Some of them do like it.
Zalatix
19. Standard response: "But al Qaeda is evil!
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I don't want to hear any facts! Al Qaeda is evil, dammit! I'm plugging my ears now, la la la la la la la la GOD BLESS AMERICA la la la la la la la la"
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2. Al-Qaeda was our bestest buddies when we needed them
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Now? Not so much.
But the larger point, of course, is what's more likely to gain the allegiance of a people? Indiscriminately raining down death from above by remote control, or feeding them? Unfortunately, we seem to know how to do only one thing anymore. I don't know if it's a lack of imagination, a failure of nerve, political cowardice, distrust of our claimed ideals, a combination of all that and more, or just what.
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15. Yes, I read it twice to make sure it said what I thought it said.
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Reminded me of the days when Bush supporters called Democratics 'Saddam Lovers' because they opposed that tragic, phony war. Interesting way to try to deflect from the huge human tragedy of all those lost lives as a result of Bush policies, getting us into an impossible quagmire which it is now almost impossible to get out of.
Beautiful children, dead, innocent human beings. I remember Dahr Jamail's photos of the dead bodies of Iraqi babies, mothers and grandparents. He was the only one witnessing the carnage. When I would post them for Bush supporters, their responses were usually 'so you love Saddam'. Sad, sad, commentary on our supposed humanity.
Zalatix
20. Sadly, a lot of Democrats and supposed moderates play into this, too.
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Defending anything that al Qaeda does is such heresy that many simply internalize the fear of giving them any sort of praise. In fact Godwin's law may be invoked at some point during such a discussion ("would you support the Nazis if they were killing Jews and feeding hungry Germans???").
For right wingers it's this: al Qaeda = Satan himself. So if Satan is feeding the poor then it's our "godly*" duty to kill the poor to save their souls. Send in the drones.
* disclaimer: not Godly by any rational definition, but rather "godly" by that right wing psychosis they call reasoning.
It's instructive to note that while Al-Qaeda defending can get a pass at DU, saying something positive about an American that happens to be a Republican gets a pile-on of "Why are you defending (****)?" or "Are you sure you're at the right place?" or "Enjoy your stay", if not an outright ban.
But don't you dare call them disloyal or treasonous.
