Comments on: Facing the beast http://www.neptunuslex.com/2006/05/08/facing-the-beast/ The unbearable lightness of Lex. Enjoy! Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:54:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Unlimited Movie Downloads http://www.neptunuslex.com/2006/05/08/facing-the-beast/comment-page-1/#comment-45613 Unlimited Movie Downloads Mon, 05 Feb 2007 02:21:13 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2006/05/08/facing-the-beast/#comment-45613 <strong>Unlimited Movie Downloads...</strong> There are many websites offering free iPod downloads. But beware as many are illegal downloads. If you are an movie lover, you will... Unlimited Movie Downloads…

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]]> By: MissBirdlegs in AL http://www.neptunuslex.com/2006/05/08/facing-the-beast/comment-page-1/#comment-6404 MissBirdlegs in AL Sat, 13 May 2006 02:50:49 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2006/05/08/facing-the-beast/#comment-6404 My experience is much like Richard's. People just refuse to be bothered or reminded that we're at war. It's frightening to me how ignorant and seemingly uncaring most people are on the subject. My experience is much like Richard’s. People just refuse to be bothered or reminded that we’re at war. It’s frightening to me how ignorant and seemingly uncaring most people are on the subject.

]]> By: Richard Cook http://www.neptunuslex.com/2006/05/08/facing-the-beast/comment-page-1/#comment-6400 Richard Cook Fri, 12 May 2006 20:47:20 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2006/05/08/facing-the-beast/#comment-6400 Sir: I don't think we know we are in a war. Even after 9/11. As I go to work every day most (90%+) are oblivious to the events going on around them and, further more, they do not wish those events to intrude. Wars are fought with populations as well as armies, navies, etc. I think something very bad is going to have to happen to us to wake us up. Sir:

I don’t think we know we are in a war. Even after 9/11. As I go to work every day most (90%+) are oblivious to the events going on around them and, further more, they do not wish those events to intrude. Wars are fought with populations as well as armies, navies, etc. I think something very bad is going to have to happen to us to wake us up.

]]> By: BillT http://www.neptunuslex.com/2006/05/08/facing-the-beast/comment-page-1/#comment-6343 BillT Thu, 11 May 2006 11:33:09 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2006/05/08/facing-the-beast/#comment-6343 "No matter how the daily news of more murdered civilians and fallen soldiers becomes background noise, the rainfall patter that most of us, thankfully, only hear once we focus our attention on it." Such things should only be background noise inasmuch as the sound of heavy automatic weapons fire increasing to your flank is background noise, serving to focus your attention on an incipient attack on your own position. We trust our higher-ups to provide increased support to those flanks as needed and continue to prepare to assault or be assaulted. We should hear it continuously, because if it ceases for the wrong reason, it means that we're the next immediate target. And we'd better be ready to fight for our lives. “No matter how the daily news of more murdered civilians and fallen soldiers becomes background noise, the rainfall patter that most of us, thankfully, only hear once we focus our attention on it.”

Such things should only be background noise inasmuch as the sound of heavy automatic weapons fire increasing to your flank is background noise, serving to focus your attention on an incipient attack on your own position. We trust our higher-ups to provide increased support to those flanks as needed and continue to prepare to assault or be assaulted.

We should hear it continuously, because if it ceases for the wrong reason, it means that we’re the next immediate target. And we’d better be ready to fight for our lives.

]]> By: badbob http://www.neptunuslex.com/2006/05/08/facing-the-beast/comment-page-1/#comment-6331 badbob Wed, 10 May 2006 20:23:21 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2006/05/08/facing-the-beast/#comment-6331 Lex, I truly appreciate your optimism because I value it from an individual like you who will work towards that optimistic goal while at the same time remaining vigilant because of your sheepdog, IE- warrior ethos. Sort of like that "hooker with a heart of gold". Is that the right analogy? :-) However, what you say here: "Get the people invested in their own lives, remove from them the yoke of civil and religious tyranny and then gradually engage them - better yet, let them engage themselves - in a serious dialogue: We know that your faith teaches you that you will be ascendant through sacrifice - but what if it? Lex,

I truly appreciate your optimism because I value it from an individual like you who will work towards that optimistic goal while at the same time remaining vigilant because of your sheepdog, IE- warrior ethos. Sort of like that “hooker with a heart of gold”. Is that the right analogy? :-)

However, what you say here:

“Get the people invested in their own lives, remove from them the yoke of civil and religious tyranny and then gradually engage them – better yet, let them engage themselves – in a serious dialogue: We know that your faith teaches you that you will be ascendant through sacrifice – but what if it?

]]> By: badbob http://www.neptunuslex.com/2006/05/08/facing-the-beast/comment-page-1/#comment-409169 badbob Wed, 10 May 2006 20:23:21 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2006/05/08/facing-the-beast/#comment-409169 Lex, I truly appreciate your optimism because I value it from an individual like you who will work towards that optimistic goal while at the same time remaining vigilant because of your sheepdog, IE- warrior ethos. Sort of like that "hooker with a heart of gold". Is that the right analogy? :-) However, what you say here: "Get the people invested in their own lives, remove from them the yoke of civil and religious tyranny and then gradually engage them - better yet, let them engage themselves - in a serious dialogue: We know that your faith teaches you that you will be ascendant through sacrifice - but what if it’s wrong?" A pipe dream brother. IMO, strategically this state is unattainable through our present COA(s). Crossing ones fingers is not a strategy. On the other hand doing nothing and withdrawing into ourselves is not an option either. I just don't see that dialogue happening unless, and unfortunetly.... a helluva lot more force is used. History bears me out. We all know that the Islamic world is incapable of producing any one or group of pope/bishop-like figures to guide the doctrine or get an "update" from Mohammed. Theology throughout 90% of the Muslim world is stuck at the Maddrassa level..... And that's a dam shame for both us, and them.... B2 Lex,

I truly appreciate your optimism because I value it from an individual like you who will work towards that optimistic goal while at the same time remaining vigilant because of your sheepdog, IE- warrior ethos. Sort of like that “hooker with a heart of gold”. Is that the right analogy? :-)

However, what you say here:

“Get the people invested in their own lives, remove from them the yoke of civil and religious tyranny and then gradually engage them – better yet, let them engage themselves – in a serious dialogue: We know that your faith teaches you that you will be ascendant through sacrifice – but what if it’s wrong?”

A pipe dream brother. IMO, strategically this state is unattainable through our present COA(s). Crossing ones fingers is not a strategy. On the other hand doing nothing and withdrawing into ourselves is not an option either. I just don’t see that dialogue happening unless, and unfortunetly…. a helluva lot more force is used. History bears me out. We all know that the Islamic world is incapable of producing any one or group of pope/bishop-like figures to guide the doctrine or get an “update” from Mohammed. Theology throughout 90% of the Muslim world is stuck at the Maddrassa level…..

And that’s a dam shame for both us, and them….

B2

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