tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759913671101666257.post5373101269366386382..comments2023-05-24T06:02:06.480-05:00Comments on Chuck's Chatter: New thoughts about 9/11/01Chuck Doswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03099345055614900157noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759913671101666257.post-17461065220126352462011-09-16T13:30:39.711-05:002011-09-16T13:30:39.711-05:00Hello again,
Good points. And I do agree that we&...Hello again,<br /><br />Good points. And I do agree that we're one crazy guy away from a dictatorship in many regards, religiously fanatic or otherwise. Lets hope this doesn't come to pass (like with some of the nutso tea-party people).<br /><br />Have a nice day,<br />Justin ReidJustin Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08951308458705143487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759913671101666257.post-21600290487821599202011-09-15T17:14:23.195-05:002011-09-15T17:14:23.195-05:00Justin,
With the framers of the Constitution soli...Justin,<br /><br />With the framers of the Constitution solidly aligned against establishment of a state religion, it was pretty unlikely that we would become a theocracy at the end of the 18th century.<br /><br />In today's world, where the religious right has chosen to tout a revisionist history that falsely claims we have always been a christian nation (thereby ignoring the true history of the Constitution's framers), it seems that a large segment of the population is supportive of the demolition of the wall between church and state. This is especially so given the quasi-religious nature of the so-called "war on terror" which is maintained by putting islam up as the bogeyman.<br /><br />Both sides of the aisle have been incompetent, but in very different ways. I see a very real threat from the dominionists of the religious right. If you don't, well ... you're entitled to believe what you wish, of course.<br /><br />As for Weimar Germany ... consider what <i>that</i> situation turned into when an originally tiny splinter group of fanatics took advantage of an economic collapse to promote their quasi-religious hatred for the jews.Chuck Doswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03099345055614900157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759913671101666257.post-64276616192446691392011-09-15T16:34:37.012-05:002011-09-15T16:34:37.012-05:00I agree with most of your post about not acting ig...I agree with most of your post about not acting ignorantly and only going after the one deviant sect that caused 9/11, but there are other parts I just can't agree with.<br /><br />In my opinion we are as close to a Christian theocracy as we were in the strongly deist US back in the 1700s. The notion that we could move toward one just seems completely absurd in my view. In fact most of these pundits, and the unemployment rate, are making the US seem more like Weimar Germany than a religious state.<br /><br />I am a registered independent, and I think both sides conservative and leftist, have shown a high level of incompetence in all levels of governance. I believe that these times will lead to more free thinking individuals who have a better definition of values than those spit out by Fox News and MSNBC.<br /><br />Justin ReidJustin Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08951308458705143487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759913671101666257.post-67907266620082535742011-09-12T21:17:17.171-05:002011-09-12T21:17:17.171-05:00Thanks, John ... nice to know that someone finds m...Thanks, John ... nice to know that someone finds my comments thought-provoking. Investments in weaponry cause only destruction if used, and is pretty much without value if <b>not</b> used. I understand the need to be prepared to defend ourselves from attack, but it only makes sense to engage in wars if our interests are truly at risk.Chuck Doswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03099345055614900157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759913671101666257.post-2050259484194630922011-09-12T17:51:24.939-05:002011-09-12T17:51:24.939-05:00Hello Chuck,
After reading your blog you said som...Hello Chuck,<br /><br />After reading your blog you said something I had not considered prior: <br /><br />"I'm not saying that the efforts to root out and eliminate the perpetrators are wrong or misguided. Far from it, in fact. But if one considers the results of our "war on terrorism" - we now have lost more Americans in the name of that war on terror than were killed in the NY Trade Center attacks. Politicians sent them to do the dirty work and they've died doing their duty. Add to that the horrible, disfiguring, life-changing injuries. And that number of American casualties is dwarfed by the deaths and injuries visited upon innocent civilians in those very wars."<br /><br />You raise a profound point and one that I strongly agree with. In the end, war brings more war.<br /><br />When Hitler was toppled, we entered into a Cold War with Russia. What did we accomplish? Billions of dollars spent on nuclear aresenals which in the end where dismantled. I often wonder how these things all transpire, the futility of it all.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing thoughts that, well, make us think differently. <br /><br />Sincerely,<br />John SerpaJohn Serpahttp://www.johnserpa.comnoreply@blogger.com