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By: Luther McLeod

Luther McLeod — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 04:23:57 +0000

Buddy, thanks. First I had no internet, then RLS’s comments seemed to be snafued. Could just now get here.

As re your comment, I can be extremely obtuse at times. Yes, I see and agree with your point, sadly.

By: Buddy Larsen

Buddy Larsen — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 16:35:12 +0000

Well, the Bombay Sensex closed today–the bombs went off after it closed yesterday–up three percent. A big, big move, only explainable as a huge “F**K YOU” to the terrorists. Just as we were saying up above–the worm is slowly turning.

By: David Thomson

David Thomson — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 06:08:11 +0000

ìBoy, that post-USSR end-of-history didn’t last much longer…î

Yup, naive fools like myself were convinced that America had little to fear. It didnít really matter that Bill Clinton would never feel comfortable being a wartime president. Domestic issues could now dominate our concerns. The USSR was our last major threat—and the Islamic terrorists could easily be handled by our police departments and legal system. Oh well, I once also believed in the tooth fairy and Santa Claus.

By: Buddy Larsen

Buddy Larsen — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 04:30:19 +0000

The latter, looks like the likely thing. Boy, that post-USSR end-of-history didn’t last much longer than those tv shows Drudge is covering. Back into history we went, yee-haw!

By: Skookumchuk

Skookumchuk — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 04:11:47 +0000

Buddy:

“Conditioned” as in being anesthetized to the horrors such that we can’t respond, then no, we don’t want that kind of conditioning.

“Conditioned” as in being steeled and mutually agreed upon what we must do, namely be in a war against theocratic barbarism probably for the rest of the century, then yes, that is very valuable.

By: Doug S.

Doug S. — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 04:09:20 +0000

“Maybe we’re getting conditioned to these things. I hate that, but it’s probably a good thing.”

That could be, but in this case, I rather suspect that the reasoning went, “Well, it’s way over there, and no Westerners were hurt. So who cares?” Heck, Drudge eventually subordinated the Mumbai story to the fact that TV ratings hit an all-time low last week.

I guess my point is that it’s more a case of not understanding how the WoT has really shrunk the world: that New York, Madrid, London, Bali and Mumbai are really not that far apart, because we all face the same enemy, and that enemy makes little distinction between us, whether we are American or European, Catholic or Protestant or Buddhist (there’s Islamic terror in Thailand, too) or Hindi or even not the right sort of Muslim.

By: Buddy Larsen

Buddy Larsen — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 03:17:38 +0000

Luther, all it was is just, they want to freak us out, and maybe after enough murder, murder won’t freak us out anymore. Then they’re sort of disarmed, in a weird, sad, way.

By: Luther McLeod

Luther McLeod — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 02:53:31 +0000

Buddy, I always (I think) get your point. And many a fine one you make. But…could you explain to my brandy addled brain what you mean by this last? Just as a favor

By: Buddy Larsen

Buddy Larsen — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 01:15:12 +0000

Maybe we’re getting conditioned to these things. I hate that, but it’s probably a good thing.

By: Doug S.

Doug S. — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 00:53:38 +0000

Kudos to PJM for extensive coverage of this story.

aol.com has given the Mumbai bombings no better than second billing all day. The top story? Catty remarks flying between Bill O’Reilly and Keith Oelbermann. Which, of course, is sooooo much more important than a massive, coordinated terror attack on a major world city and the death or injury of over 600 brown-skinned people.

[rolls eyes]