tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19936712.post2915226339912155887..comments2024-02-14T23:28:11.026-08:00Comments on FORGOTTEN PROPHETS: Come muore un italianoJack Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04599425185005999225noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19936712.post-34496740642886910852023-06-15T21:27:22.797-07:002023-06-15T21:27:22.797-07:00There are a few pieces I think are worth bumping u...There are a few pieces I think are worth bumping up, on a roughly annual basis. You know, for the late-comers, and the inconstant of purpose. Those who don't have the fortitude of character to be faithful to the spirit particular to the prophetic utterances found in this blessed site. My, what a well-constructed sentence that was. And that one. But the lost war in Iraq, that we lost, is lost, and therefore over, and so not worth remembering. And my son is no longer there -- home, safe, although thinking of joining Pararescue, the PJs. Well, I only want what's best for him. But regarding the lost war of aggression against the innocent democratic leader of Iraq and its people oppressed by American imperialism by the war that we lost, we lost it, and it's probably best to forget all about it and concentrate on Saving the Planet from Global Warming. Even though the University of East Anglia, whence come most of the compelling and correct data about how bad anthropogenic Global Warming is that we're causing with our Carbon Emissions ... uh, even though the UEA (not to be confused with the model Islamic state where real freedom is and so much better than America, you know, the the United Arab Emirates, a country not at all racist even though it has Arab in its name, the way Arabia has the name of a family it its name, if you can imagine such a thing) refused to release its data for peer review, and lied about it, and the same with NASA it seems, and the Himalayan glaciers are not receding at all -- that was just some guy on the phone ten years ago supposing, and it got put in an article and then became dogma in a UN footnote, and there's been no statistically significant Global Warming whatsoever at all for the past 15 years ... um, well, America is bad and the war is lost, is the point.<br /><br />But once upon a time it seemed important to be reminded of some certain aspect of human character, ineffable in brevity, and in the spirit of nostalgia for a less nuanced time, I resurrect this obviously wrong-headed and misleading and intolerant rightwing polemic, that's so bigoted, like me and all so-called Christians. Clear? So, with that simple apologia out of the way, that was the above-referenced piece.<br /><br />---------<br /><br />Jack Hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19936712.post-68894457862026545392010-08-01T19:36:38.842-07:002010-08-01T19:36:38.842-07:00I suggest you don't have a solid understanding...I suggest you don't have a solid understanding of the word "pretentious". Nothing highflown or overblown here. What you probably are attempting to communicate is that you feel it is manipulative. But thanks for searching it out, and reading it carefully.Jack Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04599425185005999225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19936712.post-31665970148310767042010-07-23T13:18:26.309-07:002010-07-23T13:18:26.309-07:00This is the most pretentious tripe I have read in ...This is the most pretentious tripe I have read in a long, long time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com