Comments on Random Thoughts: Lessons from Professor Wichman

Funny, I could easily say the same to "Christians"...

2008-07-23T12:38:00.000-07:00

Funny, I could easily say the same to "Christians" who have done quite the same thing to other cultures. I don't give a crap about political correctness, it's just a historical fact; one that goes on by all sides to this day. If we're looking to eradicate a whole culture for the violent acts of just a few from that culture, including Christians and Muslims among other cultural groups, then I can think of many more examples throughout history that are more grievous than this current issue, statistically speaking; again, ones that are still occurring to this day. Interesting how acts are justified in a myopic tunnel, based on a simpleton mind set that one group of people have "the truth" and are justified to do anything in the name of that truth, and God.
Jesus, protect me from your followers!

If you're offended, too bad. Get over yourself.

This 'war' is a grotesque expression of political greed, among many other things. There is nothing justified in it, and it justifies nothing.

And I totally agree with the supreme court on that...

2008-07-11T21:46:00.000-07:00

And I totally agree with the supreme court on that ruling and can't wait for a new Prez also...

I could not agree with Professor Wichman any more ...

2008-07-11T21:43:00.000-07:00

I could not agree with Professor Wichman any more in what he said in the e-mail and it should be read by the whole world. I personally forwarded it to hundreds of people. Some, YES, some Muslims can't seem to have it both ways. While some will protest and shout to have the worst things happen to others who don't shre their view, when the table is turned and there is the slightest critisism of them---they're calling for their deaths. Grow up or shut up.

Thanks for your comment. The problem is not with a...

2008-06-29T20:10:00.000-07:00

Thanks for your comment. The problem is not with a professor who said a few things in his personal communication, I think I made that clear. The post is about (i) how our personal communications leak out and become public record and worse (ii) about people who take pride in forwarding such comments.

As for anonymous's comments... well welcome to the real world. Who spends the most on military technology? How many people die of starvation so that we can make guns? I suspect if you take sheer numbers the number of people killed in afghanistan and iraq will far, far outnumber the number of people killed in 9/11. Sorry, sanitized murder that takes place in anonymous killing fields is still murder. Isnt it interesting that supreme court finally recognized detainees as human beings and said at least establish a crime before meting out punishment?

Something to keep in mind. This was a private e-m...

2008-06-29T20:00:00.000-07:00

Something to keep in mind. This was a private e-mail that he sent, and is actually rather embarrassed about. To condemn people for exercising their freedom of speech because we’re at war with a country that they don’t live in is rather hypocritical. To say that someone can’t say what they feel in the USA is a complete affront to the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, which guarantee the right of every person in the country to say what they feel. If you don’t like what’s said, then you can complain as well.

A group of Muslim students were offended that their deity of choice was portrayed in a manner that was unacceptable to them. Take for account the reaction of many Christians to the movie Dogma. I thought it was hilarious, but a lot of Catholics didn’t exactly agree, going so far as to send Kevin Smith death threats for what he felt was funny.

And the I agree that the university did the right thing by not dismissing the professor, because after all, this was a private e-mail, and one of the other rights that we’re (supposedly) guaranteed by living on U.S. soil is the right to privacy. If this had been a public statement, then I wouldn’t agree at all, and would say that Michigan State should have dismissed him.

Just my $0.02

http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/wichman.asp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogma_(film)

What part of the original e-mail do you disagree w...

2008-06-26T07:37:00.000-07:00

What part of the original e-mail do you disagree with. I, for one, think he makes very cogent arguments for how the "silent majority" feels. Also, I personally refuse to be so silent as Muslim terrorist cowardly kill innocent and defenseless people. Do I think all Muslims are terrorists? No. Do I think all terrorists or Muslims? No. But, I do think that the majority of world wide terrorism is committed by Muslims. In fact, I don't just think this, I know that the facts bear out this out to be true.

Stick to the facts of the letter and quit whining that he said it.