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Posted on 04/21/2006 4:03:23 PM PDT by Rca2000
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It is a really nice Club. I like it a lot.
OK, see ya tomorrow.
Oh, EVERYONE knows I'm a conservative. In my Politics of Terrorism class, we're actually split even with liberals and conservatives. It's a lot less even in my other classes but we conservatives stick together.
DVD's copied so I am going to turn in - good night all see you tomorrow night.
See you tomorrow, Snugs.
What is the terrorism class about? Why people are terrorists? How to prevent terrorism?
Good night, snugs.
Well, I have to get off to bed. EVERYTHING took longer than I thought it would (It always seems to happen that way), and I am STILL not fully loaded yet!! This morning, ill finish. I am too tried right now!! (I am taking about 15 pieces of audio items and old tv,a mixing board and such with me). Wish me a safe trip to Southfield Michigan and back(and a prosperous one, too. I would like to clear at LEAST $800.) I will NOT be able to launch the ping tomorrow night, Hopefully ,I will be back before midnight tomorrow. If there is internet access at AK, I will try and check in from time to time tomorrow!!
It's about the history of terrorism, the difference between terrorism and revolution, causes of terrorism. And believe it or not, the professor is actually NOT a liberal. She's not conservative either but I can't imagine taking the class with someone else. She really surprises me with some of the stuff she says just cuz I'm not used to agreeing with a professor about political things.
Good luck! I hope everything goes well tomorrow.
I'm anxious to hear how much money you rake in tomorrow.
Hope you have a good day.
Have a good 'un.
Sounds like a pretty good class.
I had visions of your prof telling you about how the only way the poor, misunderstood Palestinians can fight back against the evil Joos is by terrorism.
Lol yeah. I had this prof last semester so I knew she would be a good one to take this class with. She doesn't tend to sympathize with terrorists. I kinda get the impression that with social/environmental stuff, she's kinda moderate but with military/defense, she's actually a bit more conservative. Sometimes she sends us e-mails that she gets. She sent us this one last week:
Commentary on Cowardice
It's fascinating that this should come out of Europe. Matthias Dapfner, Chief Executive of the huge German publisher Axel Springer AG, has written a blistering attack in DIE WELT, Germany's largest daily paper, against the timid reaction of Europe in the face of the Islamic threat. This is a must read by all Americans. History will certify its correctness.
EUROPE- THY NAME IS COWARDICE (Commentary by Mathias Dapfner CEO, Axel Springer, AG) A few days ago Henry Broder wrote in Welt am Sonntag, "Europe - your family name is appeasement. "It's a phrase you can't get out of your head because it's so terribly true.
* Appeasement cost millions of Jews and non-Jews their lives as England and France, allies at the time, negotiated and hesitated too long before they noticed that Hitler had to be fought, not bound to toothless agreements.
* Appeasement legitimized and stabilized Communism in the Soviet Union, then East Germany, then all the rest of Eastern Europe where for decades, inhuman suppressive, murderous governments were glorified as the ideologically correct alternative to all other possibilities.
* Appeasement crippled Europe when genocide ran rampant in Kosovo, and even though we had absolute proof of ongoing mass-murder, we Europeans debated and debated and debated, and were still debating when finally the Americans had to come from halfway around the world, into Europe yet again, and do our work for us.
* Rather than protecting democracy in the Middle East, European appeasement, camouflaged behind the fuzzy word equidistance," now countenances suicide bombings in Israel by fundamentalist Palestinians.
* Appeasement generates a mentality that allows Europe to ignore nearly 500,000 victims of Saddam's torture and murder machinery and, motivated by the self-righteousness of the peace-movement, has the gall to issue bad grades to George Bush...even as it is uncovered that the loudest critics of the American action in Iraq made illicit billions, no, TENS of
Billions, in the corrupt U.N. Oil-for-Food program.
And now we are faced with a particularly grotesque form of appeasement. How is Germany reacting to the escalating violence by Islamic fundamentalists in Holland and elsewhere? By suggesting that we really should have a "Muslim Holiday" in Germany?
I wish I were joking, but I am not. A substantial fraction of our (German) Government, and if the polls are to be believed, the German people, actually believe that creating an Official State "Muslim Holiday" will somehow spare us from the wrath of the fanatical Islamists. One cannot help but recall Britain's Neville Chamberlain waving the laughable treaty signed by Adolph Hitler, and declaring European "Peace in our time".
What else has to happen before the European public and its political leadership get it? There is a sort of crusade underway, an especially perfidious crusade consisting of systematic attacks by fanatic Muslims, focused on civilians, directed against our free, open Western societies, and intent upon Western Civilization's utter destruction. It is a conflict that will most likely last longer than any of the great military conflicts of the last century - a conflict conducted by an enemy that cannot be tamed by "tolerance" and "accommodation" but is actually spurred on by such gestures, which have proven to be, and will always be taken by the Islamists for signs of weakness. Only two recent American Presidents had the courage needed for anti-appeasement: Reagan and Bush.
* His American critics may quibble over the details, but we Europeans know the truth. We saw it first hand: Ronald Reagan ended the Cold War, freeing half of the German people from nearly 50 years of terror and virtual slavery.
* And Bush, supported only by the Social Democrat Blair, acting on moral conviction, recognized the danger in the Islamic War against democracy. His place in history will have to be evaluated after a number of years have passed.
In the meantime, Europe sits back with charismatic self-confidence in the multicultural corner, instead of defending liberal society's values and being an attractive center of power on the same playing field as the true great powers, America and China. On the contrary - we Europeans present ourselves, in contrast to those arrogant Americans", as the World
Champions of "tolerance", which even (Germany's Interior Minister) Otto Schily justifiably criticizes. Why? Because we're so moral? I fear it's more because we're so materialistic so devoid of a moral compass. For his policies, Bush risks the fall of the dollar, huge amounts of additional national debt, and a massive and persistent burden on the American economy - because, unlike almost all of Europe, Bush realizes what is at stake - literally everything.
* While we criticize the capitalistic "robber barons" of America because they seem too sure of their priorities, we timidly defend our Social Welfare systems.
* Stay out of it!
* It could get expensive!
We'd rather discuss reducing our 35-hour workweek or our dental coverage, or our 4 weeks of paid vacation...Or listen to TV pastors preach about the need to "reach out to terrorists. To understand and forgive". These days, Europe reminds me of an old woman who, with shaking hands, frantically hides her last pieces of jewelry when she notices a robber breaking into a neighbor's house.
Appeasement? Europe, thy name is Cowardice.
---God Bless America---
Good evening, everyone!! Did I miss anything exciting?
Hiya! How are you? Nothing too exciting going on.
Very good article. I think your prof is really something and you are very lucky to have her for your teacher.
I don't understand how she hasn't been fired yet. Telling the truth doesn't seem to be very popular on college campuses these days.
History was always my favorite subject. Looks like your class has a great deal of history thrown into it.
The Forces of Light will forever battle the Forces of Darkness.
How have you been? Time for me to shake things up?
THANK YOU Jack for hosting the thread this weekend while I have NO LIFE at the moment. I just walked in the door!
Well, there was the part where I complained about how bored I was.
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