tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post9164464557974375819..comments2024-03-19T03:14:04.172-04:00Comments on Rabett Run: This Night is a Time of Pain and MourningEliRabetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07957002964638398767noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-54123281913672621922015-11-16T19:59:19.706-05:002015-11-16T19:59:19.706-05:00We are all human. Thanks be for an intelligent an...We are all human. Thanks be for an intelligent and rational president, who knows what it is like to send soldiers to death, and what it is to be a struggling human being living with the human condition.<br /><br />Hating solves nothing. So if my love is worth anything, on behalf of Paris, I offer it to you all, including those whose opinions I deplore. We are all in danger, and if we are to work our way though this, we need to remember that we are part of the family of humankind. As Krugman affirms, climate change threatens (and has produced) far more deaths ...<br /><br />Isis is a product of our willingness to overreact as extremists thought we would. How little they had to spend to get us to operate as a recruiting engine for teh stupid.<br /><br />"Purity" has a long to answer for. I shit, therefore I am. When I was younger, I didn't realize seeking the unattainable was a distraction from the real business of living.<br /><br />/snark offSusan Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16935228911713362040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-67812575731017506762015-11-16T14:54:28.825-05:002015-11-16T14:54:28.825-05:00Oops, the first bit of my post went missing:
&qu...Oops, the first bit of my post went missing: <br /><br />"1 Since 9/11, Muslim-American terrorism has claimed 37 lives in the United States (Figure 3), out of more than 190,000 murders during this period."<br /><br />http://sites.duke.edu/tcths/files/2013/06/Kurzman_Muslim-American_Terrorism_in_2013.pdfAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07784872872859319666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-17658679515225488682015-11-16T14:52:53.968-05:002015-11-16T14:52:53.968-05:00And according to Europol the number of religiously...And according to Europol the number of religiously inspired terrorist attacks in Europe in 2014 was.... 2. On the other hand there were 67 ethno-nationalist and separatist attacks and 13 left-wing and anarchist attacks. Letting the side down badly, right wing extremists didn't pull off any attacks in 2014. There were also 116 not specified attacks.<br /><br />https://www.europol.europa.eu/sites/default/files/publications/p_europol_tsat15_09jun15_low-rev.pdfAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07784872872859319666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-63982894265851358662015-11-16T14:48:36.282-05:002015-11-16T14:48:36.282-05:00Let me clarify. There are Muslim terrorists. The...Let me clarify. There are Muslim terrorists. There are Xtian terrorists (Remember Timmy McVeigh?). There are Hindu terrorists (as Rajiv Gandhi found out). There are Buddhist terrorists (viz. Burma and Sri Lanka). There are atheist terrorists. Shall we retreat into a bunker and not let anyone in?<br /><br />There are 700000 souls fleeing IS. Do we consign them to death merely because someone who claims to be practicing their faith is a terrorist?<br /><br />IS is not a modern Muslim movement. They are a criminal enterprise masquerading as a the worst of medieval marauders. They are more pre-Islamic than Islamic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-11530543088008240042015-11-16T11:22:42.273-05:002015-11-16T11:22:42.273-05:00@Snarkrates - I fear that you and the Donald will ...@Snarkrates - I fear that you and the Donald will be disappointed in my vote, but I notice that you are less than astute in interpreting your targets motives and inclinations.<br /><br />I must admit, though, that I have a bit of a fancy for a sea level canal from San Diego to Brownsville - I imagine the spectacle of the Rio Bravo's magnificent four thousand foot plunge in El Paso.<br /><br />Annexing the rest of Mexico is also tempting. We've had great success with the first half that we already stole - why not go whole hog?<br /><br />@*df1 -<br /><br />I fear I find your arguments as opaque as your name.<br />CapitalistImperialistPighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17523405806602731435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-50472551763768515422015-11-16T09:30:14.274-05:002015-11-16T09:30:14.274-05:00The Airport at Sharm el-Sheikh must be really hard...The Airport at Sharm el-Sheikh must be really hard up for workers, eh, Pig?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-15241145930234205222015-11-16T07:06:14.127-05:002015-11-16T07:06:14.127-05:00Eh, what's that you say Russell? I'm not ...Eh, what's that you say Russell? I'm not reading you - I seem to have some interference from the static arising from the ley line under my house.