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2010-07-28 India-Pakistan

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Posted by tipper 2010-07-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 I hope they aren't expecting Western "feminist" groups to complain about that. It would be "culturally insensitive" to do such a thing.

Posted by Swamp Blondie 2010-07-28 02:26|| 2010-07-28 02:26|| Front Page Top

#2 The author seems surprised at "a bit of barbarism?" Basically, Sehar, you have this 7th century mentality built into the religion and culture. Not just a bit of barbarism but a way of life; both a feature and a flaw built into the maliciousware program software.

Posted by JohnQC 2010-07-28 09:09|| 2010-07-28 09:09|| Front Page Top

#3 Young boys tend towards barbarism. However, there is a big difference between ignorant and obnoxious barbarism, and educated, intelligent barbarism.

Let's face it. In life you can be a "social", part of the cooperative, part of the herd, a cog in the machine; or you can be a barbarian, on your own, the sky's the limit, leaving your mark on the world of honor, strength of character, and general chutzpah.

Socials may put Marines in uniforms, make them do lots of drill and ceremonies, and practice their silly social experiments on them.

But put a Marine, tired, hungry and thirsty, covered with cuts and scrapes and crotch rot, half naked and armed with only a survival knife, deep behind enemy lines and facing overwhelming odds, and he's still going to do things only a barbarian can do. And he's going to do it all over his enemy.

Posted by Anonymoose 2010-07-28 11:26|| 2010-07-28 11:26|| Front Page Top

#4 Like Conin did over that evil sorceror guy? James Earl Jones?

Posted by Goober Goobelopolous 2010-07-28 11:47|| 2010-07-28 11:47|| Front Page Top

#5 Not quite Goober. Behave yourself Goober.

Posted by Goober Goobelopolous 2010-07-28 18:21|| 2010-07-28 18:21|| Front Page Top

#6 How lovely. I didn't even have to cast a significant look, which anyway isn't my strength.

Anonymoose, that last paragraphwas quite... evocative. It sounds like Mr. Wife's Uncle Peter in Viet Nam.

Posted by trailing wife 2010-07-28 21:04|| 2010-07-28 21:04|| Front Page Top

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