The World War II generation was also able to feel pity, but they were able to combine it with thinking. They could surely feel pity for, say, the French civilians killed because of Allied bombing raids against the French rail system (in preparation for D-Day), but their cognitive facilities allowed them to understand that if no such raids were undertaken, the Nazis would dominate Europe forever.

I don’t think it’s so much that our present culture exceeds previous generations of Americans in pity; it’s that it lacks the ability to combine emotion with thought.

Baloney! Whereís my shovel? Itís getting deep in here. The protesters deserve our thanks. Those who didnít participate in the protest were likely too lazy.

The idiots at Harvard University allowed Khatami a public relations victory. He apparently spent little, if any, time engaging in vigorous debate. When does Harvard plan on hosting Khatamiís victims?

There is hope.

I’m sure that there is a very strong correlation between people who find the likes of Mr. Khatami to be wretched, and people who have better things to do than attend a protest.

Besides, attending a protest is almost by definition a narcissistic exercise. And those of us who have outgrown our dislike of the West have also outgrown our narcissism. No?

Roger is doing the right thing: he has developed blogging capabilities, through Pajamas Media. The MSM is no longer getting a free ride. Now, if we could only help kids figure out that they do NOT have to go to an expensive university in order to make a good living, and have a great life. I would love to see the universities suffer a reality check to end reality checks. Imagine: they are fighting over getting Saudi students to come to their ‘palace of higher learning.’

It is a long road we are on, and each of us must do as much as we are able, in the best way we know how. AND cheer each other up when our hearts falter.

It has occurred to me that the Green Helmet guys, and Reuters, and the very slick jihadi media machine is predicated upon one insight: we, in our civilization, are able to feel Pity. Thus, the hijinks with the dead babies, the pieta arrangements made with pretend ‘victims’, all the setups from Pallywood.

How they must chuckle and sneer at this ‘weakness’ of ours.

I am sad to report that I think that these United States will not take terrorism seriously until a nuclear weapon is detonates in one or more of its cities. We have to think quite seriously about how to deal with the aftermath, as it seems probable, though not certain, that such will occur. Until such time, politcal correctness will dampen our resolve. Despite its bravado, I cannot believe that the Bush Admin is much more serious than the Clinton Admin in actually going after terrorists and the sponsors of such — after all GWB left Norm Mineta in as Sec. of Transportation for years when he was obviously and horribly incompetent. The same is true for George Tenet. GWB is simply not serious in fighting terrorists.

There are so many who worry about North Korea, but it seems completely obvious that Pakistan is the big long-term problem, in addition to Iran. What the hell are the folks in the Admin doing? They won’t talk about it!

I liked the ‘Path to 9/11′ if only because it provided blame for failures all around — the Clintonites only got most of the blame because they had been been in charge for many years leading up to the attack, whereas the dimwits in the Bush Admin only had a year in which to screw up.

Luckily, this is not the only place I have lived. It would be a mistake to think anything happening in Cambridge is real life. In real life, there is enough evidence to hang Khatami.

If I recall correctly the MSM was on board and has remained on board as an unqualified ally. Same with Global Warning.

Does the WOT need an Al Gore PowerPoint?

I am glad to hear it, but most people just do not do things like that, even bloggers. It does not mean they like the guy.