tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post3906720775181051424..comments2024-03-29T00:24:13.128-04:00Comments on Daniel Greenfield / Sultan Knish Articles at DanielGreenfield.org : How Not to Get Shot by a SoldierDaniel Greenfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13575285186581875356noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-68539760136629457322011-02-22T22:19:34.992-05:002011-02-22T22:19:34.992-05:00Great insight....however, I disagree with a small ...Great insight....however, I disagree with a small underlying concept. <br /><br />Not ALL police in the US are just 'defending' themselves when protests occur. <br /><br />In several US cities, Pittsburg's G20 being the latest example, police used tear gas and beat protestors with batons BEFORE protestors raised a hand in violence. <br /><br />This is the essence of a police state.....the state doesn't like what you have to say, so they declare the protestors to be an unlawful assembly (peaceful or not) then they roll in with riot gear, sound cannons and tear gas...they surround people (so they can't legitimately claim they just want the protest to 'break up') and then they start arresting people. <br /><br />In the case of Pittsburg, protestors were denied the permits to protest. A right that is permitted is a right that can easily be denied.<br /><br />Your commentary really doesn't address this issue and it's something that definitely warrants mention.<br /><br />Sean King <br />Mesa, AZAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-31349109057727254752010-11-15T07:54:29.421-05:002010-11-15T07:54:29.421-05:00A really humorous piece - I loved it!
'Gazamba...A really humorous piece - I loved it!<br />'Gazambalooza', in particular, really cracked me up good. It's a word worth repeating many times to foolish 'protesters'.HermitLionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01955642756387705257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-58006557362325519982010-06-17T10:46:56.098-04:002010-06-17T10:46:56.098-04:00Not communism. Totalitarianism. The red flags we...Not communism. Totalitarianism. The red flags were just window dressing. New tricks for an old dog. It was always the same Russia. It just needed a capable czar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-42343030871046660292010-06-16T15:26:31.973-04:002010-06-16T15:26:31.973-04:00Of course. However Communism allowed for a degree ...Of course. However Communism allowed for a degree of control and consolidation that the Czars had not been capable of for a while before the revolution.Daniel Greenfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13575285186581875356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-185809202807745862010-06-16T14:48:36.015-04:002010-06-16T14:48:36.015-04:00"Under Communism, the Church as the Synagogue..."Under Communism, the Church as the Synagogue, to the extent that they existed, did so as corrupted servants of the regime, whose clergy were expected to inform on their congregants."<br /><br />And you think the Church did not inform the czars before the comissars? Stalin did not "play czar". He WAS a czar. And the Orthodox Church was the SAME Orthodox Church that always was and always will be -- a branch of the Russian State. Among Stalin's major reforms was the end of efforts to destroy the church and its incorporation into a status quo. The church leaders knew well that the day would come when the church would again be needed to replace Communism. I expect that Stalin considered this eventuality also.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-1085579232370113062010-06-15T18:31:08.276-04:002010-06-15T18:31:08.276-04:00Stalin was consolidating an empire, and he began t...Stalin was consolidating an empire, and he began to play Czar. Not that he didn't have contempt for Russians as for everyone else, and not that he had any problem killing them, but as the heart of the empire, they were a useful tool for consolidating for the empire as a whole.<br /><br />Under Communism, the Church as the Synagogue, to the extent that they existed, did so as corrupted servants of the regime, whose clergy were expected to inform on their congregants.<br /><br />that same situation still exists todayDaniel Greenfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13575285186581875356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-65002344750176808232010-06-15T14:49:54.885-04:002010-06-15T14:49:54.885-04:00@Daniel: Actually, as an Orthodox Christian who c...@Daniel: Actually, as an Orthodox Christian who confessed regularly, ensured that the icons above the Kremlin's gates were carefully concealed under plaster and steel instead of destroyed and the only Soviet premier to have a formal church funeral service, Stalin definitely cared who the slaves were. Stalin forcibly suppressed virtually all meaningful expressions of non-Russian culture. Georgian or not, no csar was a more ardent Russifier than Stalin. His prejudices were thoroughly Russian. He even went so far as to try to finish what Hitler started. But Hashem removed him first, on Purim eve no less.