Posted by
Tzimisce on Tuesday, December 12, 2006 11:14:59 PM
It's really nice of so many of you to paint me as a Cobra Commander
type from the cartoon GI Joe. (For those of you with sensitive,
compassionate parents who wouldn't let you watch "GI Joe" growing up
cause it would have glorified American exceptionalism, the military and
good struggling over evil, Cobra Commander was the faceless enemy who
was constantly trying to take over the world with huge arms build ups
simply because he relishes death and conflict.) Leftists always say
they look at the gray in everything, so it's interesting that I'm being
fitted with this narrow minded stereotypes.
What on Earth makes you think I like pain, suffering, death and war?
What on Earth makes you think I enjoy conflict? I don't like starting
fights. Most of the people I know don't like starting fights either. I
said "most. Unfortunately there are aggressive people in this world who
threaten peace and these people need to be dealt with.
What exactly is peace? Here is my personal definition: the freedom to
live our lives without threats of violence or government action taken
against us. It's easy for most Americans to ignore the traumas of the
world. The lifestyle of the average citizen gives them the luxury of
not paying attention to things going on.
But the world is getting smaller. Gone are the days when the oceans
stopped bad people from coming here and doing us harm. 9-11 was a very
upsetting experience for most of us. It demonstrated that these people
are all to willing to come over here and attempt to bully us into not
living our lives the way we deem fit. They're disturbing our peace.
I am *not* going to be bullied in to silence, changing my life or
converting to another religion. When you start pushing against those
things get ready for me to push back. Americans only seem to see two
ways of doing things.
The liberal model is being followed in Europe right now. The Europeans
are giving up parts of their lives to appease radical Islamists. Parts
of France have been dubbed "occupied territories". The English have
established Muslim courts. Other parts of Europe are considering laws
against the criticism of Islam.
Anyone who has ever dealt with a bully knows that the last thing you do
is give them what they want. They only breeds new, more outrageous
demands. It is not a road to anything I would consider peace. So what
alternative do we have?