01-03-2010, 09:12 AM
(This post was last modified: 01-03-2010, 09:15 AM by Albert Hidel.)
Just how far will decent people go to eliminate evil? That dilemma was explored in the recent movie “Public Enemies,” with Johnny Depp as John Dillinger and Christian Bale as Melvin Purvis. Dillinger taunts Purvis, saying something like, “I know what it’s like to kill a man. Can you pull the trigger when the time comes?” Purvis is supposed to represent “the best sort,” the new breed of educated, scientific FBI agent hired by J. Edgar Hoover. But Purvis doubts he has the right team. “Owuh kahnd can’t do the job,” he says to Hoover in his faux South Carolina drawl. Even the badass Texans he hires come up short when Purvis’ hasty tactical decisions allow Dillinger to shoot his way out of trouble. But eventually Purvis shows he can pull the trigger, although he needs help from Dillinger’s ho girlfriend to set him up.
That was the 1930’s. Can “owuh kahnd” pull the trigger on terrorists in 2010? You suggest we cannot. Your comparison of terrorism to AIDS is an interesting one. Even that bearded commie bastard Castro figured out how to rid his little island of AIDS. He just followed traditional, time-tested procedures and quarantined the lot. People who haven’t the will to take the simple steps necessary to halt a fatal, contagious, incurable disease do seem ill-equipped to handle terrorists. People who elect a leader with no more qualification than that he resembles Will Smith really can’t expect terrorists to take them seriously. As Purvis discovered, a rushed strategy based on expedience and politics nets poor results.
Yet consistently we have seen how some people take heroic measures once they know the score. Recent events where the Dutch tourist foiled the crotch bomber, or the concerted actions of the passengers on Flight 93 on 9/11 come to mind. This is where the socialist news media fails us. They minimize the dangers of terrorism or disease, and portray anyone who thinks otherwise as “extremist.” Thankfully the internet is making an end run around the entrenched traditional media, so people are slowly getting the word and beginning to wake up. As Madison said, people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.
That was the 1930’s. Can “owuh kahnd” pull the trigger on terrorists in 2010? You suggest we cannot. Your comparison of terrorism to AIDS is an interesting one. Even that bearded commie bastard Castro figured out how to rid his little island of AIDS. He just followed traditional, time-tested procedures and quarantined the lot. People who haven’t the will to take the simple steps necessary to halt a fatal, contagious, incurable disease do seem ill-equipped to handle terrorists. People who elect a leader with no more qualification than that he resembles Will Smith really can’t expect terrorists to take them seriously. As Purvis discovered, a rushed strategy based on expedience and politics nets poor results.
Yet consistently we have seen how some people take heroic measures once they know the score. Recent events where the Dutch tourist foiled the crotch bomber, or the concerted actions of the passengers on Flight 93 on 9/11 come to mind. This is where the socialist news media fails us. They minimize the dangers of terrorism or disease, and portray anyone who thinks otherwise as “extremist.” Thankfully the internet is making an end run around the entrenched traditional media, so people are slowly getting the word and beginning to wake up. As Madison said, people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.
