tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post7501471519335934851..comments2024-01-02T02:18:30.960-08:00Comments on Israel Thrives: A Response to KaneMike L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06450806807610560873noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-54167847703396448132012-01-17T15:31:20.794-08:002012-01-17T15:31:20.794-08:00So, if we can see this, how come the former presid...So, if we can see this, how come the former president of the Harvard Law Review cannot?Mike L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06450806807610560873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-2349918749565749022012-01-17T14:14:12.392-08:002012-01-17T14:14:12.392-08:00Ultimately, it will be new boss same or worse than...Ultimately, it will be new boss same or worse than the old boss in the Middle East. That much seems clear. It's all pretty retrogressive as far as I can see. The rise of Islamism will also see the fall of secularism, freedom, etc. The few who existed will be minimized.Mike L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06450806807610560873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-81639551700394791702012-01-17T14:09:16.944-08:002012-01-17T14:09:16.944-08:00Yes, I meant danger in that sense.Yes, I meant danger in that sense.Mike L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06450806807610560873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-16110804944619780942012-01-17T13:13:07.211-08:002012-01-17T13:13:07.211-08:00Danger is a relative concept. Obama is not out to ...Danger is a relative concept. Obama is not out to kill. But like I mentioned elsewhere, I believe that even friends can do harm, and I believe Obama is not immune. Mike L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06450806807610560873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-45762045793317140582012-01-17T13:08:19.658-08:002012-01-17T13:08:19.658-08:00Y'know, the funny thing, guys, is that I'v...Y'know, the funny thing, guys, is that I've never really been one to scream my bloody head off about Radical Islam. <br />Prior to 9/11 I basically thought of Osama bin Laden as the equivalent of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Goldstein" rel="nofollow">Emmanual Goldstein.</a><br /><br />You can imagine horror to discover that, no, bin Laden is real and that his movement is genuinely bloody and genocidal.<br /><br />After Bush came into office, tho, I didn't much worry about terrorism in part because the Bush administration seemed to be using the trademarked "War on Terrorism" for personally political gain and to move funds into various corporations, like Haliburton.<br /><br />But now we are actually seeing political Islam flourishing under the label "Arab Spring" as progressives, including the president, cheer it on.<br /><br />It just amazes me that people who claim to stand for liberalism, for secular democracy, for women's rights and Gay rights, are at best indifferent to the rise of political Islam and at worst act as cheerleaders for a violent, anti-Jewish, anti-Gay, anti-Women, anti-West, and anti-Secular political movement that is covering the entire Middle East.<br /><br />It's horrific and shocking.<br /><br />Christians are being driven out of Arab lands and even their fellow Christians in Europe do not care.<br /><br />Sad, really.Mike L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06450806807610560873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-75323125353532337422012-01-17T12:33:02.496-08:002012-01-17T12:33:02.496-08:00Well intentioned does not preclude dangerous. Lead...Well intentioned does not preclude dangerous. Leaders of the free world should not fall into traps. Certainly not more than once.Mike L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06450806807610560873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-45638642722005121352012-01-17T12:02:59.392-08:002012-01-17T12:02:59.392-08:00I think that goes too far. He is well intentioned,...I think that goes too far. He is well intentioned, but I have the feeling he thinks that by extending friendship, he can control them and help them mature into a more civilized approach. Rather than learning from the mistakes of the Europeans, Obama seems, so far, to be falling into that same pattern.<br /><br />Luckily, there are enough Americans that will prevent the Europeanization of American policy.<br /><br />Then again, when his new friends show their true colors and screw him in the end, he may have the same transformation that many do, and embrace an approach that shines light on who these people are and what their intention is.Mike L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06450806807610560873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-43177016734730285232012-01-17T11:39:29.995-08:002012-01-17T11:39:29.995-08:00There are basically two major points that I want t...There are basically two major points that I want to continue driving home as we go forward toward the election.<br /><br />The first is that by accepting anti-Zionism into the larger movement, the progressive-left has betrayed their Jewish constituency.<br /><br />The other, of course, is that the Obama administration ruined whatever possibility there may have been for a near-term negotiated settlement between the Arabs and the Jews in the Middle East.<br /><br />These two points are key, it seems to me, plus they are both entirely true.<br /><br />That the progressive-left has accepted anti-Zionism as part of the movement is verified daily in places like Daily Kos and the other large, progressive venues.<br /><br />That Obama screwed up any possibility for a near-term conclusion of hostilities is proven by the fact that his "total settlement freeze" resulted in the Palestinians refusing to negotiate.<br /><br />For the life of me, I see no reason why Jewish people should therefore support either the movement or the man.<br /><br />I say that we don't.Mike L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06450806807610560873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-57532100535546171422012-01-17T09:57:30.934-08:002012-01-17T09:57:30.934-08:00If one assumes that Obama is a smart man then sure...If one assumes that Obama is a smart man then surely his comparison of the tea party and Rosa Parks to the rise of Political Islam can not be just some dumb mistake. Ergo, he meant it. That makes him as dangerous as them.Mike L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06450806807610560873noreply@blogger.com