tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post9573354714255168..comments2023-12-28T06:30:48.808-05:00Comments on The Rule of Reason: Our Post 9/11 World: A Ten-Year RetrospectiveUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-6247158209566075312020-05-03T09:25:03.205-04:002020-05-03T09:25:03.205-04:00Finally,someone sane.Even Ayn Rand wouldn't g...Finally,someone sane.Even Ayn Rand wouldn't go this far.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02716425877606114174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-79686947221046792082019-05-28T16:42:10.639-04:002019-05-28T16:42:10.639-04:00SICKO!!!SICKO!!!Uncle Dementorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10093338531154350405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-84939203667537604902018-09-01T15:33:11.853-04:002018-09-01T15:33:11.853-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Uncle Dementorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10093338531154350405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-38023677367180296622018-07-24T09:44:19.860-04:002018-07-24T09:44:19.860-04:00Why is everyone here sucking your dick? Do you del...Why is everyone here sucking your dick? Do you delete criticism? If you do your a liberalAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04648393057741958500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-9193947232796431672016-10-06T19:47:37.127-04:002016-10-06T19:47:37.127-04:00I don't really like Islam either, but dopping ...I don't really like Islam either, but dopping canned sunshine on Mecca, never mind the other places you listed, probably would not do anything good. Oh, and by the way: The "Right" would establish IngSoc-style agencies just as soon as the "Left" would, so long as it means deregulation of industry, tax cuts, etc. Intresting TL though.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13225260720591710235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-80586495679264533092011-09-23T09:54:38.500-04:002011-09-23T09:54:38.500-04:00Does anyone know if this piece has been translated...Does anyone know if this piece has been translated into Spanish?<br /><br />Thank you.elmasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-10295673600367508692011-09-17T21:40:12.594-04:002011-09-17T21:40:12.594-04:00Sorry Jayeldee, I'll translate:
As I inhale a...Sorry Jayeldee, I'll translate:<br /><br />As I inhale a large amount of smoke from my marijuana cigarette, I utter the phrase, "totally radical dude". <br /><br />I just had this urge to use the word "radical" in a colloquial way. That is all : )Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122129410990551416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-26493775511519273712011-09-14T19:10:15.286-04:002011-09-14T19:10:15.286-04:00Drew, your argument is cogent--and unanswerable. K...Drew, your argument is cogent--and unanswerable. Kudos to you. (But I cannot for the life of me comprehend your final sentence. I suppose I haven't the lingo.)jayeldeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-31548620024730989612011-09-13T20:40:53.819-04:002011-09-13T20:40:53.819-04:00If bombing Islamic holy sites "radicalized&qu...If bombing Islamic holy sites "radicalized" the "moderates," and "angered" the "friendly," then it seems pretty obvious that these cohorts of muslims' respective "moderation" and "friendliness" was not a value to begin with. If this "anger" and "radicalization" is a response to a morally justified annihilation of the physical relics of a vicious totalitarian ideology that has murdered countless individuals, then it it only becomes clear where the "moderates'" true allegiance lies---they would have to be crushed along with the ones that were more open about their "radicalness" to begin with.<br /><br />*I take a big haul on this doobie* totally radical dude.Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122129410990551416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-33688546677917073642011-09-13T07:12:05.544-04:002011-09-13T07:12:05.544-04:00Parille: Again the irrelevancies. Get lost. Don...Parille: Again the irrelevancies. Get lost. Don't come here again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-58163136284766869332011-09-12T18:44:55.593-04:002011-09-12T18:44:55.593-04:00Parille: So what? Why do you keep bringing up irre...Parille: So what? Why do you keep bringing up irrelevancies?Edward Clinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12160209827969614964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-77719784554293740942011-09-12T06:26:27.163-04:002011-09-12T06:26:27.163-04:00Mr. Galt,
Judaism continued after the destruction...Mr. Galt,<br /><br />Judaism continued after the destruction of the Temple in AD70.<br /><br />Neil ParilleNeil Parillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074901258306769278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-23632991906951755302011-09-11T09:13:01.799-04:002011-09-11T09:13:01.799-04:00I don't usually like to waste time wishing but...I don't usually like to waste time wishing but your depiction of how it could/should have been are tempting. Great job, Ed.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02283312915111581912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-88054187087280674762011-09-07T19:26:59.380-04:002011-09-07T19:26:59.380-04:00Jack Galt wrote:
"To raise Islamist shrines ...Jack Galt wrote: <br />"To raise Islamist shrines would serve to demonstrate that God is utterly impotent, while we are not."<br /><br />I assume you mean "raze", not "raise". (And I agree with you, FWIW--assuming you mean the former.)jayeldeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-2742527655654711122011-09-06T19:40:23.151-04:002011-09-06T19:40:23.151-04:00Ed,
Instead of bombing Islamic holy places, why ...Ed, <br /><br />Instead of bombing Islamic holy places, why not just prevent Moslems from coming to the US?<br /><br />One Objectivist who says she supports "open immigration" said that Israel is morally obligated to allow Moslems into Israel even if it means Israel becomes Islamic.<br /><br />Do you support the policy of "open immmigration" as advocated by Craig Biddle, Diana Hsieh, and Harry Binswanger?<br /><br />-Neil ParilleNeil Parillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074901258306769278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-44854751926532148462011-09-06T08:47:32.367-04:002011-09-06T08:47:32.367-04:00I forgot to sign off with this quote:
Science fli...I forgot to sign off with this quote:<br /><br />Science flies you into space. Religion into buildings.JBhttp://www.intellectualammosupply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-69588618146658150652011-09-06T08:44:13.158-04:002011-09-06T08:44:13.158-04:00WOW!
