Based on recent discussions at other blogs, I am offering the opportunity for anyone to pick a topic on which they'd like to focus for the purpose of determining why I believe as I do. In responding, I will not ask any question of my own toward the questioner intending to determine his position, but only to have a question clarified in order to more clearly articulate my position. Here are some qualifications:
1. Should anyone take up the challenge, I reserve the right to pick from amongst multiple topics, which topic I will address.
2. If there appears to be multiple "votes" for any particular topic, I might use that as the determining factor, while still reserving the right to choose.
3. I reserve the right to determine any topic suggested to be inane and idiotic, simply because it strikes me thus. I will allow for brief arguments in response to my rejection, should I post a reason for rejecting it.
4. I WILL delete or mock any attempted abuse of this opportunity. I am sticking my neck out here and would like to believe that risk will be respected.
5. In responding to questions, I may call for relevance. It would save time if the relevance for a question is provided at the same time a question is asked, though it doesn't mean that relevance will be perceived in such a manner that I feel compelled to respond. Likely, I'll simply ask for more explanation.
This is all pretty much how I would like all discussions to run as pertains the seeking of understanding. But as recent discussions have shown, going back and forth often results in tangents, diversions, equivocating and outright dodging of questions. If I restrain my own desire to question my interrogator, it is my hope that I can exhaust any line of questioning on any given topic to the extent that I have a complete and firm position on it.
Anybody up for this?
Friday, September 19, 2014
Wednesday, September 03, 2014
Can't Support The Pallies.
This appeared on Yahoo this morning. In my last post, I made the suggestion that the Palestinian people are largely supportive of the hate group that rules them in Gaza, Hamas. The linked piece seems to support that notion. The poll shows a 60+% favoring of the Hamas leader for president over Abbas. This demonstrates a choice for the greater of two evils. In what parallel universe does one say to one's self, "I choose the guy who insists on using me as a human shield as he constantly lobs missiles at those he insists is my enemy. I LIKE that idea!! I'm voting for HIM?" It's happening in the parallel universe we call "Gaza".
Take off the kid gloves. Such a people is not worth risking the lives of Israeli soldiers as they seek to end the TOTALLY UNPROVOKED ATTACKS on their fellow Israelis.
This poll should be held up for the world to see (especially given that it was taken by a Palestinian) as Israel tables their surgical military tactics intended to lessen collateral damage, so that they can more effectively kill as many Hamas leaders and subordinates it takes to make them stop attacking Israel once and for all. Nothing Israel has ever done to the sad and innocent Palestinians was not preceded by heinous and hateful actions against them by the Palestinians.
Right now, we are seeing another example of the intention of the worst elements of islam, as ISIS and their cowardly cohorts just hacked off the head of another innocent victim. Their "message" is that it is the result of Obama's actions in the Middle East. It is the same kind of crap Hamas says about why they continue to attack Israel. It is amongst their favorite propaganda. When will the world be fed up with this crap?
I have seen videos and articles highlighting muslims who speak out against the insane members of their culture/religion. Unfortunately, the percentage of such stand up people amongst the savages is less then the percentage of homosexuals. This means that we can't wait for "good" muslims to successfully alter the culture there. As far as I'm concerned, they are free to align themselves with us or Israel as we bring the pain. That is, if we, as a nation, ever grow a spine.
Take off the kid gloves. Such a people is not worth risking the lives of Israeli soldiers as they seek to end the TOTALLY UNPROVOKED ATTACKS on their fellow Israelis.
This poll should be held up for the world to see (especially given that it was taken by a Palestinian) as Israel tables their surgical military tactics intended to lessen collateral damage, so that they can more effectively kill as many Hamas leaders and subordinates it takes to make them stop attacking Israel once and for all. Nothing Israel has ever done to the sad and innocent Palestinians was not preceded by heinous and hateful actions against them by the Palestinians.
Right now, we are seeing another example of the intention of the worst elements of islam, as ISIS and their cowardly cohorts just hacked off the head of another innocent victim. Their "message" is that it is the result of Obama's actions in the Middle East. It is the same kind of crap Hamas says about why they continue to attack Israel. It is amongst their favorite propaganda. When will the world be fed up with this crap?
I have seen videos and articles highlighting muslims who speak out against the insane members of their culture/religion. Unfortunately, the percentage of such stand up people amongst the savages is less then the percentage of homosexuals. This means that we can't wait for "good" muslims to successfully alter the culture there. As far as I'm concerned, they are free to align themselves with us or Israel as we bring the pain. That is, if we, as a nation, ever grow a spine.
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