As anticipated, it is the deafening silence of Muslim leaders everywhere condemning the resort to violence by the Boston Marathon Bombers that speaks volumes.
It is also the lightning speed and professionalism of our police forces that speaks volumes about the benefits of freedom and the rule of law. Yes, there are problems, but the fact that we hear about them and they are addressed is an essential part of remaining unfettered by domestic tyranny and is testament that the system works. For no country is perfect, but those that adhere to and respect the law, and have a critical mass of law abiding citizens, are for ever moving toward that unattainable goal instead of spiraling away from it like so many failed states.
Comment 1: Loren M. Lambert - I think you have a point up to a point. We have made some grave mistakes and perhaps have not shown sufficient restraint in our actions. And just as I may have made a different decision on the bombing of Dresden, Hiroshima and Nagasaki--Japan and Germany committed the greater offense, and cannot claim moral superiority. Regardless of all our faults, most of the middle east's problems could be resolved by the Arab and predominately Muslim countries if they saw themselves less as victims and more as a dynamic, resourceful people in charge of their own destinies and secure enough in their own beliefs that they did not need to impose them by violence.
Comment 2: Marc NeoAbolitionist Niceler - I am not going to defend Islamic states but I think it is quite obvious who the more violent ones are. By using the body counts on both sides in aggregate as a metric.
Comment 3: Loren M. Lambert - Valid point in that respect. But I hope you aren't suggesting that we don't have a right and responsibility to apprehend, arrest or kill if necessary criminals like these bombers. Reflection is fine and we should do it on our way to societal betterment and to try to stop our often heavy handedness abroad and to thereby become partners in peace than sometimes necessary reactionaries.
Loren M. Lambert © April 19, 2013
It is also the lightning speed and professionalism of our police forces that speaks volumes about the benefits of freedom and the rule of law. Yes, there are problems, but the fact that we hear about them and they are addressed is an essential part of remaining unfettered by domestic tyranny and is testament that the system works. For no country is perfect, but those that adhere to and respect the law, and have a critical mass of law abiding citizens, are for ever moving toward that unattainable goal instead of spiraling away from it like so many failed states.
Comment 1: Loren M. Lambert - I think you have a point up to a point. We have made some grave mistakes and perhaps have not shown sufficient restraint in our actions. And just as I may have made a different decision on the bombing of Dresden, Hiroshima and Nagasaki--Japan and Germany committed the greater offense, and cannot claim moral superiority. Regardless of all our faults, most of the middle east's problems could be resolved by the Arab and predominately Muslim countries if they saw themselves less as victims and more as a dynamic, resourceful people in charge of their own destinies and secure enough in their own beliefs that they did not need to impose them by violence.
Comment 2: Marc NeoAbolitionist Niceler - I am not going to defend Islamic states but I think it is quite obvious who the more violent ones are. By using the body counts on both sides in aggregate as a metric.
Comment 3: Loren M. Lambert - Valid point in that respect. But I hope you aren't suggesting that we don't have a right and responsibility to apprehend, arrest or kill if necessary criminals like these bombers. Reflection is fine and we should do it on our way to societal betterment and to try to stop our often heavy handedness abroad and to thereby become partners in peace than sometimes necessary reactionaries.
Loren M. Lambert © April 19, 2013
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