From: Mike Lorrey (mlorrey@yahoo.com)
Date: Sat Apr 12 2003 - 16:50:41 MDT
--- Samantha Atkins <samantha@objectent.com> wrote:
> spike66 wrote:
> > matus wrote:
> >
> >> I am in absolute shock and awe that no one felt the events of
> >> yesterday were
> >> worthy of mention...
> >
> >
> > Why? Anything we could say at this point would sound
> > like gloating, which is considered unsporting conduct.
> > Watching the images of Iraqis throwing their shoes at
> > the toppled statue, of three Iraqi men urinating upon
> > the image of the former leader, of the citizens dragging
> > the head of the statue with a cheering rider aboard,
> > well, Matus, words are superfluous.
> >
>
> It is difficult indeed to believe that geeks would be impressed
> by these shenanigans as if they mean something deep and
> permanent or resolve all ambiguities in the situation.
It is difficult indeed to believe that the anti-war nerds would be a)
humble enough, and b) smart enough, to be contrite about being wrong
(which they would never admit), so any gloating we do would certainly
be suboptimal.
I'm beginning to think that we need a website to catalog all the times
and ways that Samantha has been wrong about something... Better yet,
she might add that to her own site as an exercise in self improvement.
=====
Mike Lorrey
"Live Free or Die, Death is not the Worst of Evils."
- Gen. John Stark
"Pacifists are Objectively Pro-Fascist." - George Orwell
"Treason doth never Prosper. What is the Reason?
For if it Prosper, none Dare call it Treason..." - Ovid
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