I’m Briseadh na Faire, and I’m running for President.
Today’s topic du jour: Terrorism.
“For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.” Newton’s 3rd law of physics.
Yet this applies with equal, if not greater force, to social interactions, especially on the massed scale.
Terrorists act = governments react.
Both kill innocent civilians.
The equal and opposite reaction to anarchy is authoritarianism; to terrorism is torture; to drone strikes is suicide bombings; and the cycle continues.
The path is endless; oddly enough, perhaps necessary, at least until we address the problem of overpopulation. Poverty – lack of food, water, the basic necessities of life – is the stagnant pool from which terrorists are bred and recruited. The suicide bomber doesn’t hope in 72 virgins. He hopes in a better life for those he leaves behind. He has given up all hope in a better life for himself. So, in a perverse sort of way, these endless wars have a driving function to equalize population with available resources.
And therein lies the solution.
Fighting terrorists with authoritarianism, with bombs, with drone strikes, with tanks and boots on the ground never works. Terrorism is like the Hydra – cut off one head, two more grow in its place. It’s an ‘ism’ not a person, or even a group of persons. War, violence, extraordinary renditions, torture – these reactions by governments only create more terrorists.
(And terrorists, if they truly wanted to be revolutionaries – freedom fighters – would confine their attacks to military targets, thus garnering support instead of fear, from their civilian populations.)
To put an end to terrorism, we must first accept it will take some time. This cesspool was not created overnight – it will not be cleaned up overnight. We must take positive steps globally to address population control. And we must take positive steps globally to address the inequitable distribution of wealth.
We must live up to our ideals when it comes to the rule of law, and not cast aside protections for human rights for the sake of the illusion of security.
If a handful of people commit a heinous crime – does that justify turning away 10,000 innocent victims seeking refuge? If it does, we are the ones who have lost our way.
Once upon a time, we held the ideal that it was better to not convict 10 criminals than to send one innocent person to jail. Now, it seems to be better to send 10 innocent people to jail than release one criminal.
Governments react to terrorism with their own version of terrorism. While those in power stay in power this way (at least for awhile) it does not eliminate terrorism.
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. The true equal and opposite reaction to terrorism is love. Love balances hate. Tolerance balances rejection. Acceptance balances exclusion. Faith balances fear.
And by faith, I do not mean religious faith – but faith in a positive outcome. The masses have yet to embrace this level of faith – the level of faith necessary to overcome the ‘us against them’ attitude; the level of faith necessary to not see everything as an attack against their religion. The masses are still controlled by the messages propagated by the few empowered from birth by the wealth of their progenitors.
Fight terrorism with love. It’s not a new idea. It’s just one that’s not been tried since the son of a carpenter suggested it some 2000 years ago.
I’m Briseadh na Faire, and I’m running for President (all satire aside); a vote for me is a vote that won’t be counted, because the two-party system has rigged the process to prevent the counting of write-in candidates who don’t jump through their hoops.
Meanwhile, there’s this:
OPEN THREAD
I still want a cursor app that makes the cursor ‘invisible’ to the website you’re on, unless you click on something on purpose. So many sites have drop down menus, and now ads, that react to the cursor just passing across them. Some of them start playing audio for the time you’re passing over them. Where’s supply-side economics when you need it? They were supposed to invent this before I knew I wanted it. Isn’t that the principle of supply-side?
I don’t know how to get the word out (because I refuse to pay a single second’s attention to any internet ad, period) that I will never even pay attention to offensive ads, much less ever spend a single red cent toward the purchase of whatever it is being advertised, because how would I ever know what it is they’re advertising?
I’ve recently noticed that on my Firefox browser, there is, immediately after the http address, a little icon for “Enter Reader View” which, when clicked, immediately dispenses with ALL ads and crap not related to the subject, and one can actually read the post without distraction. Best thing since sliced bread. Keeps my blood pressure down.
