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We're not afraid dot com

Mycroft

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This is a cool site. About eight or nine hundred photos of people demonstrating they're not afraid of terrorism.


http://werenotafraid.com/


One of my favorites:

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Mycroft said:
This is a cool site. About eight or nine hundred photos of people demonstrating they're not afraid of terrorism.
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The New York Times thinks you are evil.

But more and more, there's a brutish flaunting of wealth and leisure. Yesterday there were lots of pictures posted of smiling families at the beach and of people showing off their cars and vans. A picture from Italy shows a white sports car and comes with the caption: "Afraid? Why should we be afraid?"

A few days ago, We're Not Afraid might have been a comfort. Today, there's a hint of "What, me worry?" from Mad magazine days, but without the humor or the sarcasm. We're Not Afraid, set up to show solidarity with London, seems to be turning into a place where the haves of the world can show that they're not afraid of the have-nots.
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The blood of the proletariat is on your hands, Mycroft. You should be ashamed. :rolleyes:
 
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Cylinder said:
The New York Times thinks you are evil.

The blood of the proletariat is on your hands, Mycroft. You should be ashamed. :rolleyes:
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That writer is nuts and the NYT is nuts for printing her.
 
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Cylinder said:
The New York Times thinks you are evil.



The blood of the proletariat is on your hands, Mycroft. You should be ashamed. :rolleyes:
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A few days ago, We're Not Afraid might have been a comfort. Today, there's a hint of "What, me worry?" from Mad magazine days, but without the humor or the sarcasm. We're Not Afraid, set up to show solidarity with London, seems to be turning into a place where the haves of the world can show that they're not afraid of the have-nots.
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By some strange coincidence, that is also Hillary Clinton's tack.
I sometimes feel that Alfred E. Neuman is in charge in Washington," Clinton said during the inaugural Aspen Ideas Festival, organized by the Aspen Institute, a non-partisan think tank.

The former first lady drew a laugh from the crowd when she described Bush's attitude toward tough issues with Neuman's catch phrase: "What, me worry?"

It wasn't the first time that Clinton had likened Bush to the Mad kid. In April, she told New York Daily News reporters and editors, "We're in a very dangerous fiscal situation, and this administration is Alfred E. Neuman — what, me worry?"
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http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-07-11-gop-mad-clinton_x.htm
 
Gulag and death camp analogies are so last month. Anyone in-the-know realizes that 1970s humor magazines are the smear de jour.
 
I love it, the site is just too cool. Terrorists have a blind spot when it comes to history. It was just a couple generations ago that these folk endured some horrendous bombing campaigns and did so with an amazing sense of dignity and perseverance. Don't ever underestimate the British.

"We shall not fail or falter; we shall not weaken or tire...Give us the tools and we will finish the job."
--Sir Winston Churchill
 
A few days ago, We're Not Afraid might have been a comfort. Today, there's a hint of "What, me worry?" from Mad magazine days, but without the humor or the sarcasm.

Apparently, the writes thinks it is OK not to be afraid when you have no reason to be afraid, but that not being afraid when there is a reason--like a recent bombing--to be afraid, that is irrational and in bad taste.

As I often like to quote, Epictetus said that the brave man is called a fool... by the coward.
 
HarryKeogh said:
I take the subway every day and live by famous landmarks. I'll admit...I'm a teensy-little bit afraid.
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Heh. They closed 10th Ave last night in front of my regular bar just as I got there -- suspicious package. Wasn't scared, just annoyed I couldn't get there. So I went to Hogs and Heifers instead. Then I was scared.
 
My unsolicited advice is to try to keep some measure of vigilance and to not become too complacent to bring attention to what's out-of-the-ordinary - if there is such a thing on the NYC subway.
 
Cylinder said:
My unsolicited advice is to try to keep some measure of vigilance and to not become too complacent to bring attention to what's out-of-the-ordinary - if there is such a thing on the NYC subway.
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The old joke is that God appeared in Central Park--and nobody noticed.

Seriously, the NYT columnist is a perfect example of what happens when "understanding the terrorists" becomes "sympathizing with the terrorists" or, as the latter is euphemistically known, "looking for the root causes of terror".

As Theodore Darlymple said:

"When a man talks of root causes, he invariably ascribes the blame to himself, or to someone much like himself. In doing so, he proves not only his own importance in the scheme of things but his great broadmindedness. At least he has not fallen into the vulgar, mean-spirited way of thinking that someone very different from himself... might actually be worse than he himself is. This is a thought too horrible for liberals to contemplate."
 
Skeptic said:
As Theodore Darlymple said:

"When a man talks of root causes, he invariably ascribes the blame to himself, or to someone much like himself. In doing so, he proves not only his own importance in the scheme of things but his great broadmindedness. At least he has not fallen into the vulgar, mean-spirited way of thinking that someone very different from himself... might actually be worse than he himself is. This is a thought too horrible for liberals to contemplate."
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Ah yes, Theodore Dalrymple. Such an excellent choice to quote in expressing solidarity with people defying the terror of the London bombing.

"In the past few decades, a peculiar and distinctive psychology has emerged in England. Gone are the civility, sturdy independence, and admirable stoicism that carried the English through the war years. It has been replaced by a constant whine of excuses, complaint, and special pleading. The collapse of the British character has been as swift and complete as the collapse of British power."-"The Knife Went In"

"And just as Britain is the most culturally degraded country in Europe, so does its cultural influence grow."-It Hurts, Therefore I Am

"...a combination of sentimentality and mean-mindedness, a peculiarly British combination."-The Dumbest Immigration Policy

"The overweening snobbery in what Professor Blakemore says is characteristically British"-http://www.city-journal.org/html/eon_2_4_03td.html]UK Profs Nix Israel[/url]

"You do not see so many brutal-looking young men anywhere else in the world as in Britain. I have scoured the globe in search of a society that produces so many vicious faces set in hatred against their own existence, but so far have not found one. " Living for Kicks:the ugly face of britain

"...a facial expression unique to the British underclass. Asked a question, he replies with an arching and curling of half his upper lip, part snarl, part sneer."- Choosing To Fail

etc, etc
 
Ah, but you're missing the point. The true significance of the London bombings, as, indeed, of everything else, is that it's an excuse for bilious whining about "liberals".
 
In my cynical America, the main concern is whether the bombing of Kings Cross will interfere with the filming of Harry Potter movies.
 
Dr Adequate said:
Ah, but you're missing the point. The true significance of the London bombings, as, indeed, of everything else, is that it's an excuse for bilious whining about "liberals".
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"Now is that wrong?" --George Costanza :D
 
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