I'm becoming more and more convinced that there's a certain subset of pundits who pay a lot more attention to rhetoric and wordplay, to scoring points against their perceived 'enemies' on the side who do not think like they do, than to what the folks looking to impose their brand of Islam on the world are doing and saying.
And I'm puzzled. Sure, I know that the flamewars of UseNet have basically been translated over into the blogging world - where arguement for weeks and months over the meaning of a phrase can exhaust good will and make for bitter partisanship and once you take an opinion you'll fight tooth and nail any attempt to get you to change it - but doesn't there come a time when it has to STOP? What's it going to take, people, to get some off their biases and aware that there's REALLY a problem? Another 9/11?
The house is on fire. The emphasis should be on putting it out, not arguing about what caused the fire or whether the furnishings will be smoke-damaged or what color you'll paint the walls after rebuilding, or whether we should wait to determine IF there's a fire in the first place.
Yet all some seem to want to do is argue... anything but decide to fight the fire.
That's not going to cut it.
J.
Comments (4)
Hear hear, Jerry!
Both sides could understand each other better, if both parties had a dictionary.
This ain't no time to figure out what the meaning of "is" is.
Posted by Ben USN (Ret) | September 10, 2006 6:48 AM
Posted on September 10, 2006 06:48
We're on the same page, Ben!
J.
Posted by JLawson | September 10, 2006 12:13 PM
Posted on September 10, 2006 12:13
Good point. We need to remember to focus on the business at hand and show leadership by example.
Although many will not follow it is our responsibility to carry on with dignity and honor.
Posted by Hammer | September 10, 2006 9:05 PM
Posted on September 10, 2006 21:05
There's an old saying that in a crisis it's better to do something, even if it's wrong, than to do nothing. There's a lot of folks dedicated to doing nothing, and it's going to take a nuke under their asses to to get them to change that philosophy.
J.
Posted by JLawson | September 11, 2006 8:47 PM
Posted on September 11, 2006 20:47