Did I actually hear on 880 AM WCBS this morning that Hillary Clinton actually said we should send special forces inside Mexico to do something about the drug cartels, etc? Well besides the fact that I think it would be the equivalent of declaring war, I had to at least momentarily agree.....I mean Mexico is supposedly sending its army in to the US after those they think are criminals.....personally I'd blast them out of the water---call 'em an invading army.....
But to reality, I know I got the last info off the 'net, so God only knows where it came from, but the one who sent me the link is pretty trustworthy....so gotta figure there's something there, anyway...
To a weightier issue......the preacher in Florida, I think, who is burning the Koran in some huge public spectacle.....really? What would you think about the Bible being burned in such a way? Ok, yeah, you're probably used to that if you're a Christian, because people have been burning it for the last 2000 years...has anyone actually stopped to read any of the Koran? Now I have to admit I haven't, but the majority of Muslims (granted not many) I have run across in my adult life haven't seemed to be burn'emkill'em extremists....come to think of it, neither have the majority of Christians or Jews....most really just want to be let to live their lives....am I missing something?
Because it seems to me that violence can beget violence.....honestly have to agree with the sound bite from our, sigh, president today that this act could increase terrorist activity--could be a great recruitment tool..now whether it was a warning or a call to arms, who knows? Guess you have to pick your sides....
Book burning never made me want to say "oh that must have been bad, that's why they burned it" and the same with groups wanting to ban movies and so on....in the first place, it's weak to say it's for the kids, that the kids shouldn't be exposed to such stuff..ok number one, it is the PARENT'S place to shield their kids from things they deem to be harmful....do your job....
Second, I distinctly remember a little movie back in oh 1989 or so, called something along the lines of "the last testament of Jesus Christ" starring Willem Dafoe as Christ.....church groups all over the country were up in arms as to the content, screaming for it to be banned and for people not to go see it.....yeah, maybe some had real good intentions.....but in the end, all that happened was a movie that would probably have been pulled from the theaters on it's own for low revenue ended up being a lot bigger just b/c of the attention given it. So is that going to happen with the Koran in this situation.....?
Third, extremists on both sides of the issue--and this applies to nearly any issue----are the ones who keep trying to ramp up the fury....the majority of persons simply want to be left alone to live as they see fit. I object to abortion clinic bombings in the name of the Lord as much as I object to Muslim extemists driving planes into buildings...neither are true symbols of what each faith is truly about.
Don't get me wrong....I am not by nature a very tolerant person, but live and let live does seem better the older I get....my not condoning an action or lifestyle has nothing to do with that person's individual choice. It is simply based on my belief system and what I value. And I value life. I may not agree with those who seek abortions, but I definitely do not agree with those who push their point by killing doctors who perform these procedures. I may not agree with the greed that permeates Wall Street, but I sure do not agree with the viewpoint that led several people to pilot planes into the Twin Towers....Not agreeing with one viewpoint does not necessarily mean I fall in line with another. Nor does it for most people.
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