by desib77 134 Replies latest social current
think it's a mistake to call any human sub-human.
Oh, so sorry. Right. Osama bin laden is one fine example of a human. I should have said something that might hurt his feelings. Or the feelings of the "human" who sawed of Nick Berg's head. That Islamofascist is still a person with feelings...
Blacksheep, are you aware of the main tone of most of your posts?
Sarcasm (n.) A keen, reproachful expression; a satirical remark uttered with some degree of scorn or contempt; a taunt; a gibe; a cutting jest.
| Noun | 1. | sarcasm - witty language used to convey insults or scorn; "he used sarcasm to upset his opponent"; |
but the ones who do these horrific things are human. Earthlings killing other earthlings.
This article is interesting for how the average Iraqi feels about the incident that the average American is outraged over.
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 Beheading shocks Iraqis, who despair over violenceBy Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, Reuters | May 13, 2004 BAGHDAD -- Most Baghdad residents yesterday condemned the beheading of a US civilian in Iraq, but many said his death was just the latest atrocity in a cycle of violence that is driving them to despair. A website video showed a masked man cutting off the head of Nicholas Berg, a 26-year-old civilian, and said Al Qaeda's leader in Iraq had personally carried out the killing in revenge for abuses against Iraqi prisoners. Berg disappeared last month when dozens of foreigners were seized by guerrillas after Marines launched a crackdown in Fallujah. The Marine operation followed the killing and grisly mutilation of four US security guards in the city. "The Americans killed hundreds in Fallujah in retaliation for the mutilation of the four Americans, and now those people are killing an American in retaliation for the torture of prisoners," said Arkan Mohammad, a cleric at Baghdad University. "Someone has to do something to stop the cycle of violence from going on and on." Even in the Baghdad Sunni Muslim stronghold of Adhamiya, where opposition to the occupation is fierce, the decapitation of Berg appalled many residents. "We denounce this act. No one can accept the killing of another human being in this horrible way," said Yassir Saleh, a 30-year-old barber. He, too, pointed to a tide of violence that has swept the country since the fall of Saddam Hussein. Many Iraqis say they oppose the US-led occupation but also despise insurgents whose suicide attacks, mortar strikes, and bomb blasts have killed far more Iraqis than Americans. |
© Copyright 2004 The New York Times Company
Listen Patio, if you don't like my style, then fine. I've had plenty of direct personal JABS by people here who've said blantantly rude and personal things. No one seemed to have problems with their STYLE.
Regardless, yes sarcasm often works better than just getting in a verbal fight. Someone didn't like the fact that I referred to terrorist murders as "subhuman." In the wake of what's happening, I believe they need to realize how ridiculous that sounds. There appears to be more concern with people being PC than there is to realize what is happening here.
FTR, I'm not wild about your style either: you seem to be treating me as some sort of child who needs a scolding. Thought this was a forum where people can express their views pretty much freely. Guess for some people, there are more complex rules on how exactly we are ABLE to express our views.
The savage sheep said
yes sarcasm often works better than just getting in a verbal fight
Doh!
That's all I have to say.
Doh!
Were you being sarcastic???
blacksheep wrote:
FTR, I'm not wild about your style either: you seem to be treating me as some sort of child who needs a scolding. Thought this was a forum where people can express their views pretty much freely. Guess for some people, there are more complex rules on how exactly we are ABLE to express our views.
You feel you are being treated as a child who needs a scolding? First, ask yourself how you have been treating others? as children? who need scolding?
You "thought" this was a forum where people can express their views pretty much freely. Where is the "freedom" to express ideas contrary to yours?
"for some people" ? And please don't hesitate to play victim when it suits you. Who knows, someone who hasn't been reading your posts for the last day wouldn't know any better.
And you tell me to grow a thicker skin? 
"The Americans killed hundreds in Fallujah in retaliation for the mutilation of the four Americans, and now those people are killing an American in retaliation for the torture of prisoners," said Arkan Mohammad, a cleric at Baghdad University. "Someone has to do something to stop the cycle of violence from going on and on."
A farmer captured a fox that had been taking his chickens. As revenge the farmer tied some dry grass to the fox's tail and set it alight, then let the fox go. The fox ran straight into the farmer's corn fields which were ready for harvesting, destroying all of his crop.
Moral: revenge can rebound on the avenger. -- Aesop's Fables
"When planning revenge, first dig two graves." -- Buddha
