Comments on: the lesson of 1989 http://deanesmay.com/2009/11/09/the-lesson-of-1989/ Defending the liberal tradition in history, science, and philosophy. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:24:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ArnoldHarris http://deanesmay.com/2009/11/09/the-lesson-of-1989/#comment-179584 ArnoldHarris Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:42:52 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/?p=17821#comment-179584 I think Israel and the Arabs will be the main topic of one of my upcoming posts on DW. Aziz: Note that I did not say "Israel and Islam". The religion as a whole ought not always to take heat because of the culture of the idiotic modern descendants of the men who brought it to the world. Stay tuned. Arnold Harris Mount Horeb WI I think Israel and the Arabs will be the main topic of one of my upcoming posts on DW. Aziz: Note that I did not say “Israel and Islam”. The religion as a whole ought not always to take heat because of the culture of the idiotic modern descendants of the men who brought it to the world.

Stay tuned.

Arnold Harris
Mount Horeb WI

]]> By: Dave Price http://deanesmay.com/2009/11/09/the-lesson-of-1989/#comment-179554 Dave Price Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:56:48 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/?p=17821#comment-179554 <i>The purpose of these walls are indeed to keep Palestinians from leaving, traveling freely, and building economies and pursuing livelihoods and trade. </i> No, their purpose is to keep Palestinians from killing Israelis, which they seem to regard as a sort of ethnic sport. If Palestinians want to move out of the Stone Age, they need to stop indoctrinating their population in hatred. The purpose of these walls are indeed to keep Palestinians from leaving, traveling freely, and building economies and pursuing livelihoods and trade.

No, their purpose is to keep Palestinians from killing Israelis, which they seem to regard as a sort of ethnic sport. If Palestinians want to move out of the Stone Age, they need to stop indoctrinating their population in hatred.

]]> By: MikeLyons http://deanesmay.com/2009/11/09/the-lesson-of-1989/#comment-179550 MikeLyons Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:24:08 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/?p=17821#comment-179550 It always surprises me that Palestinian apologists always go after the walls Israel built to protect their civilians from terror, murder and Mayhem and completely forget about the walls others have built, for example Egypt, to keep the Palestinians holed up, impoverished, and angry next to the Israelis. Used as pawns in a racist war. Why aren't you calling on Egypt to "Tear down its wall"? Or calling on Egypt and Jordan to accept their Muslim Brothers? It always surprises me that Palestinian apologists always go after the walls Israel built to protect their civilians from terror, murder and Mayhem and completely forget about the walls others have built, for example Egypt, to keep the Palestinians holed up, impoverished, and angry next to the Israelis. Used as pawns in a racist war.

Why aren’t you calling on Egypt to “Tear down its wall”? Or calling on Egypt and Jordan to accept their Muslim Brothers?

]]> By: Ron Coleman http://deanesmay.com/2009/11/09/the-lesson-of-1989/#comment-179549 Ron Coleman Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:17:33 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/?p=17821#comment-179549 It's all pretty elliptical around here. It’s all pretty elliptical around here.

]]> By: Kevin D. http://deanesmay.com/2009/11/09/the-lesson-of-1989/#comment-179547 Kevin D. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:01:53 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/?p=17821#comment-179547 Aziz, It looks like you didn't read my comment because I specifically mentioned the Gaza Strip barrier. The argument is still the same. It was built to save Israeli lives. Aziz,

It looks like you didn’t read my comment because I specifically mentioned the Gaza Strip barrier. The argument is still the same. It was built to save Israeli lives.

]]> By: Aziz Poonawalla http://deanesmay.com/2009/11/09/the-lesson-of-1989/#comment-179546 Aziz Poonawalla Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:55:28 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/?p=17821#comment-179546 Ron/Mike/Snippet: For some reason you are all asumig I am referring to the separation fence between the west bank and israel proper. Not so, the walls I am referring to are teh ones that wall off Gaza, and which enervate the West Bank. The purpose of these walls are indeed to keep Palestinians from leaving, traveling freely, and building economies and pursuing livelihoods and trade. You seem to think I am a critic of teh Green Line wall, but actually, http://cityofbrass.blogspot.com/2005/02/krauthammer-fence-to-enforce-peace.html Ron/Mike/Snippet: For some reason you are all asumig I am referring to the separation fence between the west bank and israel proper. Not so, the walls I am referring to are teh ones that wall off Gaza, and which enervate the West Bank. The purpose of these walls are indeed to keep Palestinians from leaving, traveling freely, and building economies and pursuing livelihoods and trade.

You seem to think I am a critic of teh Green Line wall, but actually,

http://cityofbrass.blogspot.com/2005/02/krauthammer-fence-to-enforce-peace.html

]]> By: Snippet http://deanesmay.com/2009/11/09/the-lesson-of-1989/#comment-179543 Snippet Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:26:57 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/?p=17821#comment-179543 Ah, I see. The wall that the East Germans built to keep people from leaving is kinda like the wall the Israelis built to stop Palestinians from detonating themselves at Israeli social events. Ah, I see.

The wall that the East Germans built to keep people from leaving is kinda like the wall the Israelis built to stop Palestinians from detonating themselves at Israeli social events.

]]> By: MikeLyons http://deanesmay.com/2009/11/09/the-lesson-of-1989/#comment-179542 MikeLyons Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:23:46 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/?p=17821#comment-179542 Kevin, No. I rarely catch South Park anymore. Good show but I have little time. And here I though I was being original... Kevin,

No. I rarely catch South Park anymore. Good show but I have little time.

And here I though I was being original…

]]> By: Kevin D. http://deanesmay.com/2009/11/09/the-lesson-of-1989/#comment-179541 Kevin D. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:22:07 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/?p=17821#comment-179541 Mike, You saw that <i>South Park</i> episode, right? With the Great Wall? The Mongolian hordes are still a threat. Even in Colorado. Mike,

You saw that South Park episode, right? With the Great Wall? The Mongolian hordes are still a threat. Even in Colorado.

]]> By: MikeLyons http://deanesmay.com/2009/11/09/the-lesson-of-1989/#comment-179539 MikeLyons Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:19:56 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/?p=17821#comment-179539 My question is: when are the Chinese going to "tear down" the Great Wall and learn to live in peace with the Xiongnu? My question is: when are the Chinese going to “tear down” the Great Wall and learn to live in peace with the Xiongnu?

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