One Pretentious Bastard

Source: Daily Kos: The American Taliban:

The American Taliban
by kos

Fri Mar 11, 2005 at 09:13:07 AM PDT

Once upon a time, it was easy for the American Right to smear its opponents on the left — they could simply equate them with the nation’s communist enemies. It didn’t matter that the American “left” (Democrats) had more in common with the Right than international communism, the smear was useful.
Now, however, our international enemy — Islamic radicalism — is actually the polar opposite of what liberals stand for — their actions on women rights are deplorable, they insist on theocracy, they loooveee torture and the death penalty, they demand to control the culture (TV, movies, music), they rail against rampant sexuality, they seek to spread their ideology via force, and they have a well-defined black-and-white sense of truth.

And it’s high time we started to make that connection more forcefully.

I could not agree more.

I do not want to over-generalize and say, “All Republicans believe this,” but it appears that the most vocal wing of that particular party has the same black and white view of the world as the “ISLAMO-FACISTS” we are fighting in the “war on terror.” When http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Pat_Robertsonright wing preachers call for the death of their fellow americans, they are following in the footsteps of other their conservative Imam cousins. These shrill voices are louder than reason–and it is very scary to see how well they harmonize with terrorist we are supposed to be at war with.

Placed into this context, I have to agree with W. We, as Americans, cannot allow any religious fundamentalists to “win.” Unfortuantely for W and the loudest voices from his party, I don’t too many difference between their belief system and that of Ahmadinejad.

Technorati Tags: Government, Religion, Republican, RightWingWackos, WarOnTerror, WingNut

About 1/5 of my job is figuring out how to word plain english into clinically appropriate, supportive jargon. For instance I am sitting here thinking, “how do I write that this kid was a pain in the ass all month long and didn’t do a good god damn thing.”

“The Minor respondent was punctual to each group sessions; however, during these group sessions he displayed a minimum amount of effort. M/R required significant prompting to participate in group discussions. During these discussions, the MR continued to deny his sexually inappropriate behavior. When confronted by this PO or by his peer, the Minor would play with his cell phone or rock back and forth in his chair and refuse to participate in group. The M/R did do all of his home work assignments, however, these assignments were, at most, halfway completed. “

That’ll work.

Source: Ruins, deaths don’t stop family’s return - CNN.com:

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) — Every day, twice a day, the tourists come. They smile — striking poses on the severed porch just yards from where Robert Green says Ditty died with his two kids strapped to his chest. Tourists pay more than $40 for a tour that includes seeing this house in the Lower 9th Ward in New Orleans. Seems that man thought he could save his babies from the 20-foot current that surged onto Tennessee Street in New Orleans, Louisiana, after a levee broke during Hurricane Katrina. But he couldn’t.

This is how we remember tragedy two years on: tourist attractions where people lost their lives. A loss of life that could have been prevented.

Just five minutes ago, someone asked me what I am going to revolt against today. Here’s my answer: The same shit that I rail against every day–incompetent, neo-con politicians and their yes-men.

Oh, and naked unicorns girls.

Technorati Tags: Tragedy, Trauma