Idiot Compassion

American Thinker ^ | June 06, 2007 | Ralph Alter

[Bob]

"Quang Duc's act also affected leftist Americans who later immolated themselves to protest the war"

Any chance it's still got the same ol' magic?

Any chance at all???

Perhaps I'm mistaken but I sure don't seem to remember that happening.

[DieHard the Hunter]

I hate Real Estate Agents because they are all varmints, thieves and Plonkers. Except Ralph Alter: this was a bloody good article and a jolly surprise. It has been Bookmarked.

Thanks for posting it.

[RipSawyer]

Sounds about right to me, anyone whose first thought is to ask what others will think is no thinker. I try to remember the line attributed to the great American David Crockett,”First be sure you are right, then go ahead”. Crockett meant to judge the situation according to first principles and do what is right, not what will gain you some votes or make you popular in your clique. Too few are willing and able to follow Crockett's maxim today.

American liberals are notorious for pretending that they are ALWAYS right and have only the highest and most noble motivations while their opponents are totally mean spirited troglodytes who would take the milk from an infant's bottle to sell it to the highest bidder. They ignore the fact that their liberal fantasies, when put into practice, have ever resulted in naught but starvation, death, destruction and utter human misery.

[RipSawyer]

While studying the subject of narcissism it occurred to me that very few narcissists would ever recognize themselves! At that point I started to peer inwardly in trembling fear. I can hardly stand to look in the mirror now 80)

[Red Boots]

I can relate to the looking inwardly in trembling fear. I once read that spiritual growth involves ever-deepening levels of humiliation- as one takes a good, hard, honest look at one's self- from which true humility comes.

So, maybe I'm actaully getting somewhere !

'Cause I looked; and yuck !

[jabbermog]

I should keep this brief.

On Monday 3rd August this year, I was convicted at Lincoln Magistrates Court on 1 count of ‘Inciting Community Hatred’ because of my speaking out against Fundamentalist Islam and attending pro-Israel and Support our Troops counter demonstrations.
I have been fined £400 and been told not to enter Sheffield City centre when there are demonstrations of any kind. As an interim penalty I am not allowed to use the internet until my appeal hearing.
If my appeal is unsuccessful, then I will have a criminal record which will make it difficult for me to find a job and I will be barred from entering the US (ironically for going on pro-US marches)!
Freepers you have been warned. The British legal system protects the free speech of Moslem loonies, but not me.
I should log off now as I do not want to be found breaching my Magistrates order. (Am posting from an internet cafe).