tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463131630230091031.post801621792172811217..comments2023-10-20T07:24:09.843-07:00Comments on The Patriot's Corner: Declaring War on "The War on_______": The Government's Never-ending, Multi-front Wars (Part 1 of 2)Jet Laceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01845445054429018067noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463131630230091031.post-79239641846031354712008-09-10T18:53:00.000-07:002008-09-10T18:53:00.000-07:00You know, through the part of your blog on the dru...You know, through the part of your blog on the drug war, you really had me, after that is where the severe ideological differences between us become tantamount my brother. <BR/><BR/>About the Patriot Act: What harm has it caused you? What limitless oppression does it heap upon your shoulders? How heavy does that feel on a daily basis? Who do you know that has been arrested as a result? <BR/><BR/>About Torture: You can't fight a war with one hand tied behind your back, my brother. Watch the Nick Berg video from a couple years ago, or the treatment of the Blackwater personnel in Faluja. You can only observe the tenants of the Geneva Convention when your opponents similarly abide, and by god if I dropped dead tomorrow that would be one of the 5 or 10 things I feel most strongly about in this world.<BR/><BR/>On the Mexicans: There are a lot of great Mexicans, but you can't talk about how warm a people they are as a whole, just like you can't say the French are elitist or Phoenicians make grandiose statements; Some do, some don't. You paint this rosy Dennis Kucinich style picture of harmless Mexicans, and while the majority aren't violent they do wreak havoc upon our system in other ways (i.e. Pedro goes to the hospital without insurance... who is going to end up shouldering the burden of those bills? How much do you think is spent annually in Spanish translation services in the greater Phoenix valley (somewhat more than is spent on English translation services in Mexico City, I would assume.)<BR/><BR/>The way you say I make you feel when you hear my opinions, trust me, it goes the other way brother. I am incredulous at some of your perspectives, I really really am. That said, I like the writing. Peace and LoveThe One and Only: Andrew MackNairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01319411391882206446noreply@blogger.com