[Rhodes22-list] Thugs (political)

[Brad Haslett]

Robert,

OK, you've got my curiosity aroused.  How is it that you are referencing a
Sri Lankan site?  One of my close friends from childhood moved to my
hometown in Illinois  (population 650) in the third grade.  Originally from
Pittsburgh, PA, his mother married one of the local "big farmers".  Mike
went to the University of Illinois where he met and married a girl from Sri
Lankan. He now lives in Pittsburgh and is in the tea business with his
wife's family.  We seldom visit but stay in touch.  Our common joke is
"whoose wife draws the most attention when in Brownstown, yours with dark
skin or mine with slanted eyes?"

Brad


On 7/24/06, Robert Skinner <robert at squirrelhaven.com> wrote:
>
> Tootle wrote:
> > Bob said:
> > "but rather secular democratic nations against non-national dictatorial
> > quasi-religeous vandals."
> > I used a single word for this type:  Thugs
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Ed, so did Bush, et al.:
>
>   http://www.sepiamutiny.com/sepia/archives/000322.html
>
> But I used the rather longer description, while perhaps tedious
> to some, to more closely identify the differences that I was
> pointing out.
>
> I don't think we can afford to simplify the nature of what we
> face here.  It is not just bad, or dangerous; it is a particular
> kind of hate, and it goes far beyond Thugees strangling travelers --
> it is now developing the capability of bringing the world to
> nuclear warfare.
>
> To make the situation more clear: Our detante during the cold
> war was based on mutual assured destruction -- like two people
> with live hand grenades in a broom closet.  But now we are
> looking at the near certainty that our opposition is a suicidal
> maniac holding the grenade.
>
> How do you like that picture?
>
> I don't think that "thug" begins to convey the reality!
>
> Let's think outside the sandbox.  Simple thinking got us into
> this mess.  It won't get us out.  We need to out-think and
> ultimately isolate and ostracize (with the sane world's
> heartfelt agreement and help) those who would take advantage
> of our freedoms to destroy our society.
>
> /Robert Skinner
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