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Where are the protests?? (5.00 / 1) (#4)
by Edger on Sat Nov 17, 2007 at 07:58:07 AM EST
The Bush Administration has been cozying up to and supporting repressive authoritarian dictatorial regimes like the House of Saud as much as possible.

Why do I see no mass demonstrations in front of the White House? Why are there so few wingnuts who claim, when it's convenient and they want to try to use it a s stick to beat "the left" with, that no one oppses this kind of crap. Why are there so few wingnuts trying to shout down dinnerjacket of Crawford whenever he appears from under his rock? As

Jeralyn writes, why does Shari law still exist? Why do wingnuts support Sharia Law?

It exists because we allow it to exist, just as they allowed slavery to exist. Just as they allowed Jim Crow to exist. Both to their shame. And they support it because they find it a useful surrogate they can use to oppress and demean people with, while at the same time retaining a convenient target for their blame shifting.

If the wingnuts that make up the nutbar extremist wing of the Right would spend less time trying to blame shift and started protesting against that terror that stares them in the face from their mirrors every morning, maybe these states would start standing up and changing.

Instead they see the US in political turmoil and draw the logical conclusion that they can do as they please, since they have the support of those in the US who have created that turmoil while doing their best to destroy America.

None of that means anything (1.00 / 2) (#10)
by jimakaPPJ on Sat Nov 17, 2007 at 07:34:00 PM EST
If the Bush admin is bad... why is that an excuse for the Left to not demo against Shari Law and womens rights??

It isn't an acceptable excuse. And you know it.

The truth is that the Left has exhibited no concern for the victims.

All I read from you is "Bush bad."

Try to grasp this concept.

It is possible to condemn two "bads" at the same time.

That you don't defines your priorities and beliefs.

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We do. (5.00 / 0) (#13)
by Edger on Sat Nov 17, 2007 at 08:06:49 PM EST
Read it again. Leave your avoidance and fear behind this time.

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Are you a closet woman hater?? (1.00 / 2) (#16)
by jimakaPPJ on Sat Nov 17, 2007 at 10:43:16 PM EST
Why don't you start supporting the effort to eliminate Shari law and establish a democracy in Iraq and the ME???

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You can't read either, huh? (5.00 / 0) (#18)
by Edger on Sun Nov 18, 2007 at 12:04:47 AM EST
How does it feel to write such drivel, and then read and realize what idiocy you've written?

You do realize what complete utter mindless gibbering idiocy you just wrote?

Do you?

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Can't answer the question can you. (1.00 / 1) (#20)
by jimakaPPJ on Sun Nov 18, 2007 at 09:23:26 AM EST
Could I have just one little comment that Shari law treats women exceedingly bad???

As Jeralyn wrote:

How is it possible that Sharia law still exists?

Why can't you agree with that?? You claim the US has caused all the problems for the past 50 years, yet you won't condemn rape victims being lashed, possibility to death??

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Read my comment again. (5.00 / 0) (#21)
by Edger on Sun Nov 18, 2007 at 09:45:45 AM EST
You'll fine exactly what you're looking for.

Unless you're as stupid as you appear to be, which I don't think you are. But I could be wrong, right? Right. Wrong.

Are you?

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People here seem to (5.00 / 1) (#25)
by jondee on Sun Nov 18, 2007 at 01:08:58 PM EST
forget that "the WOT"(dont let the title or the profiteering fool you). is primarily concerned with improving the average M.E citizen's lot.

Dont let the rights past record of propping up any brutal dictator willing to play ball fool you. They're the party that cares.

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Please read your history. (none / 0) (#26)
by jnitzh on Mon Nov 26, 2007 at 12:37:21 PM EST
The house of Saud was put in place due to the Versailles negotiations in 1919, and since they are the internationally sanctioned governing body of SA th US has to deal with them. Why has EVERY president since WWII supported them? Because given a choice between Anarchy, an extremist mullah government like Iran, or the status quo, the current regime is generally considered the least evil.

As far as "wingnuts support shari law", I haven't seen ANYBODY but muslim extremists supporting Sharia.

"because we allow it to exist"??? By all means go tell the Saudi's how to run their country,  - don't think they'll listen to you.

"Slavery", "Jim Crow" - again please read your history! The first Republican president was .... Abraham Lincoln! Abolition was the founding plank of the Repulican party. It was Lincoln's Democrat VP Andrew Johnson who tried to prevent change in the south after the civil war was over, and it was southern Democrats who faught integration and civil rights through the 70's.

I think what's happening to this woman is an ATROCITY, but I also think the best thing that could happen for her and all of the other oppressed minorities in the M.E. is the formation of a democratically based state to set an example for the region.

Unfortunately given the choice between Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad I'd still have to support Abdullah.

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