This was taken from a thread in Christianity and Apologetics. I'm posting the sign again in the Politics subforum because I want this one to be about Obama rather than Jesus.
flitzerbiest wrote:
Question for debate:
Does the protester characterize Jesus accurately or inaccurately?
jmvizanko wrote:Well it certainly doesn't characterize Obama correctly. Obama IS these things.
WinePusher wrote:1) If we want to talk about what is unrealistic in reality, it's the anti war movement. The people who think we can reason with an enemy whose goal is to eliminate the West, or respond with pacifism to invading armies.
WinePusher wrote:1) If we want to talk about what is unrealistic in reality, it's the anti war movement. The people who think we can reason with an enemy whose goal is to eliminate the West, or respond with pacifism to invading armies.
What invading armies?
The U.S. Army in Iraq is one recent example. The U.S. Army in Afghanistan is another. Winepusher and I evidently agree that it is unrealistic to expect the population to respond with pacifism.
Note that I am not referring to any justification for such invasions - merely that they happened. In one case, it was to enforce regime change; in the other, it was in response to an attack carried out by rogue actors, primarily Saudis. In either case, fierce resistance should be expected.
"When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist."