Comments on: Through the Financial Looking Glass, It’s an Expertiness-By-Proxy Wonderland http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/03/through-the-financial-looking-glass-its-an-expert-i-ness-by-proxy-wonderland/ Firedoglake weblog Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:39:56 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: ekunin http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/03/through-the-financial-looking-glass-its-an-expert-i-ness-by-proxy-wonderland/#comment-1746643 ekunin Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:02:53 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/03/through-the-financial-looking-glass-its-an-expert-i-ness-by-proxy-wonderland/#comment-1746643 <p>The right wing talking heads credit Bush for keeping us unattacked since 2001. I choose to see it as a result of the connection between the Bush family and the Bin Ladens. The fact remains we haven’t been attacked. With a country as large as ours, they could have done something had they cared to.</p> <p>The thing to remember is a terrorist attack is the product of an individual or a comparatively few individuals. It is not a national action like past wars. We cannot defeat terrorism by invading and conquering a nation-state. We can try to kill all that nation’s citizens, but that won’t solve the problem either. Like it or not, it’s turn the other cheek time. The US hasn’t been all that wonderful. It shouldn’t be difficult to understand why we are not universally loved, but we’re not that hated either. We are a nation were more is possible for the individual than in other nations. We should build on that.</p> The right wing talking heads credit Bush for keeping us unattacked since 2001. I choose to see it as a result of the connection between the Bush family and the Bin Ladens. The fact remains we haven’t been attacked. With a country as large as ours, they could have done something had they cared to.

The thing to remember is a terrorist attack is the product of an individual or a comparatively few individuals. It is not a national action like past wars. We cannot defeat terrorism by invading and conquering a nation-state. We can try to kill all that nation’s citizens, but that won’t solve the problem either. Like it or not, it’s turn the other cheek time. The US hasn’t been all that wonderful. It shouldn’t be difficult to understand why we are not universally loved, but we’re not that hated either. We are a nation were more is possible for the individual than in other nations. We should build on that.

]]> By: Adie http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/03/through-the-financial-looking-glass-its-an-expert-i-ness-by-proxy-wonderland/#comment-1746619 Adie Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:50:07 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/03/through-the-financial-looking-glass-its-an-expert-i-ness-by-proxy-wonderland/#comment-1746619 <p>Sounds terrific. Agreed, and same to you and yours.</p> Sounds terrific. Agreed, and same to you and yours.

]]> By: sophiehunter http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/03/through-the-financial-looking-glass-its-an-expert-i-ness-by-proxy-wonderland/#comment-1746494 sophiehunter Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:43:10 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/03/through-the-financial-looking-glass-its-an-expert-i-ness-by-proxy-wonderland/#comment-1746494 <p>Genuine friendship is my goal, I wish nothing but truth and happiness for you….Love, Love, Love…..Namaste…..</p> Genuine friendship is my goal, I wish nothing but truth and happiness for you….Love, Love, Love…..Namaste…..

]]> By: Adie http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/03/through-the-financial-looking-glass-its-an-expert-i-ness-by-proxy-wonderland/#comment-1746486 Adie Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:37:43 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/03/through-the-financial-looking-glass-its-an-expert-i-ness-by-proxy-wonderland/#comment-1746486 <p>reader alert! please note #87 & #88 were filed at precisely the same time.</p> <p>i THINK we don’t disagree, not that there’s anything wrong with that.</p> <p>sorry sophiehunter. *extends hand in genuine friendship, not just words*</p> reader alert! please note #87 & #88 were filed at precisely the same time.

i THINK we don’t disagree, not that there’s anything wrong with that.

sorry sophiehunter. *extends hand in genuine friendship, not just words*

]]> By: sophiehunter http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/03/through-the-financial-looking-glass-its-an-expert-i-ness-by-proxy-wonderland/#comment-1746483 sophiehunter Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:36:44 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/03/through-the-financial-looking-glass-its-an-expert-i-ness-by-proxy-wonderland/#comment-1746483 <p>I asked God to Bless you, most sincerely, I can’t imagine what else you would want from me.</p> I asked God to Bless you, most sincerely, I can’t imagine what else you would want from me.

]]> By: Adie http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/03/through-the-financial-looking-glass-its-an-expert-i-ness-by-proxy-wonderland/#comment-1746482 Adie Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:35:11 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/03/through-the-financial-looking-glass-its-an-expert-i-ness-by-proxy-wonderland/#comment-1746482 <p>this isn’t going well, is it…</p> <p>it’s too early to start talking cupcakes and horsesense.</p> <p>*retreats into corner and dons foil hat*</p> this isn’t going well, is it…

it’s too early to start talking cupcakes and horsesense.

*retreats into corner and dons foil hat*

]]> By: Adie http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/03/through-the-financial-looking-glass-its-an-expert-i-ness-by-proxy-wonderland/#comment-1746480 Adie Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:32:29 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/03/through-the-financial-looking-glass-its-an-expert-i-ness-by-proxy-wonderland/#comment-1746480 <p>Bless your heart, too.</p> Bless your heart, too.

]]> By: Adie http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/03/through-the-financial-looking-glass-its-an-expert-i-ness-by-proxy-wonderland/#comment-1746479 Adie Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:31:55 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/03/through-the-financial-looking-glass-its-an-expert-i-ness-by-proxy-wonderland/#comment-1746479 <p>are you lecturing or reading from an inspirational calendar?</p> <p>pardon if i’m off-base, but i think we could find vast areas of agreement if you’d back off just a tad.</p> <p>i HAVE had my coffee today, and am wide awake, but still unsettled about the future, just like everyone else on this thread.</p> <p>shall we work on ideas for solutions? together?</p> <p>no. i’m not lecturing back at you. i just don’t like to be pinched as if i’ve done something horribly wrong. life’s too short…</p> are you lecturing or reading from an inspirational calendar?

pardon if i’m off-base, but i think we could find vast areas of agreement if you’d back off just a tad.

i HAVE had my coffee today, and am wide awake, but still unsettled about the future, just like everyone else on this thread.

shall we work on ideas for solutions? together?

no. i’m not lecturing back at you. i just don’t like to be pinched as if i’ve done something horribly wrong. life’s too short…

]]> By: sophiehunter http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/03/through-the-financial-looking-glass-its-an-expert-i-ness-by-proxy-wonderland/#comment-1746478 sophiehunter Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:31:14 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/03/through-the-financial-looking-glass-its-an-expert-i-ness-by-proxy-wonderland/#comment-1746478 <p>Wow, you are amazing! May God Bless you!</p> Wow, you are amazing! May God Bless you!

]]> By: Adie http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/03/through-the-financial-looking-glass-its-an-expert-i-ness-by-proxy-wonderland/#comment-1746474 Adie Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:26:37 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/03/through-the-financial-looking-glass-its-an-expert-i-ness-by-proxy-wonderland/#comment-1746474 <p>amen.</p> amen.

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