Friday, August 27, 2004
Hostile Waters
My buddy Saul sent me a link to this six year old story at CNN… as always, it’s curious to really examine how much support we received from the international community when we struck against Iraq during the Clinton administration, and when the strike was entirely symbolic and pointless. Our pals at the UN love grand gestures… as long as they don’t involve a concerted effort.
I’ve been wading into hostile waters lately, and finding them not really that hostile. I got involved in a heated exchange at blog critics about the left’s hatred of Bush. I got involved a bit late, though… and while I posted my comments, it seems that response was dying off by then. Nobody ever responded to what I said.
A fellow who goes by Cachorrito stopped by to comment on my remarks about the Iraqi soccer team. So I found my way to his blog and made some comments of my own. Again, hostile waters haven’t really been particularly hostile. Cachorrito’s responses have been polite and friendly, even while we disagree on a lot of what we’ve been discussing.
Another blogger with the handle Donkey2004 invited me to his blog, and as the name implies, he’s a Democrat. I got involved in a debate in the comments section of one of his posts… and, again, was pleased to see that the debate didn’t get ugly. The blogging community seems to be a bit more civil than the old usenet debaters of bygone days. Remember the old newsgroup flame wars? Do you miss them? Me neither.
I think this kind of exchange of ideas is good for us all, and if you're of a mind to hear a bit of what the other side is saying, I encourage you to check out either of the blogs mentioned above. They're wrong (wink), but they still seem to be good guys.
I’ve been wading into hostile waters lately, and finding them not really that hostile. I got involved in a heated exchange at blog critics about the left’s hatred of Bush. I got involved a bit late, though… and while I posted my comments, it seems that response was dying off by then. Nobody ever responded to what I said.
A fellow who goes by Cachorrito stopped by to comment on my remarks about the Iraqi soccer team. So I found my way to his blog and made some comments of my own. Again, hostile waters haven’t really been particularly hostile. Cachorrito’s responses have been polite and friendly, even while we disagree on a lot of what we’ve been discussing.
Another blogger with the handle Donkey2004 invited me to his blog, and as the name implies, he’s a Democrat. I got involved in a debate in the comments section of one of his posts… and, again, was pleased to see that the debate didn’t get ugly. The blogging community seems to be a bit more civil than the old usenet debaters of bygone days. Remember the old newsgroup flame wars? Do you miss them? Me neither.
I think this kind of exchange of ideas is good for us all, and if you're of a mind to hear a bit of what the other side is saying, I encourage you to check out either of the blogs mentioned above. They're wrong (wink), but they still seem to be good guys.
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Dude,
I have a pal who, like me, is a former infantry guy, served in an airborne unit (me, very, very briefly), same time frame, agree on most military matters, and a lot of others, too.
We're both from New England, both Catholics, yadda, yadda, yadda. And he's a very nice guy. (Was a psyops guy who deployed to Panama and blasted rock and roll at Noriega!)
He is very liberal and we disagree bitterly, tooth and nail, over almost every aspect of either side's talking points. (We agree on the valor and competence of the troops.)
What always amazes me is that people with such similar inclinations and backgrounds can look at the same pieces of information yet draw such radically different conclusions. And be passionate about our points, but not mean or vulgar, and still be pals.
But, he's wrong.
Rock Steady!
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I have a pal who, like me, is a former infantry guy, served in an airborne unit (me, very, very briefly), same time frame, agree on most military matters, and a lot of others, too.
We're both from New England, both Catholics, yadda, yadda, yadda. And he's a very nice guy. (Was a psyops guy who deployed to Panama and blasted rock and roll at Noriega!)
He is very liberal and we disagree bitterly, tooth and nail, over almost every aspect of either side's talking points. (We agree on the valor and competence of the troops.)
What always amazes me is that people with such similar inclinations and backgrounds can look at the same pieces of information yet draw such radically different conclusions. And be passionate about our points, but not mean or vulgar, and still be pals.
But, he's wrong.
Rock Steady!
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