CoastalRat wrote:So now someone with a different opinion is an idiot right-winger. And why? Simply because we believe that an American institution should not invite the president of another country to speak even while that country is sending material into Iraq to kill our soldiers? And even though he openly preaches the destruction of our country? And we are the idiots!!!
You really shouldn't buy into the right-wing propaganda so much. I haven't seen him openly preaching the destruction of America, and honestly, I don't care if he does. I've seen crazies on a corner preaching the same thing; I didn't care when they did it, either.
Quote:It is you Cy who would give him legitimacy by inviting him to speak. I beg to differ that the only idiot here is you and the liberals who think it is quite ok to invite him to talk about his desire to destroy us here on our own soil.
So, you tell me: what advantage is there for him, speaking here? What will it gain him? What would it have gained him if we denied him to speak here?
Quote:I once respected your opinions even when they differed from mine just as I thought you at least respected mine. But now it seems I am nothing but an idiot to you when I disagree. So fine. Regardless of how you think of me, I will proudly stand by my view on this. Columbia was wrong to invite him and I am sure he is just all giddy knowing he can spout his hatred of us and have it legitimized by an invite from a university.
The only thing that legitimizes his speech are reactionaries who go all aflutter over the fact that someone they disagree with might say something they disagree with. Heavens to Betsy, what
will we do if he says things that aren't official US policy! Why, he might call our elected or military leaders a name; that would be a serious blow to our national power.
You guys just don't get it; getting caught up in the petty **** from these little countries, and then acting as if it matters at all, is what
gives them legitimacy. Listen to yourself for a second. You're all upset, b/c he's coming here to give a speech. So what? What's different at the end of the day? Nothing at all. He isn't going to say or do anything there which will change anything at all. What's really hurt is your sensibilities; the Right-wing has built Iran (a country who can't hold a candle to us in any way, shape or fashion) into a gigantic enemy, b/c their electoral strategy relies upon a certain amount of fear amongst the populace. And you've totally bought into it. Please, don't.
Please remember that the second we truly, honestly are threatened by Iran, we can turn their country into an unbroken sheet of glass. Without losing a single soldier. And then try to calm down a little.
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