Letters to the Editor
DurianJoe
Published Letters: 1508 Editor's Choice: 69
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@Vasumurti, and the power of propaganda
[Read the article: Romney and Huckabee's religious intolerance ]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Even though it's off-topic, another writer brought up the myth of Hitler's vegetarianism. Thanks for debunking that nonsense. Hitler ate meat.
Actually, it's not so off-topic. The Nazi spin doctors propagated the myth that Hitler was a vegetarian in order to boost his image; at the time, Gandhi was widely admired throughout the world, and was perhaps the best known vegetarian then. Hitler's Karl Roves wants to exploit that admiration. Hence, the lie that Hitler too was a vegetarian.
My own view is that all of organized religion is one big enduring lie, propaganda spread throughout the ages. However, to be more topical, consider all of the Republican spin that goes into trying to convince the world that George W. Bush is a Christian man. Despite all of Bush's un-Christian behavior (who would Christ torture?), they persist in all but floating a CGI halo above Bush's head. And it works, at least for the 30 percent of dupes in this country.
Huckabee and Romney are counting on that myth, and those dupes, to propel them into thie White House. Grandpa Fred Thompson is doing the same ("I'm all right with the Lord, and He's all right with me").
Will it work? Hell, it's 2007, more than six decades since Hitler killed himself in his bunker, and people still fall for the bullshit propaganda that he was a vegetarian. Sad, but in 60 years I expect a good number of dupes to look back on George W. Bush as a pious leader oppressed for his beliefs. Let's just make sure that the same cannot be said of Huckabee or Romney, or any of these Republican scoundrels.
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Yes, it incites violence
[Read the article: Roundup: Do these punching bags encourage female violence?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]There's nothing wrong with a man-shaped punching bag, per se, but putting a particular person's face on it is probably not a good idea.
How would women feel if a man taped his ex-wife or ex-girlfriends face to a speed bag and pummeled her? The folks at Jezebel would blow a fuse over that one.
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What if it ends badly?
[Read the article: Romance in a fluorescent-lit cubicle ]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Does anyone really want to work within spitting distance of an ex-lover from a relationship that ended badly?
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Anonymous
[Read the article: Roundup: Do these punching bags encourage female violence?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I agree with you in theory, but in reality I think even Imi himself would still be vulnerable to getting pissed off in a fight.
You are right, though, that anything which increases the likelihood that a person will seek out violent conflict is completely anathema to self defense.
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Curses!
[Read the article: Roundup: Do these punching bags encourage female violence?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Make that "antithetical," not "anathema."
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Tracy, you ask too much.
[Read the article: Voting by gender]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]You want us to put our mugs up on the internet, like you? Look around you: I've named myself after a stinky Southeast Asian fruit and the world's most generic name. Then there's Fetboy, LeftyChris, AKA Smith (that other generic name), Juliebird...Brightstar! If we, your loyal readers and commenters, refuse to use our real names, what makes you think we'll upload our real faces?
Besides, I don't own a webcam. If I ever do, and if I can find a good Daffy Duck mask, then we'll see...
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P.S.
[Read the article: Voting by gender]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Hey, what are you, 25 or so? Geez, congratulations. When I was your age I was waiting tables.
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Parson Jim, do you need a job?
[Read the article: Roundup: Do these punching bags encourage female violence?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]You seem to have a talent for newsclipping. How much would you charge for clipping out articles involving root vegetables and potato chips which resemble celebrities?
I know it's not your favorite topic -- news which supports your misogyny -- but whatever. Are you game?
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@Fetboy
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[Read more letters about this article: Here]You and your friends threw durians at each other? Tell me: do you have to be insane in order to join the military, or does the military do that for you?
I never made it to Malaysia, but I discovered durians in Thailand. They were the size of a large melon, and I have every reason to believe that they could easily kill a man if thrown at his head with sufficient force. When I first tried one, I thought the Thais had played a trick on me and stuffed a hollow durian with dogshit. Believe it or not, though, after a few tries I actually got to like the stuff.
It gets worse. Back here in D.C., I went to a local Thai market and found...durian-flavored candy! I wanted to pass some out for Halloween, but my wife threatened to have me arrested on child cruelty charges if I did.
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He's weird, but...
[Read the article: Voting by gender]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Brightstar, do you really want to get beaten up by me while I'm wearing a latex teddy and 6" heels?
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You can't hide the stink of a rotting fish.
[Read the article: Rudy survives the Russert crucible]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Russert let Rudy get away. That's okay. Russert isn't the last word in this game. Besides, how much of the electorate really pays attention to the Sunday talk shows? The relative few who do already know about Guiliani's many sins.
Fear not. While Russet might have screwed up, Guiliani's opponents won't. You can count on Romney or Huckabee, or perhaps even Thompson if he's running third after Iowa, to tear Rudy apart. After all, these men are ruthlessly ambitious (consider the prize they're seeking). Unlike Russert, they have no need to polish Rudy's apple; indeed, they will do all they can to smash it into sauce, and they'll have Dobson and the other religious crazies on their side. The thrice-married, adulterous, gay-friendly, cross-dressing thug from New York doesn't stand a chance.
Of course, that means that we'll still be faced with the prospect of a President Romney, Huckabee, or Thompson (not McCain -- he's finished). While that is bad, a Guiliani Presidency is downright unthinkable. Let's all just sit back and watch the gangsters rub each other out. After the dust has settled is when the real battle begins: to elect the Democrat, whoever she or he might be.