No, Paul, it was just one question, which you still won;t answer.
It seems to me that your answers are always bumper sticker slogans.
Once the problem gets more complex than a bumper sticker solution your
eyes glaze over and you reach for the *thwap* stick.
Paul Nelson wrote:
That's a record for you. 7 questions in one posting.
We need to Aw, forget it.
Paul Nelson
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Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 10:47 AM
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Meaning what, Paul? You are against peace and harmony? It doesn't
count unless there is some head knocking? Real men don't hold hands and
sing songs? War is glorious?
What do you mean? What point were you making?
What I am sensing is that you do not believe we are the World's Nanny,
but rather that we are the World's Boss; we can ravage and pillage as we
wish because we are, after all, Americans, the Real God's Chosen
People. I am serious - that is exactly the message I get from your
postings.
Paul Nelson wrote:
Let's all join hands and sing "Kumbaya"
Paul Nelson
Cell 708-670-6978
Office 512-392-2577
nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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On
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Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 9:21 AM
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You are asking me? Have I left any doubt about that issue? No. We are
not the World Nanny. "Freedom on the march" is not my credo, its yours.
Paul Nelson wrote:
What are we? The world's nanny?
I found this article interesting. If you don't subscribe to this
publication, you should. It's a non-profit organization, and has some
very
good commentary on economics.
http://www.reason.com/news/show/122023.html
Paul Nelson
Cell 708-670-6978
Office 512-392-2577
nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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On
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Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 11:42 PM
To: Open discussion among iSeries Users
Subject: Re: [CPF0000] Some stupid people are just scary
Question, Paul. Do you believe that religion is any part of the reason
for these killings? Or, perhaps, is religion just the handiest excuse?
My understanding is that these inter-tribal wars go back long before the
birth of the Islam religion. The hatred and distrust among them is much
deeper than a phrase in the Koran. But beyond that, who is it that is
actually dying in these fights? Its not Infidels, it is other Muslims.
None of this squares with your position that the reason for the violence
is a directive from the Koran.
In my view, when we attribute a cause to something that is only
ancillary we distort the problem, and as a result the solution becomes
muddied and the problem is harder to solve. In this case, by sticking
to the idea that these acts of violence were caused by, or incited by,
the Koran, is muddying the water, in my opinion. 3800 American soldiers
have died because of this mud.
Can we bring these tribes to peace? Do we even want to? Can we stop
10,000 years of fighting in one or two generations?
Why is understanding this concept important to me? Because I believe
that our real goal is to defuse the tensions, remove the fuel, and bring
more attractive alternatives to their attention. How do we do this?
Education, involvement, and good jobs. Can't we join with others to
remove confrontation, marginalize the nuts, and re-focus family
activities in the area?
Paul Nelson wrote:
American Moslems are aware that they will be in trouble if the "act
out".
You are too far away there in the Choctaw Nation to see the phenomenon.
The
Moslems in Vermont probably kept a low profile.
Look at Africa. Moslems are killing infidels every day of the week. Same
goes for Afghanistan. Indonesia. Iraq. Iran.
Wake up.
Paul Nelson
Cell 708-670-6978
Office 512-392-2577
nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 9:39 PM
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Subject: Re: [CPF0000] Some stupid people are just scary
I am with you on your argument up until the very last, Buck. Why are
you limiting it to America? Are American Muslims really all that
different than the very vast bulk of Muslims everywhere in the World, at
least when it comes to killing Infidels? Are there Muslims killing
Infidels for religious reasons anywhere in the World?
Even Al-q claims the attacks of 9/11 were motivated by our occupation of
their lands, not because we are Infidels.
Buck Calabro wrote:
... I believe the reason they haven't is because they are too
Westernised.
They talk like a Muslim but they don't act like one.
--buck
