On NRO, Victor Davis Hanson today wrote:
Most parents do not leave their teens alone on weekends; but hundreds of thousands of them now are driving tanks and trucks to their rendezvous with the Republican Guard, a modern SS mercenary band of killers and criminals.
Tonight, at The Command Post, "Gregoire" wrote (in the comments):
It's not a mindset. It's a religion. The members of the religion in question happen to have a particular mindset. They are nuts. Nuttiness born of ignorance, and hate. We have lots of highly ignorant, very hateful people in our own country, so I wouldn't be so quick to judge.The extremists' hate might be irrational, but how rational is ours? of course we have reasons, i know 'em all. but the point is so do they. so you need more than that. I happen to agree with our reasons, but that's just me speaking. what makes my (or your) opinion any more valid than theirs.
I'm impressed by anyone who'd die for what they believe in. It's an easy thing to say, but a hard thing to do (as some of them perhaps found that out in afghanistan). they perceive, not 100% incorrectly, that a war is being waged upon their religion... what can ya do?
Curious, I visited his website, on which this apparent Columbia University matriculant wrote:
Now don't get me wrong, I support our brave fighting men and women who are too dumb to go to college (or alternately too dumb to figure out that giving 3-6 years of your life in exchange for a few thousand dollars off your tuition isn't actually a very good deal). Not that I'm hoping more Americans die (that would be unpatriotic of me... i must hate America... If you're against the war that's what you're doing, hating America… I frickin' DARE someone to try and talk patriotism, citizenship, etc. with me. I will BURN you- third place nationally, constitutional debate...what)
Ah, contrast!
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