I use two Firefox add-ons. Adblock Plus and Noscript and I rarely see an ad. Adblock runs itself but one needs to enable Java using NoScript to run some desired features on a web site. I figure that it’s worth a small inconvenience because it also adds another layer of security. If you are interested; I would be happy to walk you through the installation and use.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/adblock-plus/?src=search
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/noscript/?src=search
I ran Firefox on my old XP computer, but it used too much processor. Chrome is better on my Windows 7, than I.E., but I can probably get I.E. to work better.
Thanks for that. I just added Adblock, opened a couple of C&L posts and bingo, no ads, esp. none of those annoying popups. Next I’ll try some other websites and see what it’s really like to revisit to old web days when ads were not a problem.
How does Noscript improve on that?
Noscript is mostly a security option but it also prevents videos from auto-playing on most sites. I like being able to selectively allow or disallow them.
Another vote for Adblock Plus. I used it on Chrome and Firefox and it makes internet browsing much more pleasant.
Thanks, Pete. I’ll check them out and if they don;t mess us our computers, I’ll install them on mine and Jane’s computers. I use Chrome and she uses Firefox.
President Obama Mocks GOP For Being Pants-Wetting Cowards
The ‘No Syrians here’ screaming from these people is designed for one reason only – keep their bigoted idiot supporters in their fear-driven ignorance. FTGS
The ONLY political advantage the sicko Republikkkans have is their ability to infuse the ignorant portion of the electorate with fear and hatred of ____________. (name it; they’ll use it).
Random thoughts.
Disparity.
Knee jerk.
Military industrial complex.
Double standard.
Pat Robertson.
Village idiot.
Death spiral.
Kill your television.
Dysfunctional.
The real cost.
War crime.
Oxymoron.
Chocolate glazed doughnut.
More coffee.
I’ll take chocolate glazed doughnuts for $100, Alex.
It’s a pity that the POTUS isn’t really allowed to call the rightwhiners “piss-soaked trolls” but, at least, I suffer from no such inhibition.
http://crooksandliars.com/2015/11/president-obama-mocks-gop-being-pants
And Tony Dale (R-Piece-of-shit) is a piece of shit
Dale should go out and beat his forehead against a brick wall. Then pay for the damage done to said brick wall.
As per usual, the Rudist One nails it.
If your foreign-policy “mentor” calls you dumb in an interview your campaign arranged, you should: (A) admit you’re still learning, (B) prove him wrong, or (C) claim he’s so “elderly” and his knowledge so “incomplete” that quoting him is unethical.
More Carson incompetence blowback:
http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2015/11/ben-carson-elderly-gentleman-duane-clarridge-215997
If you lack the foreign policy knowledge necessary to become POTUS today (absent any up-to-the-minute security briefings, which the eventual winner will get starting after Election Day), then you’re not fit to be POTUS one year from now. If you can’t name the prominent actors in a region; if you don’t know which ones are our actual allies, which ones are our actual enemies, and which ones are temporarily in either camp, and do it today, then you’re not fit to be POTUS a year from now.
Ben Carson, Donald Trump, and Carly Fiorina are not fit to be POTUS today or a year from now. I’m sure some of the other minor candidates are equally unfit.
Next up from Unka Benny is the claim that his foreign policy chops are a result of his being a direct descendent of Kit Carson.
When asked about his VP slot, Trump floats a Canadian for his running mate.
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/260492-trump-names-cruz-when-asked-about-vp-spot
OK now I know Bill Clinton put Trump up to this whole ‘run for President’ 2 year long (god it really is) public mastabatory tour.
Tucker Carlson’s rag, “The Daily Caller,” comes out for accepting Syrian refugees. Well, at least these 13. I smell a Pulitzer.
http://dailycaller.com/2015/11/18/13-syrian-refugees-wed-take-immediately-photos/
Simon Jenkins offers caution and indirectly calls the ‘War on Terror’ cry by Hollande a mistake – we’ve been here before everyone. Flim flam western politicians offering knee-jerk jingoism is not what we want right now – but the urge to do something now is very string isn’t it? Everyone feels it.
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/nov/17/terror-cooperation-paris-attack-response-war-isis
Finally. A completely HONEST depiction of the event’s unfortunate aftermath.
