Intolerance? Toerance?

justice is NO VIRTUE."
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
TRACKING THE PARADOX OF TOLERANCE


Just in case some of my friends and foes alike can't figure this out for themselves, here's one of the 20th century's most persuasive philosophers writing against the tide of totalitarian ideologies. In support of capitalism and the freedom to fail or succeed while empowering the individual in life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, Karl Popper is plainly spoken in his rejection of Plato and his anti-individualist descendents:

UNLIMITED TOLERANCE MUST LEAD to the disappearance of tolerance. If we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, if we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society against the onslaught of the intolerant, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them. In this formulation, I do not imply, for instance, that we should always suppress the utterance of intolerant philosophies; as long as we counter them by rational argument and keep them in check by public opinion, suppression would certainly be most unwise. But we should claim the right to suppress them if necessary even by force; for it may easily turn out that they are not prepared to meet us on the level of rational argument, but begin by denouncing all argument; they may forbid their followers to listen to rational argument, because it is deceptive, and teach them to answer arguments by the use of their fists or pistols. We should therefore claim, in the name of tolerance, the right not to tolerate the intolerant. We should claim that any movement preaching intolerance places itself outside the law, and we should consider incitement to intolerance and persecution as criminal, in the same way we should consider incitement to murder, or to kidnapping, or to the revival of the slave trade, as criminal.

—Karl Popper, The Open Society and Its Enemies

No Swords?

What is Obama so afraid of?

In yiddish there is an expression, "on da gonif brent a hittle" translation "on the thief the hat burns". The man acts guilty.

Michael wrote:

No Weapons for Anyone Next will be medals, awards and campaign ribbons. They have sharp edges.

From today's you couldn't make it up if you tried file.......Obama's protectors have ordered graduating Midshipmen....and I suppose Commissioned Officers through Flag rank...to leave their swords at home. Full Dress White includes "wear sword". More to the point...those badges of office have been earned in a manner Obongo and his minions just wouldn't begin to understand. Important traditions that inspire are kind of lost on the red banner crowd, apparently.

Further, ceremonial swords never seemed to bother the Secret Service for any previous President. And before World War II, the swords were not particularly "ceremonial", I've seen some of those blades, boarding actions did occur on the China Station pre-war against river pirates, warlords, etc. Those swords were worn not just to graduation, but to Inaugurations, in the receiving line at the White House afterward, to the Inaugural Ball. Somehow nobody gave it a second thought. Somehow even Presidents in the past didn't presume to specify items of uniform.
But of course, what worked for Harry Truman, Ronald Reagan, F.D.R., the Bushes, T.R., any other rational non-cult leader.....doesn't work for this former state senator anointed by the Chicago machine.

Does he secretly consider our Naval and Military leaders "the enemy"? Perhaps the message this sends escaped his handlers. Sad. And .....follow me on this Obama and minions.....insulting. Actually it's contemptible.

Over at the Washington Times:

Graduating midshipmen of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis are being told in writing to leave at home or in their vehicles all "ceremonial swords" and anything else "that might be considered a weapon or a threat by screeners" for Friday's outdoor commencement ceremonies featuring an address by President Barack Obama. (more here)

Obama - The False Prophet!

John Voight speaks truth to insanity. How the hell did we fall for such a character to be President with all the facts on the table? I call it mass hysteria of the weak minded and the brainwashed simpletons of this country. Here's your "Kool-Aid"! Fascism is here to stay unless we do something now!

From a sedan to a Ferrari - Obama is the driver now!

Over the past year and a half, we were deluged by discussions from candidates. Each had his or her own slant on what the current administration was doing, right or wrong. Suffice it to say, not a very large group of George W. Bush admirers were they, and rightly so! But what have we done about those ills and wills?

We elected Barack Obama to the Oval Office to make change. Well, the change has been made. When we liken the previous administration to riding in a car a bit too fast going down the national debt highway, were we wrong? No, we were correct. Now Obama is on that highway, in a ferrari! Watch this video and see the comparison. It is pretty eye-opening:

Are you demoralized...the fall of the USA

Have you ever asked yourself how people who appear to be intelligent, well spoken, and well educated can believe and promote things that have little or no real basis in fact? Well, a friend sent me the video below of a former KGB ideological subversion expert, Yuri Bezmenov who speaks to this question.

As many have indicated for quite some time, we Americans have already lost the first, and maybe even the second battle for the fall of the USA itself. When shown proof of what is happening under our very own noses, the masses simply do not believe what is happening and fall back upon their brainwashed ways. This is very true when it comes to Islamic extremists infiltrating our schools, government, neighborhoods, and more. It is also true of the "gradual boiling of the frog" toward socialism, totalitarianism, loss of liberties, and possibly in an irreversible fashion if we do not act now.

It has always been thought in the former Soviet Union, that the only way to take down America is from within. They had always known that with the correct impetus, we would shoot our selves metaphorically. Being the intelligent, patient, and conniving people they are, Islamic extremists have studied the USA, the USSR, and the west in general very carefully. If we superimpose Mr. Bezmenov's words into this context, it is plain to see that al Qaeda and others are using these very tactics as are the Marxist/Leninist among us.

Ask yourself one question before you watch this video: Am I demoralized?

Aghan Graveyard

By Ralph Peters

May 14, 2009 --THE conflict in Afghanistan was a special-operations war in 2001, and it's a special-operations war in 2009. Everything in between was deadly make-believe.

The latest casualty of our incoherent effort is Gen. David McKiernan. On Monday, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates removed him from command of our Afghan operations after McKiernan objected to being sidelined.

If Congress approves, Gates will replace McKiernan with Lt. Gen. Stan McChrystal, a career-long special operator and a brilliant killer. McChrystal's special-ops fighters, such as the Army's Special Forces, Rangers and "black" elements, or the Navy's SEALs, do the violent, secret work that others fear or shun. Consistently, they've inflicted the key enemy casualties in our now-nameless struggle with terrorists.

Full story.

Swine Flu Man Made?

There's something downright suspicious about the swine flu.

At least, that's what scientists across the globe are beginning to think.

The sudden outbreak ... the targeting of normally healthy 20 to 45 year olds ... and the unsettling way it jumps from human to human are all raising questions. But the examination of the swine flu virus itself sent suspicions through the roof for some scientists.

They discovered that the swine flu contains elements of bird flu ... two forms of human flu ... and various forms of swine flu. Not only that, but the strain has gene segments from three different continents: Europe, Asia and North America. For many scientists, this unusual combination of flu strains from around the world can only mean one thing - the swine flu is the product of gene splicing.

In other words ... it just may be man made.

Indonesian Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari agrees with the possibility. In fact, she even went so far as to announce at a recent press conference that the swine flu could very well be genetically engineered. She suspects Western governments of making and spreading viruses in the developing world to boost pharmaceutical companies' profits.

Now, I want to make one thing clear .... Other than the suspicions scientists have over the nature of the virus - there is currently no concrete proof that the swine flu was created in a laboratory.

However, I personally find it interesting that no one knows how the flu got started. As far as I know, the original infected pig that got the ball rolling has not been identified. In fact, it looks like the only pigs affected caught the virus from a human swine worker in Alberta, Canada.