August 28, 2002
Bug zapper
Steven Den Beste has a short piece up regarding the death penalty that's classic. He begins by stating that the attraction of the death penalty to those who support it is that it is irrevocable. Then he applies this line of reasoning to Iraq thusly:
"At a certain point, I think there's a tendency in any discussion on any issue to begin to feel like screaming, "SHUT UP, ALREADY!" at the other side. In the case of punishment for certain crimes, listening to endless demands for appeals and new trials, you'd scream "SHUT UP!" zorch!! and let Old Sparky have the last word.
I would hope that good people would try to avoid giving in to that, but it's a natural impulse, and right now I'm feeling the same thing about Iraq. One reason I wish we'd start the war there is so that all of the world's whiners leaders would stick a fucking sock in it."
Damn, man! Where'd that come from?
Not that I'm not in agreement with that sentiment, but now I'm interested in learning what brought this particular reaction on. It seems almost un-captain-like.
Posted by Dork at August 28, 2002 10:50 AM | TrackBack