tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-95738970217731354.post1319075210972435308..comments2023-12-28T02:52:31.067-08:00Comments on Went 2 the Bridge: Mic Check Inside AIPAC: "No War On Iran!"Lisa Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06319699936783253064noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-95738970217731354.post-65691062963029472832012-03-06T09:50:11.044-08:002012-03-06T09:50:11.044-08:00So is the current "bomb, bomb, bomb Iran"...So is the current "bomb, bomb, bomb Iran" episode ridiculous? I think some of the Israeli leadership think they can set off an 1848-like wave of Reaction. 1848 had a wave of liberal revolutions across Europe, all of which failed, ushering in the likes of Bismarck. Reaction with a capital R. The revolution of rising expectations might be deemed as unrealistic as liberalism in 1848, time to shut it down with force, the whole thing: unions, regulations, rights, and replace it with the treatment of the public as if it were a military force (like Prussia's public education system, designed to make better soldiers). I don't think this rollback is possible. In 1848 you could kill a person or twenty and have nobody notice. You could crush disturbances. Now, it only takes one guy with a big mouth--you notice, I notice, how careful the AIPAC people were to "kid-glove" the interruption (despite the one zealous citizen-cop's gung-ho-ness). But that new deal, where you can't just laugh at people's suffering any more, may not have reached the attention of some Israeli leaders.chrisrushlauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11432949074147807503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-95738970217731354.post-6275861552115773862012-03-06T09:42:28.023-08:002012-03-06T09:42:28.023-08:00Iraq.Iraq.chrisrushlauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11432949074147807503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-95738970217731354.post-80286693158974589052012-03-06T09:41:31.556-08:002012-03-06T09:41:31.556-08:00Now that I've watched the video, the singing o...Now that I've watched the video, the singing of the national anthem was sad. Suicide is sad. The self-confidence of despair is really awesome. The demonstrators did "get through" to the room, though. They created a "wait, what are we doing here?" moment. And singing the national anthem was not a reasonable answer, nor the Congresswoman's strategic briefing about mic-checks in groups of three. It reminds me of intelligence briefings from my mess sergeant in Iran. Always ridiculous.chrisrushlauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11432949074147807503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-95738970217731354.post-72812845501832107002012-03-06T09:36:05.879-08:002012-03-06T09:36:05.879-08:00Israel's strategy is to immobilize its enemies...Israel's strategy is to immobilize its enemies with helpless laughter.chrisrushlauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11432949074147807503noreply@blogger.com