Thursday, March 06, 2003

New Literary Technique

Like all Americans, I'm constantly on the prowl for new ways to get my brilliant points across. That's why I was so excited to read Ross McKenzie's latest article in which he recounts a fictional conversation between a protester and a sensible American patriot. Among the brilliant words he puts into his Liberal Dupes mouth "BUSH SUCKS," "AMERICA IS THE WORLD'S GREATEST THREAT TO PEACE," and "MAKE LOVE, NOT WAR." You can see that MacKenzie is committed to presenting the anti war point of view fairly. But just for balance, wouldn't it be nice to imagine a coffee shop, . . . no, wait a minute, no true America would ever go into a coffee shop. Lets say a Bar. And listen into a pro-war demonstrator and his counterpart.

SADDAM IS A MONSTER! HE'S KILLED MILLIONS!

Yes, and thank goodness the US was there to supply him with much of the tools necessary to accomplish that goal. And at any rate, there are monsters ruling countries all over the world, are you really comfortable with the US going around and toppling them all?

SADDAM IS SEEKING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION!

Well, look at how we are treating North Korea. Can't really blame him. But he hasn't got them, and inspectors are making it difficult if not impossible for him to continue work. Containement has worked.

LOOK CAPTAIN APPEASER, WHY DON'T YOU GET A CLUE? SADDAM IS RUNNING RINGS AROUND THOSE INSPECTORS!

Then how did they find those missiles? And more to the point, why did the US agree to an inspection period if they had no intention of letting it play out? If we cut the inspections short, the UN will be rendered irrelevant, and the Middle East will get the message that the US has declared the Middle East it's personal playground.

YOU CAN'T WORRY ABOUT WHAT THEM RAGHEADS THINK. THEY ALL HATE AMERICA ANYWAY, THAT'S WHAT ISLAM IS ALL ABOUT.

No that's not what Islam is all about. Islamic leaders in this country and abroad have condemned terrorism for years, and yet they still have to answer why they don't fight terrorism. Dr. Agha Saeed, National Chair of the American Muslim Alliance, after the terrorist attacks on September 11, stated “These attacks are against both divine and human laws and we condemn them in the strongest terms. The Muslim Americans join the nation in calling for swift apprehension and stiff punishment of the perpetrators, and offer our sympathies to the victims and their families.” We have a fairly large population of muslims right here in the US, the majority of which are from Southeast Asia or were born in this country (and largely African-American).

LOOK, LET'S BOMB 'EM ALL AND LET GOD SORT THEM OUT

Ok, that's a little weak but makes as much sense as ending with "MAKE LOVE NOT WAR."

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