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Thursday, May 24, 2007
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
War in Iraq
The latest word from our mission to free the people of Iraq is that our fearless leaders plan to separate the warring factions and build a wall, yes, a wall, to keep them apart. Well, actually, we will need a number of walls, to separate the Sunni from the Shiite from the Kurd from the Taliban from Alkaida from...well, I'm sure Halliburton can handle that. Maybe some nice chain link fence. And why not a Wall around the entire country? Just leave a gate to remove the oil.
It's good to see that our leaders have been reading the ol' history books. Walls have worked so well in Berlin; in Scotland; in China; and oh yes, the Texas-Mexican border. Maybe if some of them had studied the Vietnam War Fiasco, or better yet, taken part in it, maybe we would not be wallowing in the deep stuff now. It is frightening these days that John Stewart's take on the daily news is the only one that makes sense.
The latest word from our mission to free the people of Iraq is that our fearless leaders plan to separate the warring factions and build a wall, yes, a wall, to keep them apart. Well, actually, we will need a number of walls, to separate the Sunni from the Shiite from the Kurd from the Taliban from Alkaida from...well, I'm sure Halliburton can handle that. Maybe some nice chain link fence. And why not a Wall around the entire country? Just leave a gate to remove the oil.
It's good to see that our leaders have been reading the ol' history books. Walls have worked so well in Berlin; in Scotland; in China; and oh yes, the Texas-Mexican border. Maybe if some of them had studied the Vietnam War Fiasco, or better yet, taken part in it, maybe we would not be wallowing in the deep stuff now. It is frightening these days that John Stewart's take on the daily news is the only one that makes sense.
Monday, May 21, 2007
"There oughta be a law!"
The recent tragic and senseless shooting at Virginia Tech has generated a great deal of outcry, as usual, for laws to prevent this sort of thing. Well, folks, we have the laws now. Laws that should, could, would have made this shooting impossible. We do not need more new laws. We have laws that control handguns; laws that control assault weapons; laws against assault with a deadly weapon; my goodness, we even have laws against people killing other people! How about "Thou Shalt Not Kill" for starters?
What we do need, I believe, is a way to enforce the laws we now have, and to induce people to obey the laws we now have. Would a law that forbids a Korean college student from shooting his fellow students have prevented this tragedy? Not unless he paid attention to the rules.
And can we expect the average person to obey all the laws when they see their business, religious, and political leaders all openly flaunting these laws every day? Our leaders steal from the organizations they are paid to control; they assault and rape the children who come to them for guidance; they murder women and children and shrug it off because they are of a different religion. And these are our leaders. How can anyone expect the rest of us to do what is right? Does anyone really expect it? Is there a law we can pass that will change all this? I would be all for it.
"Thou Shalt Not Kill."
"Thou Shalt Not Steal."
And all the rest. What more do we need for laws?
The recent tragic and senseless shooting at Virginia Tech has generated a great deal of outcry, as usual, for laws to prevent this sort of thing. Well, folks, we have the laws now. Laws that should, could, would have made this shooting impossible. We do not need more new laws. We have laws that control handguns; laws that control assault weapons; laws against assault with a deadly weapon; my goodness, we even have laws against people killing other people! How about "Thou Shalt Not Kill" for starters?
What we do need, I believe, is a way to enforce the laws we now have, and to induce people to obey the laws we now have. Would a law that forbids a Korean college student from shooting his fellow students have prevented this tragedy? Not unless he paid attention to the rules.
And can we expect the average person to obey all the laws when they see their business, religious, and political leaders all openly flaunting these laws every day? Our leaders steal from the organizations they are paid to control; they assault and rape the children who come to them for guidance; they murder women and children and shrug it off because they are of a different religion. And these are our leaders. How can anyone expect the rest of us to do what is right? Does anyone really expect it? Is there a law we can pass that will change all this? I would be all for it.
"Thou Shalt Not Kill."
"Thou Shalt Not Steal."
And all the rest. What more do we need for laws?
Friday, May 18, 2007
I have not been back here for a while, I see. Busy doing taxes for other people and enjoying the (cold) spring weather. I guess I have to start working on some ideas. I have ideas all the time, but some are not publishable, and others come and go before I have time to write them down. Just as well, I guess.
I was just out walking my dog on our regular 6 AM routine, and there was a big turkey gobbler calling to me from the woods behind the house. I was tempted to dig out my camo and shotgun, the season is open in May, and go rambling, but the old hunter/gatherer urge is waning. The past couple of winters, the turkeys have been visiting my bird feeder on the deck on a regular basis, and the urge to hunt them has lessened. They are good eating, though. And I always loved being in the woods at sunrise and hearing that gobble ring thru the forest. Thrilling! Maybe I should just go out with the camera...
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