In the lingo of the left, "genocide" = any civilian killed by U.S. troops, regardless of extraordinary measures taken to avoid civilian casualites. It does not include mass murderers in the Sudan bent on wiping out animists, Christians, and black Muslims.
"Torture" = any time the U.S. deprives a prisoner of sleep. "Torture" does not include enforcement of sharia law, in places like Fallujah under the 'resistance', where beheading, arm and tongue amputation, and stoning to death are institutionalized.
"Occupaton" = any time the U.S. liberates a country. It also includes any Jewish majority anywhere. It does not Turkish, Iraqi, Syrian, and Iranian control over Kurdish territory.
United for Peace plans to "storm" the White House to "Stop Genocide, Torture and Occupation".
It's not so much that we're not against genocide, torture, and occupation. It's just that we fundamentally disagree on what those words mean.
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The beauty of the "fringe" is that it is, and will always be, the "fringe". It has absolutely no growth potential. There are those who either find themselves associated with the "fringe" or choose to embrace it momentarily for gain (love those Dems), who will invaribly be singed and burned by it.
Storm away!
Posted by: hondo at February 27, 2006 10:24 AM (fyKFC)
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Would love to see regular folks show up and block them. But regular folks are too busy holding down a job and providing for their families.
Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at February 27, 2006 10:27 AM (8e/V4)
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Going to be alot of dead hippys on the front lawn.
S.Service will f-ing shoot first. Don't these idiots realize they are playing a dangerous game?
Posted by: Filthy Allah at February 27, 2006 11:14 AM (5ceWd)
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If they were truly against genocide, torture, and occupation, then why have they waited so long? Why haven't they "stormed" the embassies of those countries which commit these things regularly? Why aren't they sending letters to Castro? Why not march in groups of thousands shouting slogans against Lybia, Syria, Iran, etc? Why don't they stand outside Saudi-run mosques with signs that say
"Stop preaching hatred" and
"Hate-mongers go home"?
These are, of course, rhetorical questions.
Posted by: Oyster at February 27, 2006 11:33 AM (7YTVr)
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Oyster
ha ha ha - of course you know! Actually some of them would indeed support (and possibly participate in) genocide, torture, and occupation if the opportunity ever arose for them reference one of their own causes or goals. They would just rationalize it differently.
We are their "enemy" - and the above is just lingo in that battle.
Posted by: hondo at February 27, 2006 11:51 AM (fyKFC)
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Storm away, I say, but none of the assholes will be down here where I'm at. Damn, I miss all the fun!
Posted by: jesusland joe at February 27, 2006 06:52 PM (rUyw4)
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On the definition of "Occupation". Don't forget that, according to the left, the US Military "Occupied" New Orleans.
Apparently America is under US occupation.
Posted by: celestial at February 28, 2006 12:50 AM (cwlpC)
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"Storm" = "Encounter the Secret Service and 'bravely run away, away, away, away....'"
Posted by: LC CanForce 101 at February 28, 2006 03:15 AM (3smJS)
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And it will stay that way, celestial. If these leftists want to see some action, I would just love for them to attempt a coup. The military and patriotic civilians in this country would wipe them from the face of the earth.
Posted by: jesusland joe at February 28, 2006 10:13 AM (rUyw4)
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Let them there will be quite a few of these reptiles with will REST IN PEACE right in the grave these people are the real extremists they are the equivalint to AL QUEDA
Posted by: sandpiper at February 28, 2006 02:12 PM (162Hn)
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If you educated yourself on the true actions of the U.S. CIA and NSA, you would understand that their is no liberation going on in Iraq. The sweeping house raids and systematic murder of innocent people is all designed for one purpose - Corporate Rule and Corporate Theft of Other People's Resources. Stop pretending that your country cares about anything other than money. Stop pretending that they are on your side. They are not concerned with anyone other than their wealthy group of corporations, and the pollution, genocide, port deals and 911 were all arranged by PNAC a long time ago. If security was a real issue, then why did Bush make a deal with United Arab Emirates (pilots of 911 planes) and why did George's brother Marvin arrange the planting of controlled demolition in the WTC and arrange the "terrorist insurance" for his buddy Silverstein. Stop being conned, wake up and smell the coffee. Watch this interview with a CIA hitman and learn something http://play.rbn.com/?url=demnow/demnow/demand/2006/feb/audio/dn20060215.ra&proto=rtsp
The crimes of other countries does not make our crimes okay. We cannot change Syria's government, but we have the obligation to try to change ours. If you don't care about living in a dictatorship, then do nothing and keep believing the stupidity propaganda they throw at you, as if you are 10 years old.
Posted by: Darrow Boggiano at March 05, 2006 06:28 PM (cjH6k)
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