Our many crimes

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Protein Wisdom suggests that the bomb, above, might serve as an object of contemplation. A memento mori which invites us to ask “Why do they hate us?”

Sure, it looks scary. But don’t despair! Instead, think of this as a way to understand the root causes of terrorism! Take a few minutes to name each nail in this undetonated bomb for an offense the West has committed against Islam. Here, I’ll get you started:

1. Abu Ghraib / Gitmo
2. Supporting Israel
3. Women drivers
4. Allowing homosexuals to live
5. Infidel boots on sacred Muslim soil (though not sacred enough that keeping open the option to target that sacred soil might conceivably act as a deterrent against WMD attacks in US cities)
6. R-rated movies / freedom

7. Pork
8. An unwillingness on the part of the majority of Westerners to submit to the will of Allah and Sharia law…
9. Harry Potter

OK, here’s more western insults to our would-be Muslim overlords:

1. Allowing women to vote
2. Allowing men to vote.
2. Providing medical aid to HIV sufferers.
3. Freedom of religion, including freedon not to believe.
4. Not killing enough Joooos.
5. Freedom of speech.
6. Hot looking women; all women should look like burlap sacks with eye-slits.
7. ‘Education’ which covers subjects other than the Koran.
8. Rock and roll music.
9. George Bush.

I feel more nuanced and mutli-culti already. Berkeley, here I come.

Posted on July 29th, 2005 by pwyll
Filed under: politics

One Response to “Our many crimes”

  1. Paco Malo, on July 29th, 2005 at 8:38 pm Said:

    Dear Editor,

    Here is another perspective on this matter:

    You close your remarks with a reference to Berkeley. For those of us born in the 1950’s, “by any means necessary” terrorism was pioneered by Palestinians hijacking western commercial aircraft almost four decades ago.

    The device pictured above, as well as the aforementioned hijackings, indicate the powerlessness of those choosing to fight political struggles unethically.

    Ethics is a luxury only the powerful have. More importantly, killing commuters in London or Madrid will not get the evil capitalists off your back.

    And Another:

    “But what can a poor boy do
    But to sing in a rock n’ roll band
    ’cause [until recently] in sleepy London town
    there’s just no place for a
    Street Fighting’ Man.”

    (the interstitial addendum is mine; balance of quote: Mick Jagger / Keith Richards (1968))

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