I was intrigued by this former Muslim’s statement about the history of Islam: In 1,300 years of Islamic history, we have fought for 1,100 years. So there have been only 200 years of peace in Islam, by-in-large. [...]
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It was suggested to me in a separate conversation that I am a tax protester who believes that paying any taxes at all is “not right.” I was surprised at this assertion. [...] Peace for Israel means security, and we must stand with all our might to protect her right to exist, its territorial integrity and the right to use whatever sea lanes it needs. Israel is one of the great outposts of democracy in the world, and a marvelous example of what can be done, how desert land can be transformed into an oasis of brotherhood and democracy. Peace for Israel means security, and that security must be a reality. [...] A few of you pointed out the problems with a too-simplistic linear left-right chart, and noted other ways to look at the issue. Circles, for example, appeared more than once in that conversation, noting that the Nazi communists and communists would then wind up as adjacent to each other. Continue reading Lines and Circles and Spheres, Oh My! I don’t know yet what to expect from the film coming out about Margaret Thatcher, the former Prime Minister of the UK nicknamed “the Iron Lady.” [...] One writer in a forum about the excellent webcomic Doc Rat asked “Is Egypt the source of jihadism, though? I was under the impression that the Wa’habi sect in Saudi was the main cause…” I think he’s sort of right both ways. Egypt is the home of the Muslim Brotherhood, one of the “double-nucleus” pieces that form the core of jihadism in the past century. Al Qaida is a Muslim Brotherhood franchise, and is currently run by a Muslim Brotherhood Egyptian. But the Brotherhood itself is a splinter from the Salafi brotherhood in Saudi Arabia, and huge amounts of Wahhabi money have been used to leverage the spread of Brotherhood ideas for decades. A bit of history Continue reading Is Egypt the source of jihadism?From this Robert Heinlein address to Naval midshipmen: “Today, in the United States, it is popular among selfstyled “intellectuals” to sneer at patriotism. They seem to think that it is axiomatic that any civilized man is a pacifist, and they treat the military profession with contempt. “Warmongers”-” Imperialists”- “Hired killers in uniform”-you have all heard such sneers and you will hear them again. One of their favorite quotations is: “Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.” [...] The Lady Rowyn comments, on this post about the meaning of “welfare” in the Missiouri State Motto which they translate from Latin as “Let the welfare of the people be the supreme law.” [...] This is an odd bit, occasioned by thinking about the state motto of Missouri: “Salus Populi Suprema Lex Esto” (which they translate as “Let the welfare of the people be the supreme law.” [...] This political cartoon attempts to summarize President Obama’s approach to re-election, and his recent admission that he is proud to be called a class warrior. [...] |
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