tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859118341865282720.post8645423776656510609..comments2024-03-16T22:30:32.183-04:00Comments on Hampton New Hampshire Mad Dog Democrat: Be Thankful: We Live in America, and we vaccinate against Polio Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859118341865282720.post-28278555243750094632014-12-01T19:58:58.092-05:002014-12-01T19:58:58.092-05:00Mad Dog,
My guess is those villagers were feeling ...Mad Dog,<br />My guess is those villagers were feeling both righteous and frothing at the mouth...what I wonder is how do they feel the next day when they wake up and realize what they did to another human being...is there remorse or continued righteousness..probably depends on the person...fear must be a big factor in the whole mob scene as well-a lot of participants most likely join in because they're afraid if they don't they'll be tossed on the burning pyre as well.. how can you ever look at your neighbors in the same way after witnessing that horror-what a way of life....<br />Maudmaudnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859118341865282720.post-2538001752555194912014-12-01T17:06:39.568-05:002014-12-01T17:06:39.568-05:00Maud,
Republicans, "sweet as kittens." ...Maud,<br /><br />Republicans, "sweet as kittens." What is the world coming to?<br />Strange thing is, those 1,200 villagers, like the lynch mobs in Mississippi likely thought they were doing the right thing, don't you think? Or do you think they were just frothing and rabid?<br />The most basic right, the reason it's the First Amendment, is freedom of speech, so, as always, you focus on the most essential truth.<br />Mad Dogthe phantom speakshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01629183077961716582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859118341865282720.post-40794706115642191292014-11-29T14:17:25.415-05:002014-11-29T14:17:25.415-05:00Mad Dog,
Using polio vaccinations as a ruse to unc...Mad Dog,<br />Using polio vaccinations as a ruse to uncover Bin laden was a perfect example of the ends not justifying the means. It will probably take many years to convince rural villagers that polio vaccines are not a Western plot against Islam. In the meantime children, who's lives would never have been easy anyway, will suffer a lifetime of even greater hardship due to polio. Tragic in so many ways, not the least of which is there is the science to eradicate the disease but not the political or social will in some places.<br /><br />As for things to be grateful for this year, although I agree with all those you mention-our continued ability to say whatever we want in this country, well short of yelling "Fire", is at the top of my gratitude list. China continues to round up people for saying what we in this country would consider to be fairly mild criticism of members of the government- I'm thinking the Chinese government wouldn't take to kindly to some of the things we've had to say-you and I and a lot of others would be doing hard time if we lived in some other locales around the globe... Even more disturbing was the story of religious persecution out of Pakistan earlier this month. A young couple was burned alive, by a mob of 1200 of their less than neighborly neighbors, when it was suspected they had disrespected the Koran. That horrific end came after their legs were broken so they couldn't escape and the pregnant woman was wrapped in cotton to ensure she was more flammable. We are so used to freedom of speech we take it for granted until reminded by these acts of barbarism in the extreme.Yep, we have the GOP and the Tea Party, but there are creatures masking as human out there that make the Republicans seem as sweet as kittens...maudnoreply@blogger.com