30-05-2011, 02:58 PM
Seamus, Jim,
If I've been less than artful in the presentation of my conclusions regarding Rigby's Greer-did-it nonsense, then shame on me. I"ll try it one more time:
It is, at best, indefensible and counter-productive to our shared efforts to discover truth and effect justice.
The least charitable description -- and I do not subscribe to it -- is "enemy action."
But if a friend is going to shoot you in the head because he sincerely wishes to cure your migraine, you still end up dead.
Let me try to be as clear and concise about my objections to the Seamus post in question:
It is perfectly suited to the agenda of those at EF who do the enemy's bidding.
Thank you, Seamus, for understanding. I applaud the passion that informs your work and that of too few others; we cannot achieve victory without it. The trick, I'm sure you agree, is to draw from and appeal to the emotions AND the intellect in ways that ultimately empower us.
I'm reminded of one of my favorite scenes from the old sitcom Cheers. Sam, an infamous lothario, is attempting once again to seduce Diane, a gorgeous ice princess. As his pressure mounts, She says, "Oh Sam ... my heart says 'yes' but my head says 'no.'" And Sam responds, "Why don't you let a third part of your body break the tie?"
Our hearts and minds are not natural allies.
If I've been less than artful in the presentation of my conclusions regarding Rigby's Greer-did-it nonsense, then shame on me. I"ll try it one more time:
It is, at best, indefensible and counter-productive to our shared efforts to discover truth and effect justice.
The least charitable description -- and I do not subscribe to it -- is "enemy action."
But if a friend is going to shoot you in the head because he sincerely wishes to cure your migraine, you still end up dead.
Let me try to be as clear and concise about my objections to the Seamus post in question:
It is perfectly suited to the agenda of those at EF who do the enemy's bidding.
Thank you, Seamus, for understanding. I applaud the passion that informs your work and that of too few others; we cannot achieve victory without it. The trick, I'm sure you agree, is to draw from and appeal to the emotions AND the intellect in ways that ultimately empower us.
I'm reminded of one of my favorite scenes from the old sitcom Cheers. Sam, an infamous lothario, is attempting once again to seduce Diane, a gorgeous ice princess. As his pressure mounts, She says, "Oh Sam ... my heart says 'yes' but my head says 'no.'" And Sam responds, "Why don't you let a third part of your body break the tie?"
Our hearts and minds are not natural allies.
Charles Drago
Co-Founder, Deep Politics Forum
If an individual, through either his own volition or events over which he had no control, found himself taking up residence in a country undefined by flags or physical borders, he could be assured of one immediate and abiding consequence: He was on his own, and solitude and loneliness would probably be his companions unto the grave.
-- James Lee Burke, Rain Gods
You can't blame the innocent, they are always guiltless. All you can do is control them or eliminate them. Innocence is a kind of insanity.
-- Graham Greene
Co-Founder, Deep Politics Forum
If an individual, through either his own volition or events over which he had no control, found himself taking up residence in a country undefined by flags or physical borders, he could be assured of one immediate and abiding consequence: He was on his own, and solitude and loneliness would probably be his companions unto the grave.
-- James Lee Burke, Rain Gods
You can't blame the innocent, they are always guiltless. All you can do is control them or eliminate them. Innocence is a kind of insanity.
-- Graham Greene