In These Times

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• • 08 Jun 06
  • 7:23 pm

  Mark the day. For once I am in 100% agreement with this article and the comments posted so far. Our elected representatives have failed us in a disgraceful fashion. Shame on credit card companies and other predatory lenders who not only charge exorbitantly high interest rates ostensibly to cover the cost of deadbeats, but then turn around and try to get yet another pound of flesh from people who in many case have had some catastrophic event befall them. I'm disgusted by all the actors in this obscene show of rapaciousness and amorality.

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• • 09 Feb 06
  • 1:49 pm

  I see I'm late to the party, but I would like to actually like to offer a criticism of the article. Instead of the tired old comparisons to Hitler, Zizek instead turns to Heinrich Himmler. It's not hard to demonstrate that this sort of moral equivalence doesn't work on anyone with half a brain. I don't believe it can be proven that Jews were blowing up Nazi buildings, or marching en masse in the streets chanting 'Death to Germany'. There is, however, ample evidence of the murderous intentions of large sections of Islamic society. I believe there is justification for the …

  Posted to Jack Bauer and the Ethics of Urgency

• • 09 Feb 06
  • 3:45 pm

  So the comparison of American counter terrorism activities and the Nazi's pogrom against the Jews is an apt one? I'd love to hear a more in depth defense of this 'interesting' point of view. As far as stuff being 'in my own head', I suppose you will agree that all the video of anti-American and now anti-European demonstrations is fabricated, and that fatwas calling for the death of Westerners do not really exist either. Bah. I don't know why I bother. Folks who can't accept obvious facts like 9/11 being caused by Islamic fanactics, or that a large percentage of Muslims …

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• • 10 Feb 06
  • 10:57 am

  I don't excuse torture. I reluctantly advocate it against an enemy that shows no sign of playing by the rules. It doesn't need to be complicated. When one side takes the gloves off, the other side must oblige if it is not suicidal. I suppose flying jets into skyscrapers doesn't classify as 'real terrorism'. Or perhaps you really believe that utterly ridiculous notion that 9/11 was orchestrated by 'Bushitler'. I don't know about the courage of Europeans. I do know that if immigration to Europe were halted, its population would be in decline. This speaks of a profound pessimism and lack …

  Posted to Jack Bauer and the Ethics of Urgency

• • 10 Feb 06
  • 12:12 pm

  Principled debate? If any of my comments could be construed as insulting, as least I was talking about ideas, and not personally attacking anyone. If this is how you intend to 'clue' me in, I find you an inadequte and boorish instructor, with perhaps the same single mindedness that you so easily impute to me.

  Posted to Jack Bauer and the Ethics of Urgency