining in all of this? Out of tragedy, at last we see who the real enemy is.
If I couldn't laugh, I'd cry.
Posted by Cassandra at July 8, 2005 04:46 AM
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Comments
Right now, I am at the point where reading and/or talking to the moonbats is virtually impossible. It is difficult dealing with so many folks who willingly suspended their basis for reality. And are trying to take the country down their road of hate.
Posted by: William Teach ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.villainouscompany.com/vcblog/nav-commenters.gif)
at July 8, 2005 10:48 AM
I had a rant all prepared and as I reread it it didn't sound right so I will just say that when the Iraqi people elected their government, stabilizing what THEY wanted is THEIR job, which is why we are there, to teach them to hang on to what they have.
We have NO SAY in their governing process unless it is on a matter of security...THEIRS and ours.
Posted by: Cricket at July 8, 2005 02:36 PM
Cricket, you ignorant slut.
Everybody knows the Iraqis ARE NOT READY FOR DEMOCRACY.
Therefore the Democrats must show them how it is done. When Kedwards show the way, the dead will rise (and vote too) and the will of the oppressed minorities will finally overcome those horrid majorities who are always trying to foist their ways on everyone else.
About time, too. The Sunnis are only a fraction of the Iraqi population, but there is no reason they should not rule again, dammitall.
Posted by: Cassandra at July 8, 2005 03:42 PM
I called it, didn't I? Having escaped from the Soviet Bloc, I know all too well the heart of darkness located at the center of the Left Wing's poltical views and philosophy.
Posted by: a former european at July 8, 2005 05:51 PM
[Standing in admiration] Wow, good post. Nice to see other chicks laying it down!
Posted by: Feisty at July 10, 2005 09:51 AM