The Best Cure For A Bad Idea Is A Better One
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Yesterday I was listening to NPR and I heard some guy say, “The best cure for a bad idea is a better one.” I really like that. I get so weary of hearing people spout off their simplistic negative energy. Talking about how bad the war is in Iraq or Afghanistan. Or what a jerk George Bush is. I've heard it called "the blame America first crowd."
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Please don’t just criticize, suggest a solution. Or be quiet and quit bothering everyone.
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Saddam Hussein is a really bad guy, for sure. He did indeed have weapons of mass destruction. It is a proven fact that he had used his poison gas to kill thousands of his own people. He had a group of well educated, intelligent people who had indeed done a lot of work on their nuclear program. And he was behaving to the international community like he still had some big nasty weapons to hide.
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Talking rather than fighting, and international organizations like the UN which encourage communication are an essential part of the long term solution. And this dictator was laughing at the UN and openly refusing to go along with the wishes of the international community.
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And those crazy, religion-filled Muslim fanatics did knock down the twin towers in New York, and they flew an airplane into the Pentagon. They really did. This is not just some kind of right wing spin or a fantasy. These guys are psychopaths.
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So OK, the war sucks. And the anti-American attitude among Arabs and Muslims is growing stronger. And Rumsfeld and the Veep are both arrogant as hell. So, whats new?
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If we elect a new president, and then promptly remove all of our troops from Iraq and Afghanistan do you think this will solve the problem? Well I don’t.
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So we let the Palestinians and the Iranians kill all the jews in Israel. And then we allow them to permanently take over the country. And we let Iran go ahead and develop Nuke bombs. And we let the Taliban and any other group of fanatics get their own little nukes. And we just sort of retreat into ourselves. I don’t believe for one moment that this will stop the conflict. It will only embolden these fanatics even further.
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Easy answers and quick fixes are really nice. But unfortunately they only are effective on TV and in video games, not in the real world. So please stop the mindless dribble of only criticizing. Only Protesting Against. That part is easy, and all this negative energy is actually harmful. It only debilitates us. Suggest some positive alternatives and solutions. Any dumb-ass can say what he is against: War, hunger, poverty, discrimination, fascism, etc. Even Beavis and Butthead would have no problems saying what they are against.
If you want to be a part of the solution, then figure out what you are FOR. And work to get it implemented. This really is a much more difficult path, but it is the only effective way forward/
Yesterday I was listening to NPR and I heard some guy say, “The best cure for a bad idea is a better one.” I really like that. I get so weary of hearing people spout off their simplistic negative energy. Talking about how bad the war is in Iraq or Afghanistan. Or what a jerk George Bush is. I've heard it called "the blame America first crowd."
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Please don’t just criticize, suggest a solution. Or be quiet and quit bothering everyone.
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Saddam Hussein is a really bad guy, for sure. He did indeed have weapons of mass destruction. It is a proven fact that he had used his poison gas to kill thousands of his own people. He had a group of well educated, intelligent people who had indeed done a lot of work on their nuclear program. And he was behaving to the international community like he still had some big nasty weapons to hide.
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Talking rather than fighting, and international organizations like the UN which encourage communication are an essential part of the long term solution. And this dictator was laughing at the UN and openly refusing to go along with the wishes of the international community.
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And those crazy, religion-filled Muslim fanatics did knock down the twin towers in New York, and they flew an airplane into the Pentagon. They really did. This is not just some kind of right wing spin or a fantasy. These guys are psychopaths.
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So OK, the war sucks. And the anti-American attitude among Arabs and Muslims is growing stronger. And Rumsfeld and the Veep are both arrogant as hell. So, whats new?
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If we elect a new president, and then promptly remove all of our troops from Iraq and Afghanistan do you think this will solve the problem? Well I don’t.
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So we let the Palestinians and the Iranians kill all the jews in Israel. And then we allow them to permanently take over the country. And we let Iran go ahead and develop Nuke bombs. And we let the Taliban and any other group of fanatics get their own little nukes. And we just sort of retreat into ourselves. I don’t believe for one moment that this will stop the conflict. It will only embolden these fanatics even further.
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Easy answers and quick fixes are really nice. But unfortunately they only are effective on TV and in video games, not in the real world. So please stop the mindless dribble of only criticizing. Only Protesting Against. That part is easy, and all this negative energy is actually harmful. It only debilitates us. Suggest some positive alternatives and solutions. Any dumb-ass can say what he is against: War, hunger, poverty, discrimination, fascism, etc. Even Beavis and Butthead would have no problems saying what they are against.
If you want to be a part of the solution, then figure out what you are FOR. And work to get it implemented. This really is a much more difficult path, but it is the only effective way forward/
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So don't just Oppose (which is looking backwards) rather Propose changes for the future.
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