What Rudolph and Fundamentalism DO Have in Common
In an effort to paint Christians and Christianity as bad as Islamic Fundamentalists, you know, the 'Taliban-wing' of US government, as Senator Tim Johnson has put it (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2004/05/26/politics1456EDT0622.DTL) , we've had Eric Rudolph added to the list just for good measure. The problem is, the United States has put him away for a very long time (4 life sentences), and - in his own words - he prefers Nietzsche to The Good Book. And since one of Nietzsche's most oft-quoted statements is "God is dead" I wonder how that'll square with the left's desire to place Rudolph in the same line as hard-core Islamic Fundamentalist terrorists.
Certainly, Rudolph qualifies as a complete outcast from civilization and, to me, is a perfect candidate to ride the lightning into oblivion. Feel it, tough guy.
It's not because I am particularly fond of abortion clinics, anyone who's read some of previous posts would know that, but I also not fond of those who wish kill those who's inclinations do not mesh with their own. We are a society with the rule of law, and because of this he should put his efforts at convincing others his way is correct rather than killing people. And with so many modern tools (i.e. the internet and blogs) once can make headway by presenting cases in the same way.
There is one other aspect of Rudolph that came to light to me as a revelation (excuse the New Testament reference - purely coincidental) and that has to do with those certain others who decide that they need to blow up people - people who have no power to change politics or social structure - Islamic Fundamentalist terrorists.
While I just said that the left is wrong for putting the two together one can wonder why I am now lumping them right back together. The answer is simply this: Mentality.
To Rudolph, he might have thought that ridding the world of those who kill unborn children is, in a way, an act of defending the unborn. This argument has been posed by some, and it is a thought - if you subscribe to the willingness to destroy the rule of law in the process.
To Islamic terrorists, the Western World is a cancer - it is home to The Great Satan - and it must be brought down. There is no negotiating with Satan, and as such there is no negotiating with the West. No matter what the cost, no matter what the risk, a unified Arab state must come into existence and Islam - Wahhabism or some other element - must be the form of all policy and doctrine.
Since the United States is the largest exporter of ideas and objects that directly go against this idea, it is only natural that these people hold nothing but disdain in their hearts for us. The fact that if the US were to stop exporting these items and ideas, the other nations of the west would have follow suit or they'd face the same 'punishment'. This eludes them currently and many mistakenly feel that simply not fighting in a place like Iraq will keep them free from these terrorists.
It is because of this need to build an Islamic empire that these people will never tire, and giving them dane-geld will not make them stop - it will only make them feel legitimatised - and then they will move forward quicker - not slower - than before. It is the same thing with Rudolph, or any other person who defies the rule of law in an effort to make their form of 'how things should be' a reality - this mentality cannot be challenged because they do in fact have their own logic and their own rational plan of action.
It is, has been, and always will be an 'us versus them' struggle, but it is not purely racial, religious, nor even economic struggle, although those elements are used to justify many actions; it is a battle of ideologies and this is why educated people are willing blow themselves up even before the poor and 'downtrodden'. The left's complete failure to understand that is exactly why the left is currently unfit to lead this nation.
Certainly, Rudolph qualifies as a complete outcast from civilization and, to me, is a perfect candidate to ride the lightning into oblivion. Feel it, tough guy.
It's not because I am particularly fond of abortion clinics, anyone who's read some of previous posts would know that, but I also not fond of those who wish kill those who's inclinations do not mesh with their own. We are a society with the rule of law, and because of this he should put his efforts at convincing others his way is correct rather than killing people. And with so many modern tools (i.e. the internet and blogs) once can make headway by presenting cases in the same way.
There is one other aspect of Rudolph that came to light to me as a revelation (excuse the New Testament reference - purely coincidental) and that has to do with those certain others who decide that they need to blow up people - people who have no power to change politics or social structure - Islamic Fundamentalist terrorists.
While I just said that the left is wrong for putting the two together one can wonder why I am now lumping them right back together. The answer is simply this: Mentality.
To Rudolph, he might have thought that ridding the world of those who kill unborn children is, in a way, an act of defending the unborn. This argument has been posed by some, and it is a thought - if you subscribe to the willingness to destroy the rule of law in the process.
To Islamic terrorists, the Western World is a cancer - it is home to The Great Satan - and it must be brought down. There is no negotiating with Satan, and as such there is no negotiating with the West. No matter what the cost, no matter what the risk, a unified Arab state must come into existence and Islam - Wahhabism or some other element - must be the form of all policy and doctrine.
Since the United States is the largest exporter of ideas and objects that directly go against this idea, it is only natural that these people hold nothing but disdain in their hearts for us. The fact that if the US were to stop exporting these items and ideas, the other nations of the west would have follow suit or they'd face the same 'punishment'. This eludes them currently and many mistakenly feel that simply not fighting in a place like Iraq will keep them free from these terrorists.
It is because of this need to build an Islamic empire that these people will never tire, and giving them dane-geld will not make them stop - it will only make them feel legitimatised - and then they will move forward quicker - not slower - than before. It is the same thing with Rudolph, or any other person who defies the rule of law in an effort to make their form of 'how things should be' a reality - this mentality cannot be challenged because they do in fact have their own logic and their own rational plan of action.
It is, has been, and always will be an 'us versus them' struggle, but it is not purely racial, religious, nor even economic struggle, although those elements are used to justify many actions; it is a battle of ideologies and this is why educated people are willing blow themselves up even before the poor and 'downtrodden'. The left's complete failure to understand that is exactly why the left is currently unfit to lead this nation.
posted by Edward W. Prather at 20:58
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