Being Rational

[clue]

Here is a good one.....
What to do if you fall into a conversation about the terrorist attacks
with someone who doesn't believe in retaliation:

1. Engage in conversation, and ask if military force
is appropriate.

2. When he says "No," ask, "Why not?"

3. Wait until he says something to the effect of -
"Because that would just cause more innocent deaths,
which would be awful and we should not cause more violence."

4. While he's in mid sentence,
punch him in the face as hard as you can.

5. When he gets back up to punch you, point out that it would
be a mistake and contrary to his values to strike you,
because that would be awful and he should not cause more
violence.

6. Wait until he agrees, and has pledged not to commit
additional violence.

7. Punch him in the face again -- harder this time.

Repeat steps 5 through 7 until he understands that sometimes
it is necessary to punch back.

 

[Hossenfeffer]

1. This has been posted a couple times.
2. It's not "a good one"

 

[HansXP]

Dumbass.

 

[PsychoAndy]

*sighs* rookies

 

[yellowperil]

While I agree with targeted retaliation, your rationale doesn't seem to work because like it or not the U.S. has instigated its own share of face-punching in the past.

 

[clue]

i'm just posting something that i got in the email

everyone take a deep breath and calm down

 

[ilksecap]

Clue most people opposed to the bombing in Afganistan are not pacifists. Even if I am opposed to the deaths of innocent civilians if those deaths would acheive something I would support them.
The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is a perfect example. It was very effective in reducion the total number of lives lost. However bombing Afganistan will not be effective.

If you try those tacttics on me I will kick your ass, which will be effective because then you will think twice about punching someone else.

 

[jjones]

actually selective bombing of targets in afganistan should be very effective, given the military results desired, and result in fewer lives lost. or hey, lets not bomb them and then the taliban can take pot shots at the relief planes for fun and why don't we just give them free reign in the skies so they can hunt down our special forces on the ground trying to find the fundamentalist jerk-offs who like throwing planes full of civilians at populated centers because that's the only way they can get attention.

 

[JACKHAMMER]

<< Dumbass. >>



Yup.