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All because of moral equivalence. The belief that right and wrong are all about point of view, and not about objective measurements. Further, combine that with a contradictory value system that tells us to "turn the other cheek" and volia, you have the death of the western world.

There are but two outcomes to this.

1. WW3 as a result of the West getting a spine, realizing that the Wizard's 5th rule: "Mind what people do, not what they say, for their actions will be betray the lie." is true, and voting for Hamas betrays the lie that most muslims deplore terrorism just as much as everyone else. That capitalism and enlightened self-interest IS BETTER than Islam or even Christianity or Judisim and that we ARE more enlightened than a religion that teaches that women are property, and they should keep their entire bodies covered at all times and be stoned to death for whatever a man decides as a reason.

2. The complete destruction of the western world and thus what is left of reason, science and capitalism, and thus another dark ages under the rule of whatever religion whips its followers into the greatest furver and thus has the most power to oppress it's people.

As much as we would like there to be a "3rd way" as Clinton and Blair like to refer to it. It doesn't exist. Given the opertunity, muslims will vote for terrorists (Palistine, Iraq, Iran, Syria and essentially every other Muslim theocracy that actually allows its people to vote) and they will continue to murder Westerners and destroy our way of life, until there is nothing left. Indeed in one shot, over a few cartoons in the newspaper, we now have lost the freedom of speech and the government has essentially censored the media.

Rand said that the death of the West would not be here until the day that the press was censored. She was right.

That day has come.

And what's worse, is most everyone doesn't have a problem with it because most of us don't actually understand why freedom, and thus freedom of speech is so important anymore. In fact our high school students responded in a recent poll (80% of them anyhow) that they thought that every news story reported should have to go through the government first. Yes. In the United States of America folks.

Anyone pissed off yet? Anyone want to fight back for freedom, reason and capitalism yet? If I didn't know the ending of Platos cave of fire, I would do so myself. But I think that there are not enough people out there like me to make a difference, and when scared people are trying to hide from evil they kill anyone that wants to stand up and fight back.

Oh and if you thought this was issolated to Islam and Europe. Think again. Go look at the latest polls in Hati. They're going to elect a guy that used to work for the old "president" that went around murdering people like he was drinking water.

Comments
on Feb 10, 2006
Pedantic critique:
'volia'? 'Hati'? 'Judisim'? 'Palistine'? 'furver'? 'it's people'? 'issolated'? 'opertunity'? 'Platos'?
Acquire a dictionary, a guide to grammar, an atlas.

Semantic critique:
'the Wizard's 5th rule'? 'Rand said that the death of the West would not be here until the day that the press was censored. She was right.'
Take your meds.
on Feb 10, 2006
While I share your alarm at what could happen, so far, we haven't lost our Freedom Of Speech... Or have all the people who are screaming for Prs. Bush to be either impeached or assassinated been carted off to the gulag?
on Feb 10, 2006
Interesting.
on Feb 10, 2006
the Wizard's 5th rule


It's a quote from the series of books by Terry Goodkind following Richard Rahl (a Wizard that didn't know he was a Wizard). Each book has a "Wizard's Rule" object lesson in it somewhere. The first book (The Wizard's First Rule) started it.

And, oddly, enough - it's an appropriate quote for his point. People say one thing and do another. To find out what they really think/feel/understand/etc, look at what they do, not what they say.
on Feb 11, 2006
'It's a quote from the series of books by Terry Goodkind'
Thank you CM. So JG actually reads authors other than Ayn Rand? Well, knock me down with a feather. Oh wait, Terry Goodkind is a Rand disciple ...

One final pedantic critique (I find JG too unhinged to respond to on any other level):
'The West Commits Suicide at the hands of their own Values.'
If you commit suicide, you do it by definition at your OWN hands, not at the hands of anyone / anything else ...
on Feb 12, 2006
Sorry about the spelling. Late night writing and trying to get it out of my fingers... (no excuse)

Mean while the house has passed or is about to pass a law requiring all political blog writers to register with the government. (man I'm glad I"m not an American, I'd be thrown in jail under this new law in a heart beat!)

Mean while the DMCA act makes it a federal crime to even publish information about how to hack something in theory. Oh and people are actually in jail right now for it.

Mean while, Bush is telling anyone that talks about his spying on Americans that they are traitors.

Mean while, Bush is spying on Americans and ostensibly sending them to jail for speaking. (Gitmo)

Mean while, Bush is attempting to silence newspapers by having Journalists arrested for not giving up their sources.

Mean while, Bush is telling people that they may not ask if the war is wrong, but only about how we could improve the process (of fighting an unjust and evil war based on lies).

Mean while, the State department released a statement that basically condemned anyone that published the cartoons as evil.... While the Muslims publish hateful (cartoons!) about Jews and even Christians on a regular basis and find nothing wrong with it and the State Department says nothing on the subject of Muslim cartoons.

Mean while, European politicians are apologizing for not being able to stop their media! As if there is anything to appologize for! Be proud of it damnit! It is what makes you not a barbarian unlike the Muslims protesting (and killing eachother in the process).

Mean while, Condi Rice is apologizing for the entire thing to any Muslim that will listen.

The newspapers are afraid. Both of repercussions from Muslims and repercussions from the government. They won't publish the cartoons as NEWS, not even as cartoons because they're afraid. It isn't self-censorship, it's censorship from fear. How exactly is anyone to make an informed decision on the subject if they can't even see what they're supposed to judge? (and having to do a search online just proves the point, because when you have to go online to "disreputable sources" to get your news, we're no better than China... and yes, see above for us censoring the internet just like the Chinese...)

