In the spirt of "there ought to be a rule...." I suggest the following 4 guidelines listed below.
1. No Nazi/Hitler comparisons unless millions have been murdered in the name of racial purity by a dictator who wants to rule the world and controls his own country with fear and secret police. No, the CIA don't qualify as secret police and the dead in Iraq are not similar to the 6 million dead Jews during WWII.
2. No Vietnam comparisons shall be used without first understanding what the failures and successes of the war were. One must also have a good grasp of current success in Iraq, or wherever, before any comparison shall be made.
3. All Americans who say they "hate America" will be exchanged for one grateful individual still waiting to legally immigrate to the U.S. Said self-loathing American will be given to China, Cuba, Iran, or any third-world country. After three months, they will be allowed to legally immigrate back to America if they so chose.
4. The names of all murder victims shall be read off at the execution of any prisoner on death row, lest we forget why the state is taking a life.
3 comments:
Well said.
I may just quote you in my own blog.
I agree whole-heartedly. One addendum though: estimates are that between 8 and 11 million people were killed by the nazis in concentration camps during WWII. for some reason, all anyone ever seems to talk about are the 6 million jews. I think the 2-5 million others deserve to be remembered too.
I’m one of "those" people who loves democracy. Instead of sending me to one of those third world counties, could you send me to a country that has healthcare for all of its citizens?
Thanks!
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