<br /><br /><br />Wait a moment, I'll get some foil from the kitchen...Bernard J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16299073166371273808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-49658831474099869422015-11-16T05:52:42.351-05:002015-11-16T05:52:42.351-05:00CIP, So I presume you'll be voting for Donald ...CIP, So I presume you'll be voting for Donald Trump in the next election--and you'll be out digging to turn the Rio Grande into a croc-infested moat.<br /><br />Most of the terrorists were home grown. Most of the terrorist attacks here in the US are home grown--and most not even Muslim. <br /><br />It is not just compassion I want to preserve, but humanity. Living in fear is not a life worth living.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-47036935777847675822015-11-16T01:57:59.293-05:002015-11-16T01:57:59.293-05:00OK, Bernard, what exactly are your views on tellu...OK, Bernard, what exactly <i>are </i> your views on telluric currents?THE CLIMATE WARShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02578106673226403151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-70503577334541718382015-11-16T00:26:35.475-05:002015-11-16T00:26:35.475-05:00"how Lewandowsky could have missed you in his..."<i>how Lewandowsky could have missed you in his poll demographic</i>"<br /><br />Don't be coy Russell; spit it out! Bernard J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16299073166371273808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-31549174584640227102015-11-15T23:43:28.991-05:002015-11-15T23:43:28.991-05:00@snarkrats
It's not one person, it's 129 ...@snarkrats<br /><br />It's not one person, it's 129 dead and hundreds more wounded - in this attack alone. Nearly all these attacks have been committed by Islamic migrants to Europe or their 1st and 2nd generation descendants. You rail against those who would exclude them on grounds of compassion, but for most people, compassion doesn't include putting their own children at needless risk.CapitalistImperialistPighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17523405806602731435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-44514719453383716472015-11-15T22:02:31.157-05:002015-11-15T22:02:31.157-05:00"Unless of course they want refugees to be ba... "Unless of course they want refugees to be banned from entering Europe? Apparently Al Assad is getting worried about the exodus of the most talented from his country, and IS is also pondering this problem, so one wonders..."<br /><br /><br />how Lewandowsky could have missed you in his poll demographic ?<br />THE CLIMATE WARShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02578106673226403151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-17320847687932998772015-11-15T19:35:44.638-05:002015-11-15T19:35:44.638-05:00This issue of refugees and potential for danger is...This issue of refugees and potential for danger is probably worth consideration by someone more informed about the numbers than are most of us, but think about the fact that of the hundreds of thousands of people who have fled the Middle East one (or maybe two) were apparently IS operatives involves in the Paris horror.<br /><br />The rest were home-grown, or legitimate migrants, and possibly radicalised by people on valid visas. So what should the response be to these demographies? Deport all non-Caucasians from Europe? Ban international travel? Philosophically banning refugees would seem to be no different to those alternatives - but with the added factor of a lack of compassion and responsibility...<br /><br />Also, can someone explain why a person who is about to commit such atrocities would conveniently put an incriminating passport in his pocket? If the flow of refugees is such a lucrative entry point for these people the last thing that they should want to do is to advertise where their cannon folder is coming in. Unless of course they want refugees to be banned from entering Europe? Apparently Al Assad is getting worried about the exodus of the most talented from his country, and IS is also pondering this problem, so one wonders...<br /><br />Or you could go the conspiracy route and claim that it was planted. Left wing conpsiracy nuts would love that one.<br /><br />Facetiousness aside, the truth of the whole issue of refugees is far more complex, and it behoves us to be as nuanced about the complexities as we expect people to be about the intricacies of the science of climate change. Any Bush/Blair/Howard-style response to these types of attacks is likely to end only in yet more tears.Bernard J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16299073166371273808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-78028622544109220932015-11-15T19:34:54.607-05:002015-11-15T19:34:54.607-05:00So you see how easy it is to prevent human frustra...So you see how easy it is to prevent human frustration and entertainment problems in the hood at night when you separate the fuel from the oxidizer? Pure genius. Forcing them to carry the liquids around in bulk at cryogenic temperatures should slow them down quite a bit as well. At least long enough to allow for a family intervention.