All Hank, all the time.

[Penske_Account]

Originally posted by Sidd Finch
For awhile.

2, until it formally became the Islamic Republic of Once-Great Britain

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Penske_Account
2, until it formally became the Islamic Republic of Once-Great Britain

Dissent. As long as the UK continues to allow the presence of US corporations and workers at least those facilities would still be targets under the Ty/(Islamic Parliment Guys) doctrine.

[sgtclub]

Originally posted by taxwonk
I recall that last week you didn't want to pay for this. Have you had a change of heart? If you have, I'm not sure how many others have. I'm not trying to be obtuse here. I see a solution, but I don't see it as acceptable to the world.

You're thinking about someone else.

[Penske_Account]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
Dissent. As long as the UK continues to allow the presence of US corporations and workers at least those facilities would still be targets under the Ty/(Islamic Parliment Guys) doctrine.

Once it is an Islamic Republic I think our corporate presence will be reduced a bit.

[sgtclub]

Originally posted by Sidd Finch
Wait -- you're saying that our only choices are to invade a few more countries in the Mideast, secure in the knowledge that things will go as well as they have in Iraq, or surrender?

No. I was saying that our only choice is to effect real change to the way these people think, which involves nation building, which can only be done with us in the region, and that that was one reason why I was in favor of the Iraq invasion.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by Penske_Account
I prefer a culture of reasoned consensus, rather than one of blame. Why does the left have to be so confrontational and negatively hateful?

You just don't understand terrorism.

I think what Slave and Hank (notwithstanding the l'affaire d' Bunifa) and Bilmoure, and Club, and Spanky, tse, are trying to point out is that it is hard for us to reach a reasoned consensus when the leftists here refuse to acknowledge an intelligent understanding of the terror threat. One of the key problems that many of the foregoing continue to point out is that relying on the simplistic and false rhetoric of the Kossacks and their comrades in the leftwing blogosphere poisons your minds to the truth of what is happening in the world and our homeland.

You won't develop an intelligent understanding of the terror threat with your head lodged so firmly in your colon.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
no one said anything about you.

No, you preached to me about your kid's sporting events and told me I didn't understand.

[Penske_Account]

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
You just don't understand terrorism.



You won't develop an intelligent understanding of the terror threat with your head lodged so firmly in your colon.

The politics of personal destruction. Again. Why is hate of America, patriotism and freedom the only currency the left can bring to the marketplace of ideas?

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by Sidd Finch
It's one thing to blame the silence of "moderates" on authoritarian governments.

Obviously, moderates in other countries are not silenced by Egypt's (e.g.) government. Forgive me for making a point about Muslims generally.

But you are generally suggesting that moderates -- i.e., those opposed to targeting civilians, regardless of cause -- are devoid of power to speak out, even in the US or Britain -- right?

I don't think I said any such thing. I said that I'd like to live in a world where they speak out more, but attacking them for not doing so is not productive.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by Penske_Account
Are we on break again? If not I feel that this full frontal assault is uncalled for.

I can't use IM at work for at least today, so maybe. I don't think either of you are white supremacists or even racist -- I think you are both somewhat to quite conservative, and that being surrounded by hyper-liberals all the time has skewed your views of the country/world as a whole.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
We shall see. I prefer to blame the messengers, not the message.

eta: If I wanted my thoughts to be accepted and ratified by the voters, I would run for office. I prefer to hang out here instead. I understand that "the left doesn't understand terror" may work well as a political attack, but I'm sick of answering such crap here. If you want to spout that crap to people who will applaud, go hang out with the freepers.

Translation:

People have seen me pay for blow jobs at bachelor parties and have photos of me taking bong hits.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by Spanky
I think the bigger issue here is how much of Britians actions in the Middle East are prompting these terrorist acts.

If Britain completely disengaged from the Middle East. No more support for Israel, no troops in Iraq, and didn't mess around at all in who runs which government, would the terrorist attacks against Britian stop:

My guess here, and this is just a guess:

Ty = yes

Club, Hank and Sgt Club =no

Spanky = confused

Sidd = ?

No, but odds go down somewhat.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by Penske_Account
The politics of personal destruction. Again. Why is hate of America, patriotism and freedom the only currency the left can bring to the marketplace of ideas?

I don't hate America. I hate the crap you (sometimes) post. But I love you like the batshit-insane winger brother I never had.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
I don't think I said any such thing. I said that I'd like to live in a world where they speak out more, but attacking them for not doing so is not productive.

ummmm, I know your reading comprehension is much better than mine, but didn't this start by talking about some guys who did "speak out?"

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
No, you preached to me about your kid's sporting events and told me I didn't understand.

2. Once Wasps are having to worry during the routine aspects of life (say 5-10 years) your thinking becomes even more out of the loop and bizarre.