Friday, September 07, 2007
Pragmatism
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Herewith some of the subjects that interested me recently as I watched The News:
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Michael Scheuer
Osama bin Laden
Science and Religion meet at a common junction
Dirty Little Secret
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Beginning with the last idea, I have been a fan of the partitian of Iraq right from the beginning of the Bush disaster. Iraq is a fantasy, not a nation. That fantasy existed through the years due to political repression. 'Iraq' could not have survived otherwise. Everybody concerned sees that Western Fantasy except The West (and The French). Iraq survived because the Bath Party under Saddam Hussein suppressed ancient tribal and religious differences by force. Democracy will never work in Iraq any better than it is working now. The time has come to partition Iraq along tribal/religious lines. America must not continue to support a Fantasy Democracy, but must cut the necessary political deals with the various factions involved. It's called 'pragmatism.'
(Pragmatism is a concept not much understood since the late 20th century. We need to get back to that concept. (No, I am not available to run for president. Forget it. I have enough problems already.))
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Concerning Scheuer, I am convinced that Bush deliberately blew our chance to kill Bin Laden at Tora-Bora because he thought that such a scenerio would tend to diminish public opinion concerning his oedipal designs against Saddam. Bush thought that Bin Laden was already hooked and could be reeled in at will. Wrong. Bin Laden may actually outlive Bush. The Fish might outlive The Fisher!
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I love the idea that Science and Religion can meet at a 'common junction,' because it seems to me that although Science is far superior to Religion in the pragmatic sense, Religion has its place in the emotional sense (being gassed here). We are fortunately (boom) equiped with both logical and emotional neuronal connections and both aspects of our collective nature need expression. We would not otherwise be 'Human.' We are a mix which needs a sophisticated understanding.
Herewith some of the subjects that interested me recently as I watched The News:
----------
Michael Scheuer
Osama bin Laden
Science and Religion meet at a common junction
Dirty Little Secret
----------
Beginning with the last idea, I have been a fan of the partitian of Iraq right from the beginning of the Bush disaster. Iraq is a fantasy, not a nation. That fantasy existed through the years due to political repression. 'Iraq' could not have survived otherwise. Everybody concerned sees that Western Fantasy except The West (and The French). Iraq survived because the Bath Party under Saddam Hussein suppressed ancient tribal and religious differences by force. Democracy will never work in Iraq any better than it is working now. The time has come to partition Iraq along tribal/religious lines. America must not continue to support a Fantasy Democracy, but must cut the necessary political deals with the various factions involved. It's called 'pragmatism.'
(Pragmatism is a concept not much understood since the late 20th century. We need to get back to that concept. (No, I am not available to run for president. Forget it. I have enough problems already.))
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Concerning Scheuer, I am convinced that Bush deliberately blew our chance to kill Bin Laden at Tora-Bora because he thought that such a scenerio would tend to diminish public opinion concerning his oedipal designs against Saddam. Bush thought that Bin Laden was already hooked and could be reeled in at will. Wrong. Bin Laden may actually outlive Bush. The Fish might outlive The Fisher!
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I love the idea that Science and Religion can meet at a 'common junction,' because it seems to me that although Science is far superior to Religion in the pragmatic sense, Religion has its place in the emotional sense (being gassed here). We are fortunately (boom) equiped with both logical and emotional neuronal connections and both aspects of our collective nature need expression. We would not otherwise be 'Human.' We are a mix which needs a sophisticated understanding.