Please make this into a booklet we can purch...WOW!<br /><br />Please make this into a booklet we can purchase and give as a gift to people we care about. (Much nicer and personal than just a link via email).<br /><br />This would make an incredible movie. <br /><br />Thank you Ed Cline.JBhttp://www.intellectualammo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-11590983011263994592011-09-05T08:10:35.142-04:002011-09-05T08:10:35.142-04:00This surely resonates with millions of Americans w...This surely resonates with millions of Americans who love peace and reject the lie of Islam.<br /><br />Thank you for turning the soil.<br /> <br />May the delayed gratification of our victory over tyranny be all the more sweet.Mark Hallenberghttp://islamophobe.usnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-70214512696256018822011-09-03T01:59:34.078-04:002011-09-03T01:59:34.078-04:00Funniest contradiction I saw today, here in Burlin...Funniest contradiction I saw today, here in Burlington, Ontario. We host the biggest "ribfests" in Canada. I saw several Muslim families, with women covered head to toe, visiting the event. Giant cartoon pigs in flames and other such images on huge billboards, etc. I doubt they would eat even chicken cooked alongside ribs. Weird.<br /><br />I still think Bosch Fawstin should do a jihadi fighting cartoon hero called Edward Swine. That would be awesome.Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122129410990551416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-60747271286187210862011-09-02T13:50:29.983-04:002011-09-02T13:50:29.983-04:00This is indeed what we should have done.
Sadly, w...This is indeed what we should have done.<br /><br />Sadly, we can "thank" <strong><a href="http://1389blog.com/2011/08/30/lets-play-whack-a-muslim-brotherhood-mole/" rel="nofollow">Grover Norquist and other Muslim Brotherhood agents</a></strong> for having deceived both parties in the US.<br /><br />Oh, and by the way, another vital step was (AND STILL IS) mass deportation of Muslims, even those who have taken an oath of citizenship despite their beliefs in Islamic doctrine, with an exception made for anyone who had the courage to publicly apostatize from Islam.<br /><br />It very likely will come to that eventually.1389https://www.blogger.com/profile/04335705483244616965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-10191206858265839482011-09-02T12:32:24.527-04:002011-09-02T12:32:24.527-04:00Thanks for an insightful look at what might have b...Thanks for an insightful look at what might have been, how many Americans would not be in their graves today, would not be maimed today - how much more peaceful the world would be. Linked at my place. Oh, and thanks for making John Bolton president..Maggie@MaggiesNotebookhttp://maggiesnotebook.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-39669976465146173982011-09-02T11:22:51.649-04:002011-09-02T11:22:51.649-04:00Rebecca:
I state that most of the hijackers were ...Rebecca:<br /><br />I state that most of the hijackers were Saudi nationals. That isn't the issue. The issue is the enabling financing. Mush of that went through Iraqi government controlled banks. Also Saudi, Syrian and Pakistani entities. Very likely through Jordanian banks, as well. <br /><br />EdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-11290820818996237322011-09-02T10:46:48.699-04:002011-09-02T10:46:48.699-04:00This is what SHOULD have happened, my hear weeps ...This is what SHOULD have happened, my hear weeps that it did not. Look at what cowards we have 'leading' our country and their 'islam first' insanity. We need people who are not afraid to tell the truth about islam and act appropriately to defend us from it to enter public office. But all we get are dupes, from both parties, like <b><a href="http://zillablog.marezilla.com/2011/08/no-quarter.html" rel="nofollow">Rick Perry, who says that "islam is a religion of peace"</a></b>. Americans' persistent ignorance is as appalling as it is suicidal. <br />Thank you for your powerful piece about the country and world we COULD have had.Zillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284986414729616917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-49576489844062819332011-09-02T08:40:01.524-04:002011-09-02T08:40:01.524-04:00The 9/11 hijackers were not from Iraq. None of th...The 9/11 hijackers were not from Iraq. None of them. They were from Saudi, UAE, Egypt, and Lebanon. Different countries entirely. It's disappointing that you got that pivotal and very telling detail wrong. <br /><br />Not one was from Iraq. Not one. If you consider that your national pride would be seriously offended if somebody falsely accused Americans of such an act, you can understand why I'm picking this nit. Especially given that Reason must have a basis in cold hard fact, rather than the fantasies we wish were true. What you describe is like unicorns and pegasi, beautiful, but impossibly not real.Rebecca in Crystal Lake ILnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-4001904712284991392011-09-01T23:27:07.255-04:002011-09-01T23:27:07.255-04:00Bravo! I want to second and third the other commen...Bravo! I want to second and third the other commenters who wanted more of this world--this is the perfect statement of what I kept hoping would happen in the aftermath of 9/11. I want to live in the world you describe, or at the very least, I want to borrow the binoculars that let you see into this world. Christ on a bike indeed!Sarah Gelberg Chanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15612955030975352640noreply@blogger.com