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Orson Scott Card: Fanatic Terrorism from the Past
Rhinoceros Times, Greensboro, NC ^
| 10/30/2003
| Orson Scott Card
Posted on 11/03/2003 7:47:07 AM PST by Tolik
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To: Tolik
Interestingly enough, Card is a Democrat.
To: 10mm
Islam needs to be viewed as a political philosophy, like fascism or communism, and not as a legitimate religion. Exactly. My rant:
We're dealing with an evil, totalitarian, dictatorial, murderous political system masquerading as a religion. Just the treatment of women in Islamic societies should tell you all you need to know about this "culture". Add in their intolerance of non-believers, and it becomes obvious what a rational tolerance policy might look like.
Personally, I will become tolerant of Islam when there are churches and synagogues in Mecca, Medina, Riyadh, Islamabad, Karachi, Cairo, Khartoum, and similar locales, and the locals aren't trying to burn down the structures and kill the attendees.
For now, here's where I'm at on the subject. The math works.
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11/11/2003 8:50:51 PM PST
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FreedomPoster
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To: HuntsvilleTxVeteran
Yeah, but you didn't say what the highest form of writing is. Inquiring minds want to know (what you think).
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11/11/2003 8:52:20 PM PST
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Sam Cree
To: Tolik
If you cnsider that the Re Chinese are a part of this mix too...and are definitely up to abetting the terrorists and the radical muslims as a tool in distracting us to their own purposes...then you have a recipe for World War if we do not hold firmly to the current path.
And that is the premise for my own Dragon's Fury Series of novels about World War III. Volume IV is just coming out.
Thanks for the post of Card's views on this. Very thought provoking and compelling.
To: EveningStar
And Freepers would just love his book about humans who were shipped to another planet after Earth was destroyed (by humans) that featuresd a AI satalite that used mind control to keep warlike technologies from being invented. Oh, and the 'city of women', where only women could own property and marrages were 1 year contracts, renewable or not at her whim. Ender's Game was thought provoking IMO.
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To: EveningStar
Yes, I think he is like Senator Zen Miller: the party moved too far left for them, but for some reasons they are not ready to switch.
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11/12/2003 5:37:21 AM PST
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Tolik
To: Unassuaged
I read all 7 books of his Ender's universe, but nothing else. What are the books you mentioned?
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11/12/2003 5:40:01 AM PST
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Tolik
To: Jeff Head
Yes, China somehow manages to stay in shadow despite their size and ambitions. For how long? We have enough trouble as it is.
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11/12/2003 5:47:28 AM PST
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Tolik
To: Tolik
Homecoming Earth: Earthfall -- Earthborn
To: Unassuaged
Thank you
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11/17/2003 6:03:13 AM PST
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Tolik
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