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-1394938669383746272015-11-15T19:32:00.737-05:002015-11-15T19:32:00.737-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Bernard J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16299073166371273808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-5699946282571598622015-11-15T19:03:29.608-05:002015-11-15T19:03:29.608-05:00Do you want me to write another ammonium nitrate o...Do you want me to write another ammonium nitrate op-ed for the <i>Times </i>?<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/1995/05/16/opinion/doom-at-8-cents-a-pound.htmlTHE CLIMATE WARShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02578106673226403151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-80841369946777921762015-11-15T18:36:51.699-05:002015-11-15T18:36:51.699-05:00I've got an idea, let's ban gunpowder and ...I've got an idea, let's ban gunpowder and make only liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen legal, and then give these guys some good engineering jobs at the local underground reusable space ship factories. Maybe they'll figure out that religion and gangsterism isn't accurately represented by the tourist brochures they read. <br /><br />I'm not exactly sure where primary hydroponic plant nutrients fit in that legal framework, but if we keep it at the nitrate level it shouldn't be too bad for people who just like to eat regularly. Since ammonia is a poor plant nutrient anyways, juar ban ammonium nitrate. Make them work for it. If they want a gun that bad, they'll just have to build it from scratch in their basement.<br /><br />Is not the fall of civilization exciting, Russell?<br /><br />Think of the possibilities!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-78891063573452973532015-11-15T18:15:42.067-05:002015-11-15T18:15:42.067-05:00Do France a favor : hop over to Latakia and assist...Do France a favor : hop over to Latakia and assist Cuba in its internationalist duty by piloting a few shiploads to Havana.THE CLIMATE WARShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02578106673226403151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-77648071848534174182015-11-15T18:09:22.485-05:002015-11-15T18:09:22.485-05:00That's terrible, Russell. Fidel Castro did the...That's terrible, Russell. Fidel Castro did the same thing in the Mariel and there wasn't even a terrible war to flee. Just pleasant socialism.<br /><br />A white Anglo Saxon protestant American patriot just can't get by anymore. And now we have central American gangs courtesy of Bush Sr.<br /><br />Saturday Night Fever in the hood, coming soon to an American slum near you. Don't worry, you can lock them all up on bogus marijuana charges.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-26497072883494370392015-11-15T17:04:26.596-05:002015-11-15T17:04:26.596-05:00Er, snarkrates, the Syrian passport of one of the...Er, snarkrates, the Syrian passport of one of the late gunmen tells of his arriving as a refugee in Leros , Greece, on October 3rd.THE CLIMATE WARShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02578106673226403151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-70759442644710129932015-11-15T17:02:04.597-05:002015-11-15T17:02:04.597-05:00So, based on one person, you consign millions flee...So, based on one person, you consign millions fleeing ISIS to the trash heap. How "Christian" of you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-39999466431028139292015-11-15T14:11:32.388-05:002015-11-15T14:11:32.388-05:00- Syrian "refugee" -
What's the dif...- Syrian "refugee" -<br /><br />What's the difference? Let's see, human beings, violent cultural upbringings, nutty religious beliefs, easy access to weapons and explosives, no reasonable social and economic prospects, yeah, it sounds like a normal Friday night in the hood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-21601377395177177462015-11-15T12:26:40.171-05:002015-11-15T12:26:40.171-05:00@snarkbites
Do you read the papers? Did you miss...@snarkbites<br /><br />Do you read the papers? Did you miss the fact that a least one of the attackers was apparently a Syrian "refugee".<br /><br />It is a plausible guess that most or all of the attackers are refugees or descended from from refugees from Islamic countries.<br /><br />CapitalistImperialistPighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17523405806602731435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-26468288905417762912015-11-15T08:34:13.545-05:002015-11-15T08:34:13.545-05:00Fernando, do you seriously contend that the refuge...Fernando, do you seriously contend that the refugees fleeing ISIS had anything to do with this attack? Really?<br /><br />Should we have made your daddy stay on the boat for 3 years when he fled Uncle Fidel's Communist Utopia? <br /><br />Dude, grow some empathy. Grow some understanding and stop relying on just-so stories to quench your curiosity. And ferchrissake, grow a pair and stop reacting to every news event out of your fear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-18349620107059695622015-11-14T20:10:51.481-05:002015-11-14T20:10:51.481-05:00Well there is physics and chemistry as well Fern. ...Well there is physics and chemistry as well Fern. I think that was at the root of the problem here. Getting back to the subject, wasn't it 240 or so last week? Or did that crash out in the middle of nowhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com