A discussion with intolerance

The questions in quotation are real. I get them every day.


"I love posting Rush and Ann links to get the left fring wackos rowled up, Bison."

I'm a moderate liberal. I don't live on the fring.

"I happen to think that preemption through whatever means necessary is the best option to stop terrorism."

It's best to believe in an option that will never be pursued in a sane society. You're never proven wrong.

"So far, it has proven effective, at least as far as 2000 or so people who were going to fly to the US from Britain are concerned."

Stopping these plots has nothing to do with preemption. It's traditional intelligence work in action.

'Hey guys, it turns out police forces are a good idea, let's have a terribly planned ground war and occupation in iraq.'

"In this case, the ends justifiy the means."

Ugly.

"Does that make me a Neocon?"

No, it makes you an apologist for indiscriminate and hugely destructive violence.


"Tell me bisonbison, what's your solution to stopping international terrorism?"

International law enforcement. Sharing of intelligence resources between interested states. Allocation of resources away from pointless military expeditions towards interdicting the flow of weapons and communication between terrorist organizations operating in the mideast, east asia and europe. Removing American forces from middle eastern states where they serve primarily to assist the recruiting efforts of radical groups.

"Are we going to stop buying oil and ride bicycles?"

What?

"Are we going to have a hug in for suicide bombers?"

What?

"Are we going to let the UN handle it by sending an international peace keeping and observation force to New York?"

Ask me another stupid question, I dare you.

"Are we going to convert to Islam?"

You're on a roll.

"Please continue to stump for terrorists."

What?

"Oh and by the way, I thought this blog was closed a little while back because of things like name calling."

Sorry for the name calling, but how else to express this opinion: your description of the political landscape is ludicrous, your goals are unreachable, your suggested means of achieving those goals are horrific and callous, and your posts are entirely without merit.

I mean, I could write that, and explain at length why affection for the hateful writings of Ann Coulter and the deranged musings of Rush Limbaugh indicate that a person has said goodbye to complicated reality and wrapped themselves in a comforting, polarized world without nuance or regret.

Or I could call you an idiot.