Amusing to watch the response on
DemocraticUnderground.com to the news of the
resignation of the Lebanese puppet government. I'm
copying extracts of their exchange here (if I posted
the whole thing it would only be far more
incoherent). One of them even makes a Dylan
reference. It's a good idea to preserve it anyway,
since the moderators have a tendency to delete
threads that show their users in such a bad, and
accurate light. (I don't know why I enjoy this stuff
so much. I know it's a sin ... .)
peacebird (541 posts) Mon Feb-28-05 12:25 PM
Original message
Lebanon's government is to resign - BBC
"Lebanon's Prime Minister Omar Karimi has
announced he and his government are resigning,
two weeks after the murder of his predecessor
Rafik Hariri."
ECH1969 (205 posts) Mon Feb-28-05 12:27 PM
Response to Original message
No don't give into Bush
Bleachers7 (1000+ posts) Mon Feb-28-05 12:33
PM
What does that mean?
It's amazing how Bush gets credit and blame for
everything. This is a public uprising after the
Syrians killed a Lebanese leader. This in my view
is a positive development for the Lebanese.
Hopefully they will be able to succesfully govern
themselves.
Tom Friedman is correct about 1 thing. Democrats
have to participate in what's going on in the ME.
We cannot hope for it all to fail.
Poppyseedman (361 posts) Mon Feb-28-05 12:49
PM
You may be right about civil war
Hopefully not.
As for a "constitutional arrangement",
since the most current government was under
Syrian control, does that hold a lot of water?
Lots of rogue states have a
"constitution" most are about as
worthless as TP
Capt_Nemo (1000+ posts) Mon Feb-28-05 12:55 PM
yeah rogue states like the Aggressor
States of America
they have a constitution, alright...
The Stranger (1000+ posts) Mon Feb-28-05 01:19
PM
The Neocons are using this against Syria.
People power is virtually a quote from their
campaign.
agitpropagent9 (150 posts) Mon Feb-28-05 01:16
PM
well i can see you've thought this
through.
let's just propose a moratorium of any democratic
movements anywhere in the world.
Just Me (1000+ posts) Mon Feb-28-05 01:18 PM
Yep. For several years I have been
thinking this through.
Yes, indeed.
The neoCONs and their agenda for world
domination/control has NOTHING to do with
"freedom" or "democracy".
xavier86 (27 posts) Mon Feb-28-05 01:59 PM
Sometimes people benefit from good
luck
PNAC has no control over this.{ed.: PNAC =
"Project for a New American
Century," the much demonized
conservative think-tank} If they benefit
from this, then it's just a bit of good luck for
them.
Just because PNAC benefits, doesn't mean what's
happening is a bad thing.
That my friend is irrational logic.
Just Me (1000+ posts) Mon Feb-28-05 02:03 PM
If they are involved in the assassination
of Hariri and the country,...
,...falls into a civil war,...that is certainly a
bad thing.
You don't seem to comprehend what the neoCONs are
willing to do to execute their plan.
daleo (1000+ posts) Mon Feb-28-05 02:24 PM
Like the Bob Dylan song "Idiot
Wind" says
"I can't help it if I'm lucky".
theboss (1000+ posts) Mon Feb-28-05 02:03 PM
Oh well...in that case I should support
puppet dictatorships
For the record, Democrats are in favor of
Democracy.
Sweet Jesus.
(end of Democratic Undergound extract)
Well, "theboss" is right about that. (I
wonder if he regrets doing those concerts for Kerry
now?)