tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244112741307446818.post401687428170842663..comments2024-03-24T03:03:25.128-04:00Comments on mike-istan: ThoughtsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244112741307446818.post-15066527053861928442008-07-29T21:13:00.000-04:002008-07-29T21:13:00.000-04:00Mike, it's like you reached into my mind and pluck...Mike, it's like you reached into my mind and plucked out what I've been thinking about but have been unable to turn into a coherent post. <BR/><BR/>Mike W, you say "unenlightened, warmongering redneck", like it's a bad thing. <BR/><BR/>Lydia, you prove Mike's point, thank you. <BR/><BR/>I'll be linking to this post and will add you to my blog roll. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for writing this.TOTWTYTRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17221321904364051792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244112741307446818.post-2380441826735093222008-07-29T09:07:00.000-04:002008-07-29T09:07:00.000-04:00Very well said, Mike.A friend's daughter has o...Very well said, Mike.<BR/><BR/>A friend's daughter has one of those on her car, & I tried to point out essentially the same logic to help her see the light, in what I thought was a rational, even-tempered presentation.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, I didn't do as good a job as you did here, & now I'm a RACIST BIGOT.<BR/><BR/>Oh well...doubletroublehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04378163493817522427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244112741307446818.post-23065632255918906542008-07-28T16:58:00.000-04:002008-07-28T16:58:00.000-04:00From the always-awesome Bill Whittle: "I don't min...From the always-awesome Bill Whittle: "I don't mind preaching so much as preaching to the choir. When I see Coexist bumper stickers in Islamabad and Cairo and especially Riyadh to the degree I see them in Venice, California, I will be a happy man... Until then I think we should coexist and carry a big stick."<BR/><BR/>http://www.ejectejecteject.com/archives/000136.html (long, so search for "coexist")Lissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17970856329586708087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244112741307446818.post-52474508583808778642008-07-28T16:51:00.000-04:002008-07-28T16:51:00.000-04:00hmm, I have that bumper sticker. I don't consider...hmm, I have that bumper sticker. I don't consider myself unenlightened, nor am I choking on sand. I have always listened to other's point of view, even if I disagree with it. And don't for a second think that I am unaware of war and the purpose it serves. However, seeing what war did to my father, pardon me if I have "idealistic fairytale" thoughts and hope that othesr won't have to go through what my father endured.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18083320111034733825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244112741307446818.post-27558360125663117612008-07-28T11:35:00.000-04:002008-07-28T11:35:00.000-04:00The sad thing Mike, is that if you were to try to ...The sad thing Mike, is that if you were to try to explain this to the driver of said car he/she'd most likely label you an unenlightened, warmongering redneck.<BR/><BR/>Such people have their heads stuck so deep in the sand they can never be dug out.<BR/><BR/>War, and the ever-present threat of force, IS peace. "Peaceful Co-existence" is an idealistic fairytale that only the ignorant believe IMO. History and human nature continually prove their idealism wrong.Mike W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03425962910696301026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244112741307446818.post-3702971024381418782008-07-28T11:26:00.000-04:002008-07-28T11:26:00.000-04:00A-freakin'-men, brother Mike. Every freakin' time ...A-freakin'-men, brother Mike. <BR/><BR/>Every freakin' time I see one of those bumper stickers I'm tempted to ask the person sporting it if they had any idea what would happen if they happened to espouse that viewpoint in certain areas.Jay Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11085873775096542015noreply@blogger.com