Tuesday, October 19, 2010
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"There's Nothing in the Middle of the Road but Yellow Stripes and Dead Armadillos" Jim Hightower-TX writer-politician
I disagree with Hightower.
What you will find here is: a centrist's view of current events;
a collection of thoughts, arguments, and observations
that I have found appealing and/or amusing over the years;
and, if you choose, your civil contributions which will make it into a conversation.
a collection of thoughts, arguments, and observations
that I have found appealing and/or amusing over the years;
and, if you choose, your civil contributions which will make it into a conversation.
He not busy bein' born, is busy dyin'. - Bob Dylan
Please refer to participants only by their designated identities.
suggestion for US citizens: When a form asks for your race, write in: -- American
suggestion for US citizens: When a form asks for your race, write in: -- American
Your request for a true/false answer makes this a deliciously wicked tug of war between logic and what you would “really” like to communicate. I will start the cauldron bubbling by saying the logical answer to your questions is “True”.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Tom that the logical answer is "True." However, this does feel sort of like a "Do you still beat your wife?" kind of construction in its ambiguous use of language. To me the statement sorely needs a quantifier. "Some muslims..." would be a more accurate assertion, because as it stands one does wonder, are we talking about all muslims, or a muslim majority, or what?
ReplyDeleteIt would also be nice if voices for a moderate muslim majority would stand up and say: The assertion is False because we reject any self-proclamtion of muslim identity on the part of extremists who would perpetrate acts of terror against innocents. I haven't heard any such outcry, but maybe I just haven't been paying attention.