Bush is in the process of completely undermining the bill of rights, and the Constitution of the United States and creating his own little kingdom under Fascism and only a very few seem to care. I would be terrified of living in a country with a President that thinks that he is above the Constitution simply be releasing an executive order saying that he is. (The American surveillance system) Hell I'm terrified, of this man and what he'd do next, and I don't even live there!
on Feb 12, 2006
One final pedantic critique (I find JG too unhinged to respond to on any other level):
'The West Commits Suicide at the hands of their own Values.'
If you commit suicide, you do it by definition at your OWN hands, not at the hands of anyone / anything else ...

BTW, there is no contradiction in what I said by your own definition. Only that I'm being specific as to how they are commiting suicide and what is causing it....

As for continual reprinting... EVERY FUCKING DAY UNTIL THE END OF TIME. They are the very essense of what makes us great. If it incenses barbarians, SO BE IT. Barbarians are to be put down, not cowtowed to. (i.e. if you dont' like something, don't watch/read/listen to it. You have no right to tell others what they can and cannot do. (Again, why Fascism and socialism are the same thing.)
on Feb 13, 2006
Interesting, this all coming from a guy who is not even American. And I'm suppose to believe all of this coming from you because? Do you actually believe I'm gonna believe someone who probably doesn't even live here? Who not even American? Who probably never liked the US even before Bush? I think you are jumping to way to many conclusions to fast. But it is your right. Oh well enough. If the world is coming to an end, so be it.
on Feb 13, 2006
They won't publish the cartoons as NEWS, not even as cartoons because they're afraid. It isn't self-censorship, it's censorship from fear. How exactly is anyone to make an informed decision on the subject if they can't even see what they're supposed to judge


It's not fear to my mind. It's responsible corporate behaviour. If the publishing of a cartoon is likely to result in the deaths of staff or a 9-fold increase in insurance premiums it doesn't make good business sense to publish.

I also think it's ethically suspect to fan religious intolerance purely out of a desire to prove you have free speech. When was the last time a newspaper was censored? They're free to publish anything they like, and frequently they do. If an editor chooses not to in this case it's probably because they're aware that the cartoons are easily accessible to those who wish to see them and there's nothing to be gained from printing them save a few death threats and the further eroding of free speech's good name.

Do you actually believe I'm gonna believe someone who probably doesn't even live here?


Take a minute and relax. There's no need to scorn him because he's a foreigner. Scorn him because he's a bigot instead. It's acceptable everywhere, even outside the US, just like the very best of credit cards.
on Feb 13, 2006
Take a minute and relax. There's no need to scorn him because he's a foreigner. Scorn him because he's a bigot instead. It's acceptable everywhere, even outside the US, just like the very best of credit cards.


OK, I will. As long as I can still scorn him.
on Feb 13, 2006
Mean while the house has passed or is about to pass a law requiring all political blog writers to register with the government. (man I'm glad I"m not an American, I'd be thrown in jail under this new law in a heart beat!)


Sorry John but I don't think this will fly. It's called freedom of speach.
on Feb 13, 2006
Sorry about the spelling. Late night writing and trying to get it out of my fingers... (no excuse)

Mean while the house has passed or is about to pass a law requiring all political blog writers to register with the government. (man I'm glad I"m not an American, I'd be thrown in jail under this new law in a heart beat!)

Mean while the DMCA act makes it a federal crime to even publish information about how to hack something in theory. Oh and people are actually in jail right now for it.

Mean while, Bush is telling anyone that talks about his spying on Americans that they are traitors.

Mean while, Bush is spying on Americans and ostensibly sending them to jail for speaking. (Gitmo)

Mean while, Bush is attempting to silence newspapers by having Journalists arrested for not giving up their sources.

Mean while, Bush is telling people that they may not ask if the war is wrong, but only about how we could improve the process (of fighting an unjust and evil war based on lies).

Mean while, the State department released a statement that basically condemned anyone that published the cartoons as evil.... While the Muslims publish hateful (cartoons!) about Jews and even Christians on a regular basis and find nothing wrong with it and the State Department says nothing on the subject of Muslim cartoons.

Mean while, European politicians are apologizing for not being able to stop their media! As if there is anything to appologize for! Be proud of it damnit! It is what makes you not a barbarian unlike the Muslims protesting (and killing eachother in the process).

Mean while, Condi Rice is apologizing for the entire thing to any Muslim that will listen.

The newspapers are afraid. Both of repercussions from Muslims and repercussions from the government. They won't publish the cartoons as NEWS, not even as cartoons because they're afraid. It isn't self-censorship, it's censorship from fear. How exactly is anyone to make an informed decision on the subject if they can't even see what they're supposed to judge? (and having to do a search online just proves the point, because when you have to go online to "disreputable sources" to get your news, we're no better than China... and yes, see above for us censoring the internet just like the Chinese...)

Bush is in the process of completely undermining the bill of rights, and the Constitution of the United States and creating his own little kingdom under Fascism and only a very few seem to care. I would be terrified of living in a country with a President that thinks that he is above the Constitution simply be releasing an executive order saying that he is. (The American surveillance system) Hell I'm terrified, of this man and what he'd do next, and I don't even live there!


This is far and away "only" your opinion. Not much fact in it. And since you don't seem to have a firm grasp on what's "really" going on in America, just maybe you should leave that kind of posting to people that actually do.