09-12-2020, 08:15 PM
(09-12-2020, 06:32 AM)drussell41 Wrote:(09-12-2020, 05:39 AM)Ninurta Wrote:(09-11-2020, 09:30 AM)drussell41 Wrote: I guess when they say "army", might they mean regular army versus insurgency "army"? Because I have a harder time seeing the former happening than the latter. As to the latter, it might come to that. There are arms being intercepted.
Indeed there are, but what concerns me more are the ones NOT getting intercepted.
Quote:Man, you're not kidding about, "not sure it's in them to shut up." What are your thoughts on that? Immaturity, indoctrination, emotions ruling over logic, groupthink, .... ?
All of the above, PLUS the fact that they are "True Believers", and those are the most dangerous sort of ideologue. No amount of logic or reason will get through the ideological armor of true Believers.
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Yeah. I wonder how many shipments have made it through. Excellent point about "true believers."
At least two that I am aware of... ;)
Diogenes was eating bread and lentils for supper. He was seen by the philosopher Aristippus, who lived comfortably by flattering the king.
Said Aristippus, ‘If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.’ Said Diogenes, ‘Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.’
Said Aristippus, ‘If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.’ Said Diogenes, ‘Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.’