<br /><br />I agree with you that the current leadership is cast in Stalin's mold, though not as irrational and paranoid. But then again, no one who is not cast in that mold can effectively rule Russia. The Russian People do not permit it. As was evident from Yeltsin's disastrous reign.<br /><br />This is why, demographic projections notwithstanding, I predict not islamization but escalating pogroms, forced conversions, rampaging Cossacks, mass rape as military policy, mass engineered starvation, concentration camps and cultural genocide. Russians will be Russian, Daniel. Whether you like it or not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-89676141509280411652010-06-14T14:05:47.973-04:002010-06-14T14:05:47.973-04:00Very, very good. Thank you for writing it.Very, very good. Thank you for writing it.Frans Groenendijkhttp://www.islamofobie.nlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-87030446694172342362010-06-14T11:09:10.524-04:002010-06-14T11:09:10.524-04:00Considering Russia is projected to have a Muslim m...Considering Russia is projected to have a Muslim majority by 2050, I would say a Muslim takeover in Russia is a foregone conclusion. <br /><br />But then Stalin did not have a problem with Muslims. He wanted slaves and he didn't care too much who they happened to be. The current rulers seem to be no different.Daniel Greenfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13575285186581875356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-80941895477280766502010-06-14T10:41:41.644-04:002010-06-14T10:41:41.644-04:00"Russia just doesn't bother caring about ..."Russia just doesn't bother caring about collateral damage and rarely bothers placing any restraint on its troops. <br /><br />And of course having Muslim colonies is just a long term way of cutting your own throat. Demographically speaking. "<br /><br />You do realize that you have just contradicted yourself, right? Or do you forget how Stalin solved the Chechen Problem? If there is one nation that is safe from Islamic takeover, Russia is it. There is a reason why Putin officially reconstituted the Cossack Hosts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-17982987088712378792010-06-11T21:55:52.725-04:002010-06-11T21:55:52.725-04:00of course this will not work in Iran (or the rest ...of course this will not work in Iran (or the rest of the islamic world) where simply protesting will get you a bullit in the head.Marc Louishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17408356572458476552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-56470742578449745212010-06-11T11:14:41.429-04:002010-06-11T11:14:41.429-04:00That is only the subjective definition of a higher...That is only the subjective definition of a higher cause. GSW was getting at an objective definition of one.<br /><br />The US military is quite effective in direct combat. And ineffective when it is used for political nation building exercises. The former is its purpose. The latter is not.<br /><br />Political will is important. But Russia is just doing what the US is, backing up puppet regimes with its own armed forces while pandering to Muslims. Russia just doesn't bother caring about collateral damage and rarely bothers placing any restraint on its troops. <br /><br />And of course having Muslim colonies is just a long term way of cutting your own throat. Demographically speaking. <br /><br />So political will is important. But it has to be directed sensibly.Daniel Greenfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13575285186581875356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-73424406930869435602010-06-11T10:58:51.645-04:002010-06-11T10:58:51.645-04:00@gsw: A higher cause is one outside yourself, one...@gsw: A higher cause is one outside yourself, one for which you are willing to make sacrifices and face hardships even if success is unlikely, or even impossible. How it is perceived by others, especially others who are your enemies, is irrelevant. If you can imagine no circumstances under which you would be willing to be a suicide bomber, I pity you. If you don't understand what I am saying, google "Alexandr Matrosov".<br /><br />@Daniel: Who told you that the West's militaries work? Militaries are political tools. Their actions and doctrines reflect the policies and attitudes of the nations that create them. America is running from Iraq and Afghanistan. Russia is staying in Chechnya. And the Sinhalese are staying in Tamil Eelam. The reason? America is unwilling to use the necessary methods to ensure victory in Iraq and Afghanistan. Russia and Sri Lanka ARE willing to use the necessary methods to subdue the Caucasus and Northern Ceylon, respectively.<br /><br />Here is proof once again that it is will and belief in one's cause that win wars, not high tech toys. The high tech toys are mere tools. Having them only makes things easier. But one can do without.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-83162054086985327122010-06-11T08:32:08.152-04:002010-06-11T08:32:08.152-04:00Insightful, indeed !
