Posted on 09/07/2010 7:53:35 PM PDT by oldleft
None of us should burn a koran, or any book for that matter. We should all have access to every available text ever written and be able to make up our own minds about it.
Sure, I understand that the pending koran burning is a political statement more than an action to rid the world of the stupid book. But it sends the wrong message.
I WANT people to read this book, to truly understand its message. Taken in the context of modern events no sane person could possibly take the koran seriously. Imagine if more people had read "Mien Kampf" or the "Communist Manifesto." Imagine if in 1900 "Das Kapital" was required reading. How many lives could have been saved?
So instead of burning this stupid book we should be encouraging people to read it. READ the koran, and try to UNDERSTAND it. Only then will people know its true and terrifying nature.
...so...since you can’t kill the enemy yourself, you’re going to strike a blow for freedom by burning a book over here where they can’t reach you. Shock and awe by wku man. Your courage astounds me.
Is the Constitution the Prime law of the United States?
We should only burn as many Korans as Muslims burn Bibles....and send them plenty of Bibles.
I think wku man has a good point.
Petraeus is a Moron.
No one has ever conquered Afghanistan,
Not the Whole Freakin British Empire and Not The Soviet Union.
Afghanistan is Not Iraq.
It will not be possible to build a stable Afghanistan as long as the Taliban moves back and forth over the Pakistan border with Impunity.
nah, I like burkas.
I think that you said all that I would have said... Just look at you statements and then come back if you disagree with yourself.
...and the solution is to burn a book. Makes sense to me.
Not sure what your point is. You tried to equate abortion with the freedom of speech (ie a right).
Abortion is evil. The freedom of speech is not although it can be used to say or do evil things.
Your comparison was not accurate and I pointed it out.
I have found a more intelligent post, sorry.
I have found a more intelligent post, sorry.
Your discussion with the BEND OVER crowd is amusing and entertaining mainly because they cannot recognize Danger when it is present.
Keep firing away! You say it better than I can!
So the Florida preacher has a right to burn the Koran, but he shouldn’t do it because it would be insensitive.
New York muslims have a right to build a mosque at Ground Zero, but they SHOULD do it because we’re being insensitive.
Oh, I get it, both statements are exactly the same logic.
I don't think there are many who would agree with that statement.
-PJ
“I have found a more intelligent post, sorry.”
Not sure what you mean by this.
Petraeus is just saying what the Usurper-In-Chief is telling him to say.
can we burn the cover of the Quoran and say it was the quoran?
Wow. Thanks for sharing your perspective. This action affects more than our military that are already in harms way.
Alot of people are on here saying that our military are already risking their lives to fight these people.
What some people fail to realize is that our soldiers are fighting WITH muslims againsts muslims.
That's right. Being a disabled veteran who couldn't get back on active duty or even the Guard on 9-12 because of my blown knee and shoulders, I have to do whatever I can here in the States. Whether that's burning a copy of the Koran, or debating people on FReep, since I can't serve my country anymore in uniform, I'll do whatever I can as a disabled vet. When did you serve?
"Your courage astounds me."
Likewise. Tell me again, when did you serve? Which branch? Which MOS? Which duty stations?
Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!
“”Petraeus is a Moron.”
I don’t think there are many who would agree with that statement.”
Read some History about Afghanistan.
As an aside: It really cracked me up when some of the guantanamo detainees were complaining that the Air Conditioning was set too high and that amounted to torture.
Do you know what it’s like in the Mountains of Afghanistan?
It’s a pretty inhospitable place.
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