tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20545109.post7728829901170509022..comments2023-10-06T14:36:29.780+02:00Comments on stop looking at me!: My brainfart on terrorism and suchchoochoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17994404946009103090noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20545109.post-8856914391633376672011-07-25T11:33:42.100+02:002011-07-25T11:33:42.100+02:00Yup. The jihadists can be used as a political tool...Yup. The jihadists can be used as a political tool on both ends, when really there are nutjobs everywhere.choochoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17994404946009103090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20545109.post-88480219548392669472011-07-25T03:15:42.968+02:002011-07-25T03:15:42.968+02:00I totally agree with you. Actually (and I know thi...I totally agree with you. Actually (and I know this sounds nasty), I was quite happy it wasn't muslim terrorists. It just goes to show that everyone has their nutjobs.<br /><br />And that quote? Spot on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20545109.post-32617483381747010902011-07-24T15:45:15.275+02:002011-07-24T15:45:15.275+02:00Let's hope Norway gets out of this without las...Let's hope Norway gets out of this without lasting damage to the country's values beyond the horriffic events that have already taken place. As for xenophonia:<br /><br />"Nazi leader Hermann Goering, interviewed by Gustave Gilbert during<br />the Easter recess of the Nuremberg trials, 1946 April 18, quoted in<br />Gilbert's book 'Nuremberg Diary.'<br /><br />Goering: Why, of course, the people don't want war. Why would some<br />poor slob on a farm want to risk his life in a war when the best that<br />he can get out of it is to come back to his farm in one piece.<br /><br />Naturally, the common people don't want war; neither in Russia, nor in<br />England, nor in America, nor for that matter in Germany. That is<br />understood. But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who<br />determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the<br />people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or<br />a parliament, or a communist dictatorship.<br /><br />Gilbert: There is one difference. In a democracy the people have some<br />say in the matter through their elected representatives, and in the<br />United States only Congress can declare wars.<br /><br />Goering: Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the<br />bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them<br />they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of<br />patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in<br />any country."The boynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20545109.post-4726572698453608402011-07-23T23:15:03.767+02:002011-07-23T23:15:03.767+02:00It seems like any time there is an attack, it brin...It seems like any time there is an attack, it brings out the xenophobia in people.secret agent womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03763879283931347382noreply@blogger.com