a drug against war
A few days back, I mentioned that Kerry was advocating providing uclear fuel to Iran.
Is this a good idea? I don't know. The position that was advocated to me was that we sell fuel to them, and then their program would be administered by a third party (like the UN).
I can see where it is a cheap source of energy, but my paranoia dosen't buy it. I"ll continue to research the issue because it intrests me.
As usual, I will let you know.
I posted this on LJ last week and I think that it bears repeating here.
/LJ Interuption/
I wanted to comment on this part of my previous post:
She is a smart woman, but she makes some really dumb mistakes. She has this failing - she thinks that all conservatives (and specifically republican conservatives) are evil. There is no other way to put it. She might grudgingly agree that conservatives can be smart, but usually she assumes that conservatives hate people (and are evil).
This is not an uncommon position in the people I have come across on campus or here at work. I know that there are people on both sides that reinforce the negative stereotypes that are portrayed about the other side. But come on, let us be honest. People are almost never the stereotype we expect them to be. Painting the other side in a negative light just makes us feel better about our position. It allows us to be one of the crowd and be with like minded people.
In addition - I just went out with a friend to get coffee, and before we left, we were talking with a co-worker about the debate (WHICH HE DIDN'T EVEN WATCH - and he was insisting that Kerry won. I'd call it a draw - both sides made good points and made errors. I'm waiting on the next two to see how they play out.)
However- in relation to my comment above - as we left, he stated that Bush was a pathological liar and a murderer and said it with such venom that you might think that Bush had killed his mom. It was personal to him. He hates Bush, not the policies of a government he disagrees with, he hates Bush.
I point this out because it goes to back up my original statement.
As was pointed out by prester_scott in a comment thread - (and I quote) "Thanks to Fox News and the neoconservative movement, the R's are trying very hard to catch up with the D's in the Hate Thine Enemy department."
I don't know what else to say on this. I long for civility in discourse, much as I long for people to take personal responsibility for their actions. I hate this in so many ways. And yet I love it - I must, it seems to be all I can think about.
I want. I want. I want.
Listen to me, (see there I go again) I sound like everything I have been railing against. I don't know how to express my frustration. I don't know how to make you understand.
(Apparently I want a utopian ideal that can never be achieved)
::::::::::::.throws up hands and walks away.::::::::::::
/end lj interuption/
More in a bit
Is this a good idea? I don't know. The position that was advocated to me was that we sell fuel to them, and then their program would be administered by a third party (like the UN).
I can see where it is a cheap source of energy, but my paranoia dosen't buy it. I"ll continue to research the issue because it intrests me.
As usual, I will let you know.
I posted this on LJ last week and I think that it bears repeating here.
/LJ Interuption/
I wanted to comment on this part of my previous post:
She is a smart woman, but she makes some really dumb mistakes. She has this failing - she thinks that all conservatives (and specifically republican conservatives) are evil. There is no other way to put it. She might grudgingly agree that conservatives can be smart, but usually she assumes that conservatives hate people (and are evil).
This is not an uncommon position in the people I have come across on campus or here at work. I know that there are people on both sides that reinforce the negative stereotypes that are portrayed about the other side. But come on, let us be honest. People are almost never the stereotype we expect them to be. Painting the other side in a negative light just makes us feel better about our position. It allows us to be one of the crowd and be with like minded people.
In addition - I just went out with a friend to get coffee, and before we left, we were talking with a co-worker about the debate (WHICH HE DIDN'T EVEN WATCH - and he was insisting that Kerry won. I'd call it a draw - both sides made good points and made errors. I'm waiting on the next two to see how they play out.)
However- in relation to my comment above - as we left, he stated that Bush was a pathological liar and a murderer and said it with such venom that you might think that Bush had killed his mom. It was personal to him. He hates Bush, not the policies of a government he disagrees with, he hates Bush.
I point this out because it goes to back up my original statement.
As was pointed out by prester_scott in a comment thread - (and I quote) "Thanks to Fox News and the neoconservative movement, the R's are trying very hard to catch up with the D's in the Hate Thine Enemy department."
I don't know what else to say on this. I long for civility in discourse, much as I long for people to take personal responsibility for their actions. I hate this in so many ways. And yet I love it - I must, it seems to be all I can think about.
I want. I want. I want.
Listen to me, (see there I go again) I sound like everything I have been railing against. I don't know how to express my frustration. I don't know how to make you understand.
(Apparently I want a utopian ideal that can never be achieved)
::::::::::::.throws up hands and walks away.::::::::::::
/end lj interuption/
More in a bit
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