Once again, I am tempted to ...Insightful, indeed !<br /><br />Once again, I am tempted to translate your article into French and publish it... I just miss time to do it.Marcorozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07120453088507376521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-78756124495955679662010-06-11T08:09:58.214-04:002010-06-11T08:09:58.214-04:00Every day I come here to see what you have to say ...Every day I come here to see what you have to say and I'm never disappointed. Once again, you've written another truly brilliant piece. <br /><br />Thank you for sharing your brilliant pieces with us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-66252611339518558082010-06-11T06:22:31.221-04:002010-06-11T06:22:31.221-04:00@Anonymous: "willing to die for a higher caus...@Anonymous: <i>"willing to die for a higher cause"</i> <br /><br />You mean "<b>willing to die for a baser cause.</b>"<br /><br />Higher causes are, for example,:<br />feeding starving children;<br />saving lives; <br />building homes;<br />giving love& laughter;<br /> <br />Blowing up people to provide more land for people who have more children than they can feed is not a <b>higher cause</b> it is pure greed.gswhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00464061976742965239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-33127391775410439422010-06-10T22:46:33.852-04:002010-06-10T22:46:33.852-04:00Well I'll see what I can do given some timeWell I'll see what I can do given some timeDaniel Greenfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13575285186581875356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-65928263972126813802010-06-10T20:57:49.607-04:002010-06-10T20:57:49.607-04:00Only this one article is all I'm asking. Looki...Only this one article is all I'm asking. Looking into a big thought like PODCAST could derail you completely.<br />*Just one little upload, then one little download*... should you then decide to remove it from blogspot.com - no big deal.<br /><br />By then, I have your CD & maybe share it with friends. <br />What could possibly go wrong?<br /><br />Fame and Fortune... obscurity and poverty. You're no worse off than now.<br />and I drive the streets cheerfully listening How Not To Get Shot By a Soldier.<br />This could potentially save lives, if my windows are rolled down. <br />Have you ever timed a 4-way stoplight?2sloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687684487054065583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-40405076686495055722010-06-10T18:30:19.296-04:002010-06-10T18:30:19.296-04:00I don't know that very many people are interes...I don't know that very many people are interested in having this blog also be a podcast, but I can look into it.Daniel Greenfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13575285186581875356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-58551477506568484082010-06-10T17:58:15.922-04:002010-06-10T17:58:15.922-04:00The blogspot.com does have an option for uploading...The blogspot.com does have an option for uploading audio files. <br />This article would sound better than most music nowadays.<br />Could you be persuaded to record it on your computer and upload it, then it could be put on CD?<br />Perfect listening while driving around!2sloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687684487054065583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-7687997407083214452010-06-10T16:56:11.551-04:002010-06-10T16:56:11.551-04:00stevew220,
first time i have encountered your sit...stevew220,<br /><br />first time i have encountered your site. very good work.<br /><br />( an aside to anon. above )<br />i am a veteran, and have killed!<br />It is something i would rather not have to do again, but will not lose any sleep if forced to it.<br />( or as my T.I. put it:<br />'the toe tag looks better on the OTHER s.o.b.')stevew220http://stevew220@hotmail.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-14244828134098300802010-06-10T15:57:24.552-04:002010-06-10T15:57:24.552-04:00I've done radio interviews, but those were con...I've done radio interviews, but those were conversations, not speeches. The closest would be my appearance at the New Media event, which was on here on video.Daniel Greenfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13575285186581875356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-38884370539698781102010-06-10T14:55:18.373-04:002010-06-10T14:55:18.373-04:00DG,
echoing BeeStings' thought: "I would ...DG,<br />echoing BeeStings' thought: "I would love to hear this read "on air" ... better than Andy Rooney,.."<br /><br />Have you have ever been audio-recorded reading your own articles, such as for radio? <br />The question even comes with a multiple-choice answer sheet:<br /><br />1. yes.<br /><br />2. no.<br /><br />3. not sure... maybe if I talk in my sleep. ?<br /><br />4. I am willing.<br /><br />5. I'm not willing. ie; too humble,<br /> my voice makes Bob Dylan sound smooth, or I take the 5th.<br /><br />6. other.(fill in)2sloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687684487054065583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-30361593180898613662010-06-10T12:37:29.882-04:002010-06-10T12:37:29.882-04:00Fantastic article, I will be showing this article ...Fantastic article, I will be showing this article to all of my friends as a case study on why members of military/civilian authorities should not lose their job for doing it as they have been trained.Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-11100080182721853532010-06-10T11:36:52.704-04:002010-06-10T11:36:52.704-04:00Thank you Daniel,
Everything I wanted to say was ...Thank you Daniel,<br /><br />Everything I wanted to say was mentioned in the comments preceding mine! 'Brilliant' is an understatement!<br /><br />You just made my day! As you worded it: "ironic common sense", was the best way of conveying your thoughts across. You were funny and poignant.<br /><br />I will be following your writings.Enigmanoreply@blogger.com