Orson Scott Card: Honor

rhinotimes.com ^ | April 05, 2007 | Orson Scott Card

[thesearethetimes...]

Am currently working my way through the Alvin Maker series, after my kids introduced me to OSC with Ender’s Game. I have just returned the favor, sending them both a link to his social/political commentary.

Words are powerful tools only if they are read, and understood, and I make it my business to put profound thoughts within reach of as many minds as I can.

Thank you for the post.

tatt

[mbraynard]

His name is C. S. Lewis.

[PogySailor]

Bump for later.

[hiramknight]

Thanks for the post BSR. I too am proud to be a dunderhead.

[gonzo]

Excellent article! Thanks .............. FRegards

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

I too am proud to be a dunderhead.

That may need to be my new toast.

"Here's to us and Dunderheads like us!"

We'll have to get together for a pint and try it out.   =;^)

[TChris]

Watch the news. Look at the election results. Watch the next election results looming.

The news??? That's your standard for winning a war; The News???

Thank goodness you're not leading our country!

Why isn't that your standard for political parties, or for political discussion websites? If you're so concerned about what The News says, why aren't you over at D.U. and voting Democrat?

Apparently, you misunderstood my question, or I misunderstood your comment. I was talking about the military war. The one with troops, bullets, bombs and grenades. You must be talking about the culture war between the Left and the Right.

Or, you haven't been paying any attention on FR since the beginning of the war. Look up a few threads dealing with the success in Iraq that is habitually ignored by The News. There's lots of success in Iraq. Being ignored by the MSM does not mean it didn't happen.

So, what should President Bush done instead? What's your solution to Islamic terrorism? Tell us all what your plan would have been after 9/11. Set us straight.

[Fawnn]

those dunderheads who still believe in God and morality and fairness and decency and all those other outmoded concepts.

My name is sionnsar and I am a dunderhead.

My name is Slings and Arrows, and I am a dunderhead.

My name is StarCMC and I am a dunderhead, too.

My name is Fawnn, and I am a dunderhead, too. I believe in God -- and honor!

God bless those who love, support, serve, and honor our country and the principles on which it was founded.

[Ancesthntr]

My name is ancesthntr, and I am a dunderhead.

[Ancesthntr]

Remember the name "Nancy Pelosi." It will stand someday beside the name "Neville Chamberlain" in the pantheon of deluded fools whose poll-following stupidity led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of their own nation's citizens, and the deaths of millions of others who would have lived if those deluded fools had done what was necessary to preserve their national honor.

I hereby suggest a generic name, a name that will memorialize the appeasement and treason of its namesake, for all of those anonymous tent cities, camps and aggregations of people trying to survive burns, hunger, cold, sickness, radiation poisoning and the loss of their loved ones around the radiating ruins of one or more of our cities in the future:

Pelosiville.

[Edgerunner]

bump ttt

[StarCMC]

I *almost* spit my Diet Coke at that one! LOL

[stephenjohnbanker]

www.dunderheadsrus.com

[StarCMC]

LOL!!!

[Fawnn]

That domain appears to be available. LOL

[redgolum]

What about when Muslims are united against the whole world? What about when they are poised to exterminate Israel? What about when bloody war rages on the streets of Europe's cities? What about when terrorism returns to the malls and bus stations and port cities of America? What about when the nukes start blowing up on American or other free-world soil? We will fight this war, whether we like it or not. But if we don't fight it now, when it's still cheap and our enemies are still weak, then we'll fight it later, when it's on American or allied soil, and the cost in blood – ours and theirs – will be appallingly higher.

I think we won't fight this war. No one cares, no one has honor anymore. Most will quietly go into the darkness as long as the TV is on.

[redgolum]

In some ways, V, you are right.

We are losing Iraq, because there has been no real clear goal as to why we are there, and as a result no real strategy to win.

[Centurion2000]

BUMP and bookmarked.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[TChris]

those dunderheads who still believe in God and morality and fairness and decency and all those other outmoded concepts.

My name is sionnsar and I am a dunderhead.

My name is Slings and Arrows, and I am a dunderhead.

My name is StarCMC and I am a dunderhead, too.

My name is Fawnn, and I am a dunderhead, too. I believe in God -- and honor!

God bless those who love, support, serve, and honor our country and the principles on which it was founded.

Hi! My name is TChris, and I'm a dunderhead.

I'm proud to be a dunderhead. I have no intention of ever giving up my dunderheadedness. I'll probably be a dunderhead forever.