come on...

[deathboy]

[edit]: apparently, the metaphor and my usual diatribe stylings made it difficult to tell: I'm commenting upon the recent attempt to use scaremongering to promote a political party by saying "our lot makes you safer from terrorists". Despite taking us to war.


Seriously, though: If you were a schoolkid again, and a medium-popular kid with a new job as hall monitor and reputation for being quite the liar, came up to you and started waving his hands and jabbering excitedly about how you were likely to get beaten up on the way home by some new and terrible bully on the block, what would you think?

Wouldn't you find it suspicious and convenient that this bully showed up the same time as the righteous hall monitor whos job was made safer by the presence of this threat?

Wouldn't you want some proof this bully even existed?

Wouldn't you want to hear why, if he did exist outside of the fevered imagination of the hall monitor, the bully would picky YOU, personally, above others to attack?

Wouldn't you be fucking angry and turn round and beat down upon this hall monitor, this self-interested scaremonger and gossip, when you discovered that if the bully exists, the reason he would pick on you in particular was because some toffy-nosed prick had been showing off, threatening and bullying other kids and giving out your name? Claiming he was doing it with the mandate of your school?

Would you listen to him?

Or would you beat the living shit out of him?

Comments

[bluekieran.livejournal.com]

Is this some reference to an actual event, or just a product of your fevered imagination?

[bluekieran.livejournal.com]

Oh wait, having read your other post I can guess it's a political metaphor. I still think you're a fevered loon, though.

[deathboy.livejournal.com]

Oh.

Thanks.

Just doing my job.

[deathboy.livejournal.com]

erm.

I was referring to the climate of terror issue in the news at the moment, and referred to in my previous post.

[taoist-goth.livejournal.com]

I concur - I hate the way Blair has got us mixed up in this infernal "War on Terror" and then tells us we're safer, when all he's done is remove one of Bin Laden's enemies and stir up the ire of the arab world. Makes me wonder if I shouldn't start selling badges saying;

"Don't blow ME up, I was against the War!"

[anditron.livejournal.com]

having just popped out of the shower...

what did we do this time?

[deathboy.livejournal.com]

No no, my lot.

My government are trying to use the "you're safer with us - we'll protect you from the terrorists" line.

[taoist-goth.livejournal.com]

...thus implying the opposition parties wouldn't protect the UK as much, which has understandably got their backs up something cronic. This'll probably be a political own-goal for Labour.

[anditron.livejournal.com]

Oh Christ on a prostitute, the flaws in that argument are so vast a premie could steer a U-Boat through them. Well, as long as the premie wasn't from Jesusland.

I mean... and why J-land couldn't wrap their elephant minds around it I've no clue but...
Firstly, no act of terror on the scale of 9/11 had occurred before Bush (WWI and WWII do not count).

Secondly, yes Bin Laden orchestrated an attack on WTC during Clinton's presidency (93) but, look how long it took between the one and the other; what would the estimate be on how long it took to plan that attack as it was smaller and used a more common method of terrorism; then determine what the purpose or retaliation was due to. Which leads us to the big question... Who was in office before Clinton? Papa Bush. What happened during Papa Bush's reign? Come on class, you can ALL say Gulf War.

Thirdly, how can YOUR administration tell you you're safe against terrorism when there's a giant wall dividing Belfast to keep molotov cocktails from being chucked from one side to the other and children are terrorized so badly they have to take back alleyway routes to even attempt to make it to shool safely?

Oish, that's some nerve your Blaire has I tell you.


oh, and a little note for you to look up. Time magazine publishes quotes of the week. In the issue after Rumsfeld announced his resignation. There's a quote of Blaire saying to Bush "Don't you answer yes to that." In response to a question a reporter asked Bush which went something like what do you think about having Blaire as a lap dog. I'd find it for you but I don't have time hah hah.

[anditron.livejournal.com]

*ahem* pardon my spelling i'm rushing to make a flight

[selectnone.livejournal.com]

"premie"?

[anditron.livejournal.com]

premature born baby. might have misspelled it, but i think it's right pronounced (pre me)

[deathboy.livejournal.com]

Prime minister, I assume :)

[deathboy.livejournal.com]

or .. oh. not :)