It’s high time we use our superior intellect and unbiased world view to bring an end to the fear and blind-hatred of these misunderstood martyrs; a valiant group that our ideological enemies still refer to as fundamentalists, extremists, evil and terrorists. I’m listing some of our tenets as well as some suggested quotes you may wish to employ upon coming across one of those ignorant, unwashed, red-necked elements of the hoi polloi.
Here are a few basic strategies you should be using to counter all those pro-western idealogues out there. If you have any problems mastering these four easy lines of attack, then I implore you to head back to the university and retake a western studies 101 course immediately.[ol]
[li]The first rule is to confuse them with our moral equivalency arguments. Don’t be afraid to say things like [/li][quote]
”If you believe that Arafat should be summarily arrested or exiled for being “implicated in terrorism”, then I guess that means it would also be justified to arrest and exile Ariel Sharon, George W. Bush, and every other living American president for that matter”
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as so creatively pointed out by our comrade, Mr. Bix.
[li]Guard yourself against their misconceptions of our superior statements. When they perceive assertions created, bought and sold by our ideological allies in our beloved France, don’t be afraid to attribute those quotes to them. Smile and convince it’s the extremists in their ranks who assert [/li][quote]
“It was really Jews what knocked over the World Trade Center. That’s why all them Jews got the warning to stay home from work on 9/11”
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as used brilliantly and wittedly by our sister, December.
[li]They take life and death far too seriously. For example: If you come across a rant about the number of people killed in terror attacks in which accurate cites are provided, nail them from both sides. First, tell them they’re using facts [/li][quote]
“from a fairly heavy agenda website - which is to say biased”
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then skew the numbers to make your point. Pooh-Pooh their chicken-little concerns and tell them to stop crying for
A one-two punch, sharply executed by our very own Collounsbury and Princhester.
[li]If calling them fucks, assholes, haters or ignoramuses with their heads up their ass doesn’t work, circle the (solar-powered) wagons and pull out the heavy artillery: The bigot label. If they have a problem with something uttered by one of our fundamentalist brethren in Mecca, try to convince anyone who will listen their concerns are racist. Decrying their [/li][quote]
“fear-mongering (and) religious bigotry”
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is one of many effective labels.[/ol]
So I urge you, join the real battle. Stand up! Put down the book your reading, push away from your desktop monitor or run from the coffee house you’re relaxing in immediately. Run out to the street and sigh “I’m not the least bit mad and accept things as they are.” You heard me, get up now, go to your window and open it.
Let them know how misguided, ignorant and fearful they are. If enough of us are heard, perhaps we’ll be one step closer to attaining our utopian goal of peace and understanding where rights and wrongs no longer exist.
[sup]I thought this was a spoof. Seems like JohnBckWLD should compare notes with the people at the Baptist Convention just for a laugh[/sup][/ul]