[lit-ideas] FW: Re: Blind Leading the Not-so Blind
- From: "Andy Amago" <aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "lit-ideas" <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2006 17:05:47 -0500
You might try reading A Continent for the Taking, Howard W. French. The book
is on Africa and how the U.S. not only doesn't give a hoot about democracy
there, but we actually *support* strong arm thug dictators as long as they
deliver the goods. He's writing specifically about Africa, however, Saddam was
our puppet until he stopped delivering; likewise the Shah was our puppet. This
baloney called spreading democracy in Iraq is just a conjuring up of boogie men
to make excuses for our thuggery. I'll admit there might be something to
Islamism, but they're a problem only if we're weak and holding out our hats
looking for loans to keep up afloat. We are our enemy, Lawrence, not Islamism.
If we spent the tiniest fraction on shoring up ourselves, the Islamists
wouldn't stand a chance. Instead we empower bogey men. I might remind you
that China doesn't have a problem buddying up to Africa and South America and
their oil.
----- Original Message -----
From: Andy Amago
To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: 1/21/2006 4:23:40 PM
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Blind Leading the Not-so Blind
Well, Gosh yourself. We do what they do. They're bad; we're good. Not gosh.
Duh.
Gosh got you out of answering what a win in Vietnam would look like. It also
got you out of answering why we're bankrupting ourselves and enfeebling
ourselves over a few terrorists. *Someone* on this list is so used to being
fed American supremacist hogwash that no amount of evidence about reality will
change their minds. If we're supreme, Jose, it's in our massive monstrous
debts and in getting thrashed. Explain that one. While you're at it, I'd
appreciate an explanation as to how our supreme selves so misunderstood the
enemy for 40 years? Adjust, Lawrence. Americans are humans. Humans are
stupid. Americans have done nothing to make a dent in that syllogism.
----- Original Message -----
From: Lawrence Helm
To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: 1/21/2006 3:58:21 PM
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Blind Leading the Not-so Blind
We are opposing a predatory ideology called Islamism which is engaged in
actions Pinter accuses us of. Someone I dont know how to reply to on
Lit-Ideas claimed we are no better than the USSR was because we are forcing
democracy upon the Iraqis whether they want it or not. Gosh (although as the
logic police point out, Gosh is not a logical argument) . . . well, just Gosh!
Lawrence
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