Heh. See..this statement implies thought controlling via social pressure. What if there is a reverse pressure to leave artists to their works? That is not valid as a war strategy as you so inaptly put the twist to the scenario. it is a satirical cartoon. Not a troops movement. It kills me that one jewish concern troll can start all this shit with you clowns mindlessly backing them but if 200 artists got on and said they were offended at the misinterpretation then that would have absolutely no weight in this bogus debate. They can kiss my royal god given talent artist's ass.
Rev9
I am sorry that you feel compelled to sensationalize my position. You would have to be a dunce not to recognize that there are those out there waiting desperate to ambush us. The entire educational point in this thread should be that we all have viewpoints that someone finds atrocious. Tapdancing on landmines may be a good way to get media attention, but it is not a good way to get votes. Since 2012 is not an educational campaign but a campaign to win, it is and has been from the beginning preeminent that we get the votes and win the race.
Cultures offend each other without intending to all the time. ENtire departments of ambassadors and protocol officers have been established to work to avoid the unintentional offense. That's basically a primary source in the culture war friction. Fighting a culture war is different than fighting for the Republican Nomination. They may be parallel, but they are essentially different.
I find your rationale interesting. I am warning about blowback for being (even unintentionally) aggressive, and now you perceive me as the enemy. Much like the neocons do to Dr. Paul. You are into high moral outrage and righteous indignation against me "HOW DARE HE BLAME US FOR THE ATTACKS!" just like they say how dare Ron Paul blame America for 9/11 when he's just warning about blowback.
If you destabilize Iran there could be blowback. If you overlook a pothole there could be blowback. If the wrong person sees an accidentally offensive image, there could be blowback. Now I'm the isolationist too, because I'm arguing for less agression.
Avoiding an ambush is not enforcing political correctness, it's refraining to offend someone for the purpose of planting wisdom instead slinging mud. "Look, there is a land mine. Be careful not to step on it" you tell me fuk u and go tap dance on it. That's fine, if you want to tapdance on landmines it's your sovereign right as an American, but just be aware while that may help win the culture war, it does not help win votes.
I suspect our primary disagreement is I am focused exclusively on votegetting. Not because I want to but because I have to. Without Ron Paul the country is done. So like it or not we need the votes. That's where I'm at. I'm thinking politically, I'll cop to that. I'm thinking politically because it is a political victory we are trying to win.
The only takeaway I was hoping from this thread, was be careful. Some hot head was probably saying the same thing to an editor at the Ron Paul newsletters over certain articles that could be misconstrued.
"Stop thought-policing me! This newsletter has nothing to do with Ron Paul except for his name on top of it! I'll say what I damn well want!" and 40 years later we wonder whether Reason.com will release the newsletter thing on primary eve again in 2012 like in 2008.
I dare say one of the reasons Ron Paul couldn't make it in 1988 was because our type never never never never know when to bite our damn tongues.
Changing the world and changing the politicians are two different things. They both need to be done. Different laws of physics apply to the activism world and to the politics world.
Anyway, I'm not an isolationist, I'm a non-interventionist. Stop calling me an isolationist.
Anyway, I'm not a thought policer, I'm like Ron Paul warning about blowback. Stop calling me a thought policer.
Do you see the parallels?
Together we can end the cycle of blowback.
