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Something that occurred to me while I was corresponding with the bright insomnomaniac: Ever notice that when President Bush uses a phrase like "Axis of Evil" he is derided by the press, liberals, and EurocratsTM for being so simplesse as to associate "good" and "evil" with a those governing a country. Then, in the next breath, the self-same critics refer to Bush or other Republicans as "evil". Do they ever notice this and have a good hearty laugh at themselves? The fact is, Bush refers to entire countries as being evil. He also refers to Al-Quaida as being evil. In that, he is correct. When we refer to Republicans and Bush as being evil, we're doing the same thing as Bush, we are refering to an organizationg as being evil because it stands for evil things. I don't wish to go into the specifics because that would make this post entirely too long. Posted by: Coert on March 4, 2005 04:06 PM 1. When Bush refers to, say, North Korea as being evil, he is not referring to the "entire country" as being evil. He is referring to the government. 2. I don't mind that you feel Republicans stand for evil things. The point you are missing (deliberately?) is your hypocrisy: Bush undoubtedly feels the North Korean government "stands for" evil things. Since they have starved millions of their own people to death, I'd have to say the evidence is on his side. But liberals didn't critize Bush by showing he was factually WRONG about calling N. Korea evil. Instead, the claim was that civilized people shouldn't call other people "evil" at all. But, in the same way (but with considerably less evidence) liberals also feel and claim other people (Republicans, for example) are evil. That is hypocrisy. Why is this so difficult for you to understand? Posted by: Tim (Random Observations) on March 4, 2005 05:03 PM Add your two cents...
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Hope you're living under a bridge soon
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