tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post2291008668810390309..comments2024-03-22T11:55:50.335+13:00Comments on Not PC: Quote of the day: The past is a violent countryPeter Cresswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-65845296113816687182013-08-27T12:23:52.489+12:002013-08-27T12:23:52.489+12:00PC
"I'm relying on the same news reports...PC<br /><br />"I'm relying on the same news reports you are."<br /><br />Clearly you are not, for if you were, then you'd not have written what you did. As an Objectivist dealing in objective reality you'd have been concerned about why Western interests fund this ugly civil war. You'd be trying to understand why it is the West DOES have a dog in this fight (and why it should not). You'd be wondering why the West is funding "radical Islam" and violence and terror. You'd be genuinely concerned by the hypocracy of the Western media baying for war in Syria after an allegation of a gas attack causing hundred or so deaths, meanwhile giving a free pass to the Egyptian govt atrocities and its brutal killings of thousands of civilians earlier this month. Is the US going to invade Egypt? No! Of course not. That govt is a client- a satrap. As an Objectivist you'd have commented about this, but you didn't. You are you relying on the wrong sources for your information about what is going on. <br /><br />Amit Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-84791177861596846242013-08-26T19:31:14.510+12:002013-08-26T19:31:14.510+12:00@Amit, please note the word "reportedly"...@Amit, please note the word "reportedly" there. I'm relying on the same news reports you are.Peter Cresswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-13593203772655884342013-08-26T18:47:13.537+12:002013-08-26T18:47:13.537+12:00"On a day when hundreds of Syrians are report..."On a day when hundreds of Syrians are reported cold-bloodedly gassed by their government........"<br /><br />Were they? Or were they gassed by the mob that is being funded and trained by US interests? What is for certain is you do not know. It would be a good thing to find out for certain before writing so carelessly.<br /><br />Amit Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-90707997170538483112013-08-25T09:09:06.733+12:002013-08-25T09:09:06.733+12:00There is no such thing as the human species, human...There is no such thing as the human species, humans suffer from the narcissistic delusion that they are the be-all and end-all of mankind.<br /><br />At times human civilization was sick and pitiful compared to the society of the so-called "barbarians".<br /><br />Homo humanus and homo barbarus are the original terms used by Cicero to distinguish between Romans and non-Romans.<br /><br />Ugly Truthhttp://www.actsinjunction.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-4293716151934289892013-08-23T00:34:08.336+12:002013-08-23T00:34:08.336+12:00Excellent post. The human species is on a continu...Excellent post. The human species is on a continuous upward trajectory. Despite that, why do so many assume things are getting worse, even when they're getting better? Why does every generation think the younger generation have lesser standards than there own? I'm not sure exactly - but think both are related. As you get older most become wiser - but seems the tendency to highlight the negatives and ignore the positives also increases with age.MarkThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06199883270652041621noreply@blogger.com