Larison: One cannot properly honor the fallen and wounded soldiers in an unnecessary war if one cannot first come to grips with the reality that the war was unnecessary and not all that significant for the rest of the world. Iraq war supporters have consistently exaggerated the importance of the war for U.S. security and …
Archives for May 2011
Fuck war
I don’t see myself as a pacifist, not yet, but I think that anyone who is serious about honoring those who have died in wars should at least consider this proposition: I’m not sure exactly when I started seeing myself as a pacifist. It’s one of those words which to Very Serious People means “you …
Our God is an awesome God
The fact that a clown like Walter Russell Mead is a fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations tells you everything you need to know about the decline of our so-called civilization: The existence of Israel means that the God of the Bible is still watching out for the well-being of the human race. For …
Open Thread
Excellent. Woke up to a nice sunny morning to discover that the wingnuts have now taken the Weiner story to the next level, complete with counter-top inspections of some poor woman who made the mistake of, well, being. It never stops with these assholes.
Memorial Day
For Johnny Do not despair For Johnny head-in-air; He sleeps as sound As Johnny under ground. Fetch out no shroud For Johnny-in-the-cloud; And keep your tears For him in after years. Better by far For Johnny-the-bright-star, To keep your head, And see his children fed. John Pudney From the Norton Book of Modern War, edited …
Early Morning Open Thread: Gresham Wept
__ Unlike Mr. ‘Every Boomer Nerdgirl’s First Crush’, the Guardian reports that China uses prisoners for WoW goldfarming: As a prisoner at the Jixi labour camp, Liu Dali would slog through tough days breaking rocks and digging trenches in the open cast coalmines of north-east China. By night, he would slay demons, battle goblins and …
WeinerGate: Weiners and Assholes on the Intertrons
Get a grip. I don’t really care about Anthony Weiner one way or the other, but I read the Big Government hit piece yesterday and it pissed me off. (I won’t link that sewer. You’ll have to use your Google-fu.) Then I read this and it pissed me off further. What is with Breitbart and …
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