- 14 Dec 2003 05:22
#58675
Liberal vs Conservative thought on the War on Terrorism
An analogy, if you will.....
QUESTION:
You are walking down a deserted street with your wife and two small children.
Suddenly, a dangerous looking man with a knife comes out of the bushes and is running at you screaming "death to you and your family".
In your pocket is a semi-auto .40 claiber handgun...... and you are an expert shot.
You heve mere seconds before the man reaches you and your family.
What do you do...... what - do - you - do?
LIBERAL ANSWER:
Well, that's not enough information to answer the question! Does the man look poor or oppressed? Have I ever done anything to him either directly or in-directly that would inspire him to attack me? Have I been boastful and arrogant in my lifestyle, causing due hate and envy from this man?
Could we run away? What does my wife think? What about the kids? Could I possibly swing the gun like a club, thus blocking the knife, knocking it out of his hand, causing minimal risk to his life? What does the law say about this situation? Do I realy have the right to hurt this man pre-emptively, just for menacing my family.... shouldn't he have to stab me first or my kids or wife? Does my gun have a safety built into it?
Why am I carrying a loaded gun anyway and what kind of message does this send to my kids or society? Maybe he'd be happy with just killing me and would leave my family alone? Does he in-fact want to kill me at all, perhaps he only wants to wound me? If I were to grab his knees and hold on, could my family get away while he was stabbing me? Could I perhaps hold him at bay with the gun and have my kids inspect him for more dangerous weapons than a knife, while my wife questions him as to his true motives... and how long can I hold my arm outstreached with my gun in hand? After all, it's not really a fair fight.... a knife against a gun?
This is all so confusing I need more time to debate this with my family and perhaps some close friends so we can achieve some consensus on these pressing issues.
CONSERVATIVE ANSWER:
BANG !
Source: http://www.ronaldreagan.com/cgi-bin/ult ... 9/t/000597
Another great analogy!
An analogy, if you will.....
QUESTION:
You are walking down a deserted street with your wife and two small children.
Suddenly, a dangerous looking man with a knife comes out of the bushes and is running at you screaming "death to you and your family".
In your pocket is a semi-auto .40 claiber handgun...... and you are an expert shot.
You heve mere seconds before the man reaches you and your family.
What do you do...... what - do - you - do?
LIBERAL ANSWER:
Well, that's not enough information to answer the question! Does the man look poor or oppressed? Have I ever done anything to him either directly or in-directly that would inspire him to attack me? Have I been boastful and arrogant in my lifestyle, causing due hate and envy from this man?
Could we run away? What does my wife think? What about the kids? Could I possibly swing the gun like a club, thus blocking the knife, knocking it out of his hand, causing minimal risk to his life? What does the law say about this situation? Do I realy have the right to hurt this man pre-emptively, just for menacing my family.... shouldn't he have to stab me first or my kids or wife? Does my gun have a safety built into it?
Why am I carrying a loaded gun anyway and what kind of message does this send to my kids or society? Maybe he'd be happy with just killing me and would leave my family alone? Does he in-fact want to kill me at all, perhaps he only wants to wound me? If I were to grab his knees and hold on, could my family get away while he was stabbing me? Could I perhaps hold him at bay with the gun and have my kids inspect him for more dangerous weapons than a knife, while my wife questions him as to his true motives... and how long can I hold my arm outstreached with my gun in hand? After all, it's not really a fair fight.... a knife against a gun?
This is all so confusing I need more time to debate this with my family and perhaps some close friends so we can achieve some consensus on these pressing issues.
CONSERVATIVE ANSWER:
BANG !
Source: http://www.ronaldreagan.com/cgi-bin/ult ... 9/t/000597
Another great analogy!