Freedom's Just Another Word. . .
Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose,
And nothin' ain't worth nothin' but its free
--Me & Bobby McGee, Kris Kristofferson
The more one is absorbed in fighting evil,
the less one is tempted to place the good in question
--Jean-Paul Sartre
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And nothin' ain't worth nothin' but its free
--Me & Bobby McGee, Kris Kristofferson
The more one is absorbed in fighting evil,
the less one is tempted to place the good in question
--Jean-Paul Sartre
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John McCain said recently that when he looks into Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's eyes all he sees is KGB. He should have extended the concept of the truth-seeking gaze.
When one looks into George W. Bush's eyes, all one sees is absence, confusion and ignorance, with a soupçon of brutish brio which diminishes weekly. McCain further fails to mention that when one looks into George H. W. Bush's and Robert Gate's eyes, all one sees is CIA.
What is the difference between the latter two and Putin? Why is the CIA good and the KGB evil? Both are nasty dogs that should be kept on tight chains, but this seems to be the case in neither situation. For the U.S. conservatives having a former CIA director as President is good, but when Russia utilizes their KGB types they wave the danger flag. Smacks of hypocrisy.
Oh, that's right -- we are the Good Guys. We only invade countries for democracy; Russia does it out of despotism. Freedom is so messy.
When one looks into George W. Bush's eyes, all one sees is absence, confusion and ignorance, with a soupçon of brutish brio which diminishes weekly. McCain further fails to mention that when one looks into George H. W. Bush's and Robert Gate's eyes, all one sees is CIA.
What is the difference between the latter two and Putin? Why is the CIA good and the KGB evil? Both are nasty dogs that should be kept on tight chains, but this seems to be the case in neither situation. For the U.S. conservatives having a former CIA director as President is good, but when Russia utilizes their KGB types they wave the danger flag. Smacks of hypocrisy.
Oh, that's right -- we are the Good Guys. We only invade countries for democracy; Russia does it out of despotism. Freedom is so messy.
Labels: KGB vs. CIA, Putin versus George H.W. Bush
posted by rangeragainstwar at 8:26 PM
3 Comments:
This whole "good guys" and "bad guys" thing sickens me. WHen I hear soldiers (particularly high-ranking officers) talking about "getting the bad guys" it sounds like they look at the world the way they looked at playground society in 5th grade. Can't we get some actual adults in charge around here?
"When one looks into George W. Bush's eyes, all one sees is absence, confusion and ignorance, with a soupçon of brutish brio which diminishes weekly."
Laughter from madness...thank you Lisa and Jim. Brilliant and well written, as usual. Peace and joy.
M.C.,
:) -- I thought it captured his essence nicely.
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