tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659531460936902596.post7557889577269860992..comments2023-09-28T04:10:57.364-04:00Comments on Elected Swineherd: Hamdan Trial is Not NurembergElected Swineherdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17877175966852945625noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659531460936902596.post-80014125950028363112008-08-01T21:53:00.001-04:002008-08-01T21:53:00.001-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Diodotushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12537000051304968795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659531460936902596.post-57930245229626904272008-08-01T21:53:00.000-04:002008-08-01T21:53:00.000-04:00Thanks for the comment, JSN... yes, it's not as if...Thanks for the comment, JSN... yes, it's not as if the masses don't have brainpower... people are simply too distracted with other "priorities" to pay attention to little things like international justice... any thoughts on how to change this?Diodotushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12537000051304968795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659531460936902596.post-72367192324771590622008-08-01T11:03:00.000-04:002008-08-01T11:03:00.000-04:00This is a fun blog, thanks. Ignorance is one facto...This is a fun blog, thanks. <BR/><BR/>Ignorance is one factor. Listening to the Bush administration is laziness ("Sounds OK to me, let's not check on any of this."). Some of it is a desire for pride/fame ("I'm breaking a story of something that hasn't happened in 60 years!") although some of that impetus definitely comes from their boss ("Hey, when was the last time you broke anything historical in nature, you lazy, ignorant bum!"). <BR/><BR/>But you can't let the American public off the hook, either. With their expert knowledge of athletes (does that include NASCAR?), movie stars and/or rock stars, few can name more than 1 person in Afghanistan. Heck, I can name a bunch of the provinces, linguistic groups, cities, and even (from recent reading of Grousset) some of the 1000-1400 history of the region, but I can't name too many actual Afghans. Hrm.<BR/><BR/>I hereby declare knowing the names of living Afghans is an unimportant metric.<BR/><BR/>Whew, listening to the Bush administration taught me the way to handle difficult situations.JoshSNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034864979736555692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659531460936902596.post-46351743209576555112008-07-28T18:31:00.000-04:002008-07-28T18:31:00.000-04:00DiodotusSo what is behind the set of brazen fabric...Diodotus<BR/><BR/><I>So what is behind the set of brazen fabrications in the trope comparing Hamdan to Nuremberg? </I><BR/><BR/>Perhaps, the US is a country of historical illiterates – and PROUD of it,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your efforts.hank_F_Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09851295792702162861noreply@blogger.com