Category Archives: violence

Susan Rice, Kerry, and Syria

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Susan Rice was on the tube today trying to sell the war.  She tried playing on people’s emotions by saying that she was thinking of her own children as she watched the tapes of the children being gassed.

What about the children in Iraq? Don’t they remind Susan Rice of her children, too? More here.

How many children will be lost if we bomb Syria?

I asked the question “don’t we know how to use diplomacy anymore?”  And it appears that John Kerry was an accidental diplomat when he reportedly made an offhanded remark that Syria could turn over chemical weapons to the international community.  Now the State Dept. says it was “rhetorical”.   

Are you serious?

Kerry apparently wasn’t, but Russia was and is now going to make moves to get Syria to hand over the chemicals.  Well, now…didn’t expect that.

Who would have thought that Russia would have more diplomatic skills than the United States State Department?!

Damn….guess Wall St and the Congress warmongers aren’t going to be able to profit off another war.  (she says with fingers and toes crossed and saying a prayer…)

The Rabbi **edited

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An update to this post….apparently, the Rabbi made a snide remark about Weiner being “married to an Arab” .  Yeah, that kind of nixes one’s self-righteous position, doesn’t it?  **edited to add:  it was Jon Stewart that brought that to light. Sorry, I was tired when I posted last night.)

Doesn’t mean I’ve changed my mind about the rest of the exchange or Weiner’s campaign nor his actions towards women, though.  But he has a right to be married to whomever he chooses without that being a factor in his fitness for mayor.  He’s not fit for mayor for his predator actions and his thinking that exposing himself was a joke.

Syria update

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Global News has this up on Al Qaida’s overtaking a village in Syria.  So the question begging to be asked is–why are we supporting the rebels, if the rebels are linked to Al Qaida?

Rallies here protesting Syria strike.

Rehab Saad, who came to Canada from Syria 17 years ago, said the Obama administration should back off its calls for military intervention.

“Barack Obama: You got the Nobel Peace Prize not to start war… Don’t start a war that nobody will know when and where it’s going to end,” she said.

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The President had this message.  I don’t think anyone is against helping people but going to war over it is not the answer.  Diplomacy is the answer…or don’t we know how to do that anymore?

 

And on it goes…

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University of British Columbia also has the “YOUNG” chant for freshmen.  <sigh>

From the article:

“It certainly fosters a sense that the violation of women and young girls is no big deal and that can’t help but encourage people to consider taking advantage.”

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My point exactly.

Think of it in the terms of racism.  Most people understand racist songs or jokes now because the black community pointed them out.  So it’s my hope that pointing this out will lead to the end of the rape culture.   It is more difficult to do when, as we see here, violent sex is considered normal and even celebrated.

Those participating in it have ignored or dismissed the spiritual aspect of sex.  Women are objects to do things to, and not spiritual human beings to connect with…

The rape culture in action

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Students were actually chanting misogynist lyrics advocating rape.    The administration claims to not have known about it, but a student had complained when she was a freshman in college, but….wait for it….her complaint was not taken seriously.   She probably was portrayed as an uptight bitch who hates men….<sigh>

EU speaks against Syria strikes

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The EU has urged the U.S. to wait until the U.N. report comes back before it takes any action.  Note how the French have made a stupid statement that the U.N. report is basically not needed.  Yep.  That tells me more than anything the U.N. is very important to the assessment of what is going on and who is doing it.  I am increasingly suspicious that it isn’t Syria doing it….then the question is…who is…?