Left And Right Plagues Cindy Shehan
I was listening to talk radio this morning. I know it shouldn’t, but I do. Sometimes the host seems sane and sometimes you get a real stinking day, with the stinking-thinking of a Ghost-host, who is apparently havin’ a bad day.
How else could someone talk so darn mean? It seems as if the far right, that’s my opinion, takes what they call “the high ground” on a subject, and then they get right down in the sewer! Not with their use of vulgar language or cussing, but the good ole’ acceptable English words can be formed to do more than what a sword could do! This is because it would be a “sword fight”, and not a one-sided combat! You see, from my perspective, the “target of the radio host usually does not have the forum anywhere near as formidable as the talk show host. So it is like watching, or listening in this case, to an unarmed combatant going up against a man with a sword. You hear nothing from the “target-victim”! Even if the victim is semi-famous, or semi-infamous, he or she, has absolutely nothing, virtually, to say as they are “slaughtered”! This kind of combat, unlike a true debate, you know, a debate between peers, not at all like the ones we have been exposed to whenever we are subjected to the horror of Presidential “Debates”, but real debate, before an audience that contains no “Fan Club”, nor much of a “Party” to hone our word-battle into a “prime time made for TV” show.
I’m not talking about having a political opinion here folks. I mean, we all have an opinion on most national and state issues. Some even have opinions about local issues! Imagine that, if you will. But to get on the radio, in this case its KLIF in Dallas, and say something so cruel that it curdles me, then it must be one of the lowest of the lowest “below the belt hits” I ever heard!
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The Black Flag Of Anarchy
Rational, sober, logical citizens wonder what exactly the terrorists want. What purpose does it serve to fly planes into buildings, kill and maim police recruits by the hundreds, or blow up innocent commuters on mass transit? Such a question carries the assumption that there is a goal hidden beneath the madness.
Historically, terrorism has often been used to bring about a desired conclusion. The Irgun in Palestine pursued terrorist acts to achieve the state of Israel. The activists of the IRA sought a free Ireland without British garrisons or influence. The Russian Bolsheviks fought for food, money, and some semblance of personal power. In isolated pockets all over the globe, terrorist acts are being committed right now to give birth to political change, define a new national state, relieve the oppression of tyranny, or to economically and spiritually transform a society.
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Don’t You Know That Egypt is Destroyed Yet?
Chapters four through twelve of Exodus describe the plagues on Egypt that resulted in Israel being freed. Historically it takes place at the very end of the Middle Kingdom, shortly before the Hyksos domination around 1600 B.C. It is probable that the events listed in Exodus were major factors in the Hyksos being able to conquer Egypt even though they were rather weak. The story provides some interesting parallels to the present situation in the United States.
Some 430 years before, the Hebrews or Israel had gone into Egypt to escape famine in Palestine. They settled in the area known a Goshen, raising livestock and separated from the main Egyptian culture. In time, as their numbers grew, they came to be viewed as a threat to Egypt because their culture was different, and were subjugated by the Egyptian government under the Pharaohs. The slavery became increasingly severe as time passed and Israel began to seek their freedom. Moses was designated to negotiate with Pharaoh.
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