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Originally Posted by punky
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Except she says that "This is not easy; we must not allow our core values to be overturned, but at the same time we must not allow those values to bring about their own annihilation. For common-sense to be stymied at such a time by the alien †˜human rightsââ‚Ã⠀šÃ‚¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢ culture is just plain crazy."
Since when are Human Rights *ALIEN* to our culture???
And if, under the guise of common sense, we manage to *give away* our "core values" (which, of course, *include* human rights) then that is most certainly just "plain crazy".
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Despite the obvious differences, we are in a war now. It was declared upon us, and we must defend ourselves.
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Well, no it wasn't a war that was declared upon us. But neither was the Second World War. Remember *WE* declared war on Germany.
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The great Winston Churchill had a good quote for times like these: "Appeasers are people who feed the crocodile, hoping it will eat them last".
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I have to say that I find comments like this tiresomely offensive.
Just because I may disagree with a policy does *NOT* mean that I wish us to use a policy of Appeasement. I do not believe we should give in to the terrorists, but *neither* do I believe that there is only *one* solution to the problem.
As Melanie Phillips says in her article:
"as Lee Kwan Yew also said, this war can ultimately only be won by moderate Muslims. Accordingly, America, Britain and their allies should do everything in their power to support and protect those enormously brave Muslims who are taking their lives in their hands to push their culture towards reform and defeat the tyranny that acts in their name."
I agree entirely. And, for me, this is a *much* better strategy than anything else that has been proposed in this politically inspired "War on Terror".