Am I the only one who gets a guilty thrill from insurgency/terrorism? I saw a pic of Hamas guards in the process of taking over a Fatah office, and one guy was in a black vest, very stern looking. Good forearms. The rest were standing alert, ready for action. Way to go! I'm by turns horrified, and enamored of Hamas. Let's face it; we're all suckers for quick, decisive action. We're just hypocritical about who can carry it out violently, and who can't.
Once one embraces the notion of the virtuous warrior, how can one discriminate about which side to support? It's illogical. Why for one minute should the Iraqis (and Iranians, and Afghans, etc.) lay down and take what we're doing? We'd never respect them. We never respect anybody. We coerce, we exploit them. But respect is something we really never understand.
It all comes down to original sin. Some of us suffer its effects more than others of us. If we're not decimated by it, we have to try to defeat it. I think it is really that simple.
And yes -- I am here equating the male organ with sin.
You can't tame the human spirit through intimidation. What the terrorists have is powerful stuff. They are appropriating everything we sell in this culture about acting from your gut and obtaining instant gratification.
I want some, too.
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