[lit-ideas] Re: Is Huntington right?
- From: "Andy Amago" <aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 10:13:34 -0400
Lawrence, talking to you is like talking to a robot or a computer. It's
programmed to respond in one way, it's programmed to read only certain points
of view and it rejects all other inputs. You put on your rosy glasses and see:
us, 100% good; them, 100% bad. I'm not supporting the Islamists. There are
weird people out there. The way they treat women is a tragedy, but they don't
see that it's what's keeping them stuck anymore than you can see what's wrong
with us. Of course, fortunately, there's nothing wrong with us. We're so good
in fact that we need to export democracy at the point of a gun whether there is
soil for it to grow or not. Bleep blip blink flash hum (talking to computer).
Output [computer voice] A-mer-ica is good. A-mer-ica is good. A-mer-ica is
good. A-mer-ica is good ...
It's pointless to mention that our allies were against the invasion of Iraq.
[computer voice] A-mer-ica is good. Allies like A-mer-ica.
----- Original Message -----
From: Lawrence Helm
To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: 4/11/2006 10:01:18 AM
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Is Huntington right?
Eric,
Irene is far too emotional now to explain what she?s up to, and perhaps she got
so caught up in the Rape of Nanking she forgot, but here is my theory: She is
engaged in a left-handed defense of the Islamists: a) Lawrence admires the
Japanese because they raped Nanking. b) Lawrence hates the Islamists because
they are torturing a few people from time to time. c) Therefore Lawrence is
being inconsistent. And since mad President Bush is about to bomb the heck out
of Iran, and since Lawrence thinks like Bush, perhaps if Lawrence can be shown
that he is being inconsistent, someone might do the same service for the
President.
The flaw in that reasoning, Irene, is that I don?t hate the Islamists because
they torture a few people. I oppose them because they have attacked America
and America?s allies, they intend to keep on attacking America and its allies,
they intend to conquer Europe, and they intend to conquer America. Actually I
oppose not only the militant Islamists but the Fundamentalist ones as well
because the latter agree with the former except for means. Wahhaj wants to
conquer America non-violently, but then he wants to do away with the
constitution and institute Sharia law.
The French under Napoleon fought the British. And the British were still
mistrustful of them prior to WWI. We fought the Japanese during WWII but the
new Japanese are kinder and gentler in regard to us. At present we are trying
to fight the Islamists and their Fundamentalist allies (despite the help and
sympathy they are being given by our lefties) but should they be defeated and
should a moderate Islam arise that disavows any interest in conquering us or
our allies, then I would be pleased. I might even find a few things to admire
in about 60 years. However, I?ll be 131 in 60 years so I can promise.
Lawrence
-----Original Message-----
From: lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Eric Yost
Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 5:31 AM
To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Is Huntington right?
Irene/Andy: Lawrence admires the Japanese. The
Japanese never
even apologized for what they did. Never
apologized as in today, can't
bring themselves to do it.
Irene/Andy writes in English. The Norman-English
ruler William the Conqueror invaded Wales in 1093
and killed a whole bunch of people. The Normans
never apologized for conquering Wales. Even today,
the English never apologize for having subdued
Wales. English people. English people living
today. They never apologize. Not even once.
That must be why Irene/Andy writes in English:
he/she likes people who invade and never apologize.
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