Comments on: Here’s Hoping Pelosi and Reid Listen to Ted Koppel

By: Geof F. Morris

Geof F. Morris — Thu, 03 May 2007 11:59:01 +0000

But Daniel, you’re equating the presence of information with acting on it. And the other thing about one-to-many media is that everyone’s voices get amplified—the thoughtful and the thoughtless.

Crap. I should post lolcats or something.

By: *daniel

*daniel — Thu, 03 May 2007 11:52:23 +0000

I don’t know if access to information is a stabilizing and civilizing force. Certainly the way certain people act online (a veritable trove of information) isn’t civilized.

Maybe access to information under certain circumstances or something?

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 03 May 2007 04:51:59 +0000

Normally when I see comments like the previous one on the Internet, I tune them out. They represent beliefs so fundamentally held that I know I really have no chance in putting even a dent in them. Yet, somehow, seeing this posted on a good friend’s web site where I have commented on much more trivial issues in the past, I feel compelled to respond. I intend no disrespect, but there are things here which truly frighten me, and I feel that I cannot let them be said so close to my online home without speaking out.

The Muslems want to destroy all people who do not accept Islam.

You donâ€™t have to take my word for it, listen to what Muslems say. Believe them!

I’m going to try not to sound flippant here. Do you truly believe that all of Islam believes this and speaks as one voice? If not, then exactly which Muslims are you speaking of? There is no doubt whatsoever in my mind that there are many people in this world that hate us as a nation and are willing to commit terrible acts in an effort to disrupt and destroy us. Even if ALL of them do so in the name of Islam (which I’m fairly sure I can easily demonstrate is not true), isn’t it at least irresponsible to assume and claim that ALL followers of Islam wish to kill all who do not share their faith?

Nothing is EVER that clear-cut. How long do you think it would take me to find just one person right here in Huntsville, Alabama to shatter that assumption? 10 people? 100 people? Is it not obvious that the moment we start making such horrible generalizations about “the Muslems” that we’re playing right into the hands of those people who use Islam as their excuse for these terrible acts? Those people WANT us to be intolerant of Islam. The more we generalize and the more loudly and publicly we condemn an entire religion, the easier it becomes for the terrorists to recruit people to the cause.

It truly frightens me how quickly and easily we can stop thinking of people as individuals.

By: Dad

Dad — Thu, 03 May 2007 02:00:40 +0000

Regardless of politics, we are in a war for our way of life. The Muslems want to destroy all people who do not accept Islam.

You don’t have to take my word for it, listen to what Muslems say. Believe them!

I do not like this war. I do not like any war. I wish our Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines could come home yesterday.

If I were there I would stay until the last terrorist presents his life to God for Judgement.

When will get a National Leader like John F. Kennedy or Ronald W. Reagan with a spine?

By: Geof F. Morris

Geof F. Morris — Wed, 02 May 2007 20:02:33 +0000

Stephen: Well, everyone is going to get a voice in such things. But I get the sense that the prevailing political will of this country is not terribly enamored with war at this point. Those war-blogs are as easy for me to avoid as Fox News is—I vote with my remote or my keyboard.

By: Richard

Richard — Wed, 02 May 2007 19:53:26 +0000

“Okay, back to listening to roughs and demos from the new Caedmonâ€™s album.”

Argh!

By: Stephen

Stephen — Wed, 02 May 2007 19:28:32 +0000

I don’t think that’s true. For example, you cite one-to-many media, which the Internet can fall into. If you look at a number of blogs, you’ll find them encouraging war.