Mommy, please make it stop! Ben Carson’s vision for America includes rewriting the map of New England.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/11/18/ben-carsons-campaign-made-a-u-s-map-and-put-a-bunch-of-states-in-the-wrong-place/
Poor doc B.S. Carson. Never has there been a candidate so picked on by the media and everybody else. And all those ‘gotcha’ questions. Enough to drive a guy nuts. Sort of nuts at least.
Holy SHIT! Every state SE of Vermint got moved Northerly, including Main, Mass and Old Hampshire!. Not to mention Connnnectititcuth.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CUHMcZ-UEAAElLI.png:large
aarrggh
Palin: I’ll run if God calls me.
And in what has to be an unbelievable coincidence, Palin has a new book coming out.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/sarah-palin-run-for-office_564b765ce4b08cda348affeb?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592
Dearest Sarah.
This is your GOD.
Please RUN
To the BATHROOM.
Remain seated on the shit depository until all notions of governing capability are flushed down said repository.
And pray that I don’t strike your stupid ass down said repository.
Ben Stein wears his white pillow case in the day time now
Jeb! ‘what’s in a surname?’ BUSH – thinks its possible to implement his shredding of the Constitution – but when asked how, has no fookin’ clue….
She has no fookin clue how stupid she sounds
In other Fox blonde news, Megyn Kelly is 45 today. Really.
And RWNJ reach for the lube…..
Mommy mommy! He’s being mean to me!
Ted Cruz Throws A Hissy Fit At President Obama
I swear I’ve never seen such juvenile nonsense since I got out of 9th grade. But of course there wasn’t a clown car back then either.
I drink coffee that’s stronger than Ted Cruz.
Send over a waaaaahhhmbulance, stat.
Well it’s not just the GOP who are wetting their pants over Syrian orphans and widows …. here’s Mayor of Roanoke David Bowers (D – Piece-of-shit)
Well, even the most liberal Virginia Democrats tend to be on the conservative side. Some (like Sen Jim Webb) are outright conservatives, just less so than the extremists they beat to get elected.
Fortunately there are some real Democrats left.
Governor Jay Inslee (D-WA) pounds the ‘bring back internment’ fookwits into the racist piles of shite they are – but without actually saying anything nasty about them …. fascinating how he does it.
And from the files of “Fook off Jeb!” comes this one
Another Bush happy to send other people to die. And by the way, didn’t we already try the ‘send-in-the-tanks’ solution – 2001-2015 ….. why would this time be different? Oh I forgot its a BUSH, fascist bastard doesn’t care.
While American politicians continue to fear refugees, the French announce they will take in 30,000 more. Who’s the Surrender Monkeys now?
I’ve never been a big fan of Survivor but at least they are putting a bee in The Huckster’s bonnet. I was going to ask “why can’t rightwhiners respect intellectual property”? Then the answer came to me. It’s because they are so effing stupid that they have no intellectual property of their own.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/huckabee-sued-eye-of-the-tiger-kim-davis
I found this interesting. AT the bottom of the page of that Huckster story is a TPM poll. It asked, “Regardless of who you support, who do you think the Democratic nominee will be?” (In essence.) What I found interesting (and maybe it’s random) was the order of the possible choices:
Bernie Sanders
I Don’t Know
Hillary Clinton
Martin O’Malley
“…putting a bee in The Huckster’s bonnet”
Close. They Might Be Giants are avant guard. The Huckster is advent guard.
I love that song. Thanks.
Mike Huckabee: Syrian Refugees Are Just Like That Time I Ate The Bad Squirrel Meat
http://wonkette.com/596136/mike-huckabee-syrian-refugees-are-just-like-that-time-i-ate-the-bad-squirrel-meat
His god must be so proud of the Huckster.
Since The Huckster created his own god, in his own image, that’s an absolute certainty.
Ruh-roh.
Clinton Goes after Laugh Factory Comedians for Making Fun of Her
http://linkis.com/judicialwatch.org/oOEwE
The Carson campaign is already claiming that they got the map from a “librul media” source without bothering to name said source. Mental Ben himself is saying; “um, uh, huh, what?”
Carson can not undo all the mistakes and make it ‘all better’.
Ben stop digging.