Comments on: Museum of Left Wing Lunacy

By: Cullen Masterson

Cullen Masterson — Mon, 25 Jul 2005 07:02:27 +0000

First, “Economic Justice for Disenfranchised Muslims” … That is already in place. Kudos to Islam’s culture of egalitarianism.

Second, “Worldwide Dialogue” … Again, already happening. Mad Bombers vs the rest of us. Nothing like blowing people up to get a conversation going.

Third, Public Broadcasting Education: Here, I have a suggestion. Make sure and work in Big Mo’s dream when he flew to Jerusalem – of all places – on a magic winged horse one night, landing on the Temple Mount, and claiming the surrounding territory. Helluva dream.

By: Dan

Dan — Sun, 24 Jul 2005 14:55:06 +0000

Agreed on Kos. He has ceased being worth reading. Other bloggers with very similar philosophies and sites (like Chris Bowers of MyDD) are much better, because they seek coherently advance their agenda. Not just leftist agitprop day after day after day.

By: Dr. Alfred Russel Wallace

Dr. Alfred Russel Wallace — Sun, 24 Jul 2005 14:50:37 +0000

I think we could all find some common ground here – wouldn’t we all like to see “economic justice for disenfranchised Muslims”? There doesn’t seem to be much economic justice in many of the oil-rich states, for example.
And the west is woefully ignorant of Islam, which actually has a culture of egalitarianism that compares with Christianity.
But none of that can happen while a part of our society apparently believes that the west “deserves” terrorism because of its many sins… This is a nonsense, and we have to find a way of dividing the terrorists from their support.

By: heirabbit

heirabbit — Sun, 24 Jul 2005 14:23:08 +0000

I don’t see how the war on terror is saving anyone’s ass. If you really think that since it started the world (or even just Europe and America) are safer, then I think you should provide some evidence for that.

I also don’t see how this one example would prove that the left is looney, seeing that that person can really only speak for herself. What you’re reading there is just a caricature, and it won’t help you learn anything. There’s plenty of brains out there oppose this war, and plenty of people who aren’t fruits, pussies or whatever who actually don’t consider warmongering “brave”.

By: Chief Wiggum

Chief Wiggum — Sun, 24 Jul 2005 11:55:09 +0000

Kumbaya, brother!

Daily Kos recently had a meltdown. There were so many posts about “Bush and Blair bombing the London subways to take people’s attention away from etc. etc.” that Kos actually kicked off and blocked future posts from the conspiracy theory crowd. He told them he only only wanted posters to his blog that were “reality based.” Due to the ensuring outcry from his dysfunctional minions, he relented and let them back in.

It is not necessarily a bad thing to have politically ditzy people fulminating on the periphery. It is a disaster when they are in a position to start running the show. The common denominator is that these people are usually irony-impaired. They usually either have no clue that what they agitate for will cause chaos and disaster, or, they believe a “more just and fair” society will rise from the ashes.

It’s a shame that much of the media and higher education system are turning out so many bomb throwers and Savonarolas. Most civilizations die of self-inflicted wounds.

By: Curzon

Curzon — Sun, 24 Jul 2005 09:02:31 +0000

Michael — You make a good point. However, showing a piece that suggests your opponents have only just started to realize they should think about how to solve international terrorism, and then showing that they think the solution to this is a PBS programs on Islam, well… I can think of few things more deserving of ridicule.

By: Michael

Michael — Sun, 24 Jul 2005 08:25:52 +0000

Eh, any website showcasing the worst qualities of its opponents (especially in a mocking, half-serious, characiture) is worthless to any progress. Reasonable people don’t need a cartoon to know when someone says something stupid, and they also know that both sides say a lot of stupid stuff. Maybe I’m too serious but I don’t find this sort of site funny anymore.

Now, thebestpageintheuniverse…that’s funny.

By: Kenneth

Kenneth — Sun, 24 Jul 2005 05:44:44 +0000

Oh man, you’ve not seen the half of it.

That aside, I’m constantly stunned at what the left comes up with. So many of their creeds hinge on base emotionalism that easily finds echoes among naive highschool students (as the so-called “Youth for Peace, Action, and Social Justice” movement at my own school testifies). I’m baffled: why do people never think about these things? We rightists might be cynical, but we certainly aren’t stupid….