Saturday, June 18, 2005
Well, I Can Make a Bird, Or a Plane, Or a Pterodactyl...
...or a pig. Of myself. So, tell me, Cadet Red Flag, why do you feel it is necessary to desecrate the holy symbol of an entire faith, not all of which consists of terrorists?
Alvarez said the contest will illustrate the hypocrisy of Muslim extremists who burn the American flag, "because of the supposed desecration of the Quran," Alvarez said.
"They haven't apologized for burning our flag, yet they expect people to apologize for supposedly desecrating the Quran," he said.
Yes, well, first of all, I didn't realize that you were such a devout Americanist. I don't care if you're more jingoistic than Toby Keith, the flag is not a holy symbol.
Second of all, the quote recalls an interesting question I've heard bouncing around since the Qu'ran report: Why all the fuss about this, when there was practically none when the terrorists who took the Temple of the Nativity used the Bibles for toilet paper? And I agree, both are equally deplorable. But there's a very good reason why everyone cares more about this. Are you ready?
We're supposed to be the good guys. We're supposed to be the people who see that others are being tortured and abused, and we're supposed to offer them a safe haven where they will be free to worship and able to live prosperously (at least, that's the current excuse for why we invaded Iraq). Yes, radical Palestinians turned the Good Book into Charmin, but did you really expect anything less? They want to push the Jews into the sea. We, on the other hand, who are supposed to be upholding Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, are treating holy books like garbage and putting them in naked pyramids.
Yes, we have to play dirty every once in a while. But once we get down to their level, then really, who are we anymore?
So, enjoy your pig, cadet. Enjoy feeling like you're on their level. Because I don't.
Alvarez said the contest will illustrate the hypocrisy of Muslim extremists who burn the American flag, "because of the supposed desecration of the Quran," Alvarez said.
"They haven't apologized for burning our flag, yet they expect people to apologize for supposedly desecrating the Quran," he said.
Yes, well, first of all, I didn't realize that you were such a devout Americanist. I don't care if you're more jingoistic than Toby Keith, the flag is not a holy symbol.
Second of all, the quote recalls an interesting question I've heard bouncing around since the Qu'ran report: Why all the fuss about this, when there was practically none when the terrorists who took the Temple of the Nativity used the Bibles for toilet paper? And I agree, both are equally deplorable. But there's a very good reason why everyone cares more about this. Are you ready?
We're supposed to be the good guys. We're supposed to be the people who see that others are being tortured and abused, and we're supposed to offer them a safe haven where they will be free to worship and able to live prosperously (at least, that's the current excuse for why we invaded Iraq). Yes, radical Palestinians turned the Good Book into Charmin, but did you really expect anything less? They want to push the Jews into the sea. We, on the other hand, who are supposed to be upholding Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, are treating holy books like garbage and putting them in naked pyramids.
Yes, we have to play dirty every once in a while. But once we get down to their level, then really, who are we anymore?
So, enjoy your pig, cadet. Enjoy feeling like you're on their level. Because I don't.
