Watching The O'reilly Factor, as I sometimes do, and he had as a guest a certain Yaron Brook from the Ayn Rand Institute, who informed us that, in order to win the war in Iraq and defeat the insurgency, "What we need to do is kill more civilians. We should reduce their cities to dust. They think we're soft because we only go after the insurgents. We need to go after everyone, and kill the wounded too."
This was a little too much for even O'Reilly. "Wouldn't that make us Nazis?" he said, and still managed to be an ass while being reasonable.
But Mr. Brook was too quick for doddering old falafel-loving O'Reilly. "Oh no; we're the good guys."
That's comforting.
Monday, December 20, 2004
Friday, December 17, 2004
Zell on Earth
It's official; red-faced, duel-happy Georgia 'Democrat' Zell Miller is going to join FOX News as a commentator.
And do his commentary with what, SPIT-BALLS?!?!??
So... we'll have a right-wing nutjob Democrat to balance out all the right-wing nutjob Republicans and the right-wing nutjob Independents.
That's FOX in a goddamn nutshell right there.
And do his commentary with what, SPIT-BALLS?!?!??
So... we'll have a right-wing nutjob Democrat to balance out all the right-wing nutjob Republicans and the right-wing nutjob Independents.
That's FOX in a goddamn nutshell right there.
Saturday, December 11, 2004
Mounties: They Always Get Their Man
Somebody's going to blame Canada.
So... they also allow medical marijuana, have national health care, have almost no crime, and run a budget surplus every year.
Remind me again why we make fun of them.
CANADA is set to begin moves to legalise gay marriage next year.
The move follows a ruling by the country’s supreme court allowing the redefinition of marriage as "the lawful union of two persons".
Prime Minister Paul Martin said his Liberal government would bring in gay marriage legislation in the new year.
Lower court decisions have legalised gay marriage in six of the ten provinces and in one of the three territories, and Mr Martin said this patchwork could not be allowed to continue.
"The government believes that uniformity is absolutely essential, since we don’t want the Balkanisation of marriage in this country," he said.
"I do not believe you can have two classes of citizens."
So... they also allow medical marijuana, have national health care, have almost no crime, and run a budget surplus every year.
Remind me again why we make fun of them.
Sunday, December 05, 2004
Welfare vs. Warfare States
We have no butter, but I ask you - would you rather have guns or butter? Readiness will make us powerful; butter will only make us fat.
- Hermann Georing
After World War II, the choice was clear: fight anti-democratic Communism by building up your military, or fight Communism by providing for your people, and so making radical Communism unnecessary. Advocates of the second plan are generally known as Social Democrats or Socialists, depending on which country you go to.
The US chose the former, Europe chose the latter. And the results are plain to see. America is the only industrialized country with no national health care; guaranteed leave for families and pregnant women, the right to general strike, and a million other things besides. We do have the highest poverty rate, however, and run up the biggest deficits. In part this is due to
In France, or Germany, or Sweden, if you lose your job, you'll be OK for quite some time. It won't be great, of course, but you'll manage. That’s how they can sustain unemployment rates of 10% without massive unrest and violence.
In America, people who lose their $100,000-a-year jobs are living in cardboard boxes a week later. That’s an exaggeration, of course, but there are plenty of people in this country for whom it is not so far-fetched.
The EU is gearing up to oppose us as a counterbalance to influence in the world, and they've gotten so large and powerful that they just might be able to do that. With the US economy heading towards a major crisis, the Third Way might become the only one.
- Hermann Georing
After World War II, the choice was clear: fight anti-democratic Communism by building up your military, or fight Communism by providing for your people, and so making radical Communism unnecessary. Advocates of the second plan are generally known as Social Democrats or Socialists, depending on which country you go to.
The US chose the former, Europe chose the latter. And the results are plain to see. America is the only industrialized country with no national health care; guaranteed leave for families and pregnant women, the right to general strike, and a million other things besides. We do have the highest poverty rate, however, and run up the biggest deficits. In part this is due to
In France, or Germany, or Sweden, if you lose your job, you'll be OK for quite some time. It won't be great, of course, but you'll manage. That’s how they can sustain unemployment rates of 10% without massive unrest and violence.
In America, people who lose their $100,000-a-year jobs are living in cardboard boxes a week later. That’s an exaggeration, of course, but there are plenty of people in this country for whom it is not so far-fetched.
The EU is gearing up to oppose us as a counterbalance to influence in the world, and they've gotten so large and powerful that they just might be able to do that. With the US economy heading towards a major crisis, the Third Way might become the only one.
Tuesday, November 30, 2004
Wrong of the South
I grew up in Washington D.C, and it has become abundantly clear what a bubble that was. My school taught me the value of tolerance, understanding, kindness to others. We celebrated MLK day with real enthusiasm, and even when teenage cynicism blunted our fervor a bit, we still held on to those ideals. And so, we convinced ourselves that everyone, or most people, shared these basic principles.
Well, as this election proved abundantly clear, I was wrong. But, if that wasn’t proof enough, Alabama just held a referendum as to whether or not to amend the state constitution removing the clause which calls for segregation. And it failed. The people of Alabama decided that they’d rather live in the American dark ages. The South hasn’t gotten over the Civil Rights movement; hell, they haven’t gotten over the Civil War. I think all the bad government we’ve had over the last ten years or so may be their revenge.
Well, as this election proved abundantly clear, I was wrong. But, if that wasn’t proof enough, Alabama just held a referendum as to whether or not to amend the state constitution removing the clause which calls for segregation. And it failed. The people of Alabama decided that they’d rather live in the American dark ages. The South hasn’t gotten over the Civil Rights movement; hell, they haven’t gotten over the Civil War. I think all the bad government we’ve had over the last ten years or so may be their revenge.
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