UNQUESTIONED.
People had the right to pursue happiness. The right to life. The right to liberty.
The Viet Cong certainly did not fit THAT bill. And not TOO many were concerned that the USSR was really going to comitt suicide by launching on us. Our superiority was absurdly huge.
There was no argument on the left. LBJ was an asshole and THAT was one of the major pieces of evidence. Support for HIDEOUS dictatorships, and refusal to condemn them.
However he was able to at least distinguish between the Politburo's sons of bitches, and as FDR saw clearly of Somoza ("he may be a son of a bitch, but he's OUR son of a bitch"). No illusions, anyway.
Fast forward.
The present president cannot even see the difference between a Musharraf and a Khameinei. In fact his arrogant (towards us) groveling at the waist of the King of Ummahland demonstrates that the crueler the treatment of kufr's the more he will see you as useful for DIALOG.
If you set up an educational system which creates the venue for killing more americans than died at Perarl Harbor, YOU GET A BOW.
And today people who CALL themselves liberals and even more amazingly "progressives" (???) turn to tourtuous explanations to JUSTIFY such extraordinary, exceptional behaviors.
If you threaten long time allies with EXTERMINATION, ...PROUDLY DOING SO, kidnap and hold hostage our diplomats, blow up our men and women in other nations.. why we promise we won't comment on your farcical internal comedies since we wouldn't want to compromise any ability to 'dialog' with you, in case you might feel insulted while calling us the great satan.
WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA?
WHAT PART OF INALIENABLE IS
INCOMPREHENSIBLE?
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA?
WHAT PART OF INALIENABLE IS
INCOMPREHENSIBLE?
8 comments:
Great essay, Epa.
The Democrats of today are reactionary isolationists in the same way as the Republicans of the 30's were.
Ultimately, though, they are nihilists. They not only don't understand the idea of inalienable, but they don't respect the human beings who make up the Iranian population.
Look at that photo of those two Iranian women. Are those women Islamists? No. Are there a lot of Iranians like them? Yes, clearly.
Obama would ignore them.
Even today the crowds chant death to America while Khameini blusters and our president says and does nothing. Congress introduces a resolution that should have been introduced on Monday.
I hope today is not the Iranians Tienamen, but their Lexington and Concord.
Congress beat Obama to the punch.
This may be one of the first fissures that will lead to Congress' eventual break with Obama.
It is astounding that a Congress which was so pro-Obama a few months back has now taken to implicitly condemning him in that fashion.
You know what else is interesting? The Iranians surrouding Khameini are not only shouting "Death to America" but are also calling for "Death to the UK."
When they get the whole Anglosphere pissed off, they may have bitten off more than they can chew.
Yeah, I was a little surprised about the death to the U.K. bit. I know we've heard it from Jihadis before but I don't remember it comng in a rally like that from Iran.
Congress, CNN, Fox news. Sounds like the honeymoon may be over.
Yes, it does:
Congress: Not so fast on closing Gitmo
http://hotair.com/archives/2009/06/19/congress-not-so-fast-on-closing-gitmo/
A commenter at Hot Air also spoke of the recent poll results - showing Americans overwhelmingly dislike Obama's policies, while he still has a very high approval rating - saying,
They can be interpreted as
I hate him, but I'm not a racist, so I give him a good rating on personality.
Ya got to admit they played this race card perfectly from the start. People are still afraid to say they don't like him for any reason for fear of being called a racist.
Not going to get into it again but happens to my kid in Philly several times a week.
Epa,
A truly outstanding essay!
I often have a sense of deja vu these days.
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