my enemy's enemy

time for some pseudo wisdoms that have been occupying my thoughts lately. one uncomfortable one is that my enemy's enemy isn't necessarily my friend. i come across that a lot as i think of candidates for my FUCK YEAH! section.

i had been thinking about fidel castro lately but i don't think i want to put him up. yes, i admire his revolutionary early years, i certainly admire how he is like a rock in this imperialistic world and 90 miles off the u.s. coast no less. i admire many of the great achievements in cuban society (that we never hear about in the u.s.) and how he stands up to all the lies spread about him (contrary to popular belief in the u.s., the majority of cubans actually DO like him). but on the other hand, i'm not sure i would want to be one of his subjects. so people can be a hero to you in one way, but not in another way. very grey; not black and white.

an easier example is saddam hussein. he is the sworn enemy of george bush and his corporate-military regime. do i think we were wrong to attack iraq? yes! would i rather see saddam still in power? yes! do i like to answer my own questions? yes! :)
but, that doesn't make him a friend of mine. the guy is a bona-fide asshole and a tyrrant. however in that part of the world that sometimes is the better choice. when all our murdering and pillaging is done over there, the government that finally emerges once the puppet-regime is gone, is going to make people wish for the days of saddam. so george bush is a murdering asshole and so is his enemy saddam.

is guess it's all a matter of degrees. take yassir arafat for example. i would still consider him a heroic figure, although in his final years he became much to stubborn and should have stepped aside. but sometimes the body of one's achievements can outrank early or eventual failings.

i was going to write about the difference between the middle ground between two opinions and actual truth but i think i'll postpone that until tomorrow.

finally, i'd like to ask you, my dear readers, for a favor. actually two favors.
#1: don't be shy about posting comments on my posts. i made it open for anyone, so you don't have to have a user name or anyhing.
#2: if you find my blog entertaining, let your friends know about it. i put a lot of work into it and it would be fun if someone actually read it.

the final business before the FYFY section today is a great definition for faith i stumbled across today. enjoy.

"Faith, n. Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge, of things without parallel." -- Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary (1911)

FUCK YOU!

condoleeza "evil-bitch" rice, who said: "We need a common enemy to unite us." how very orwellian of her...










FUCK YEAH!

thomas jefferson, who said: "I swear eternal enmity against every form of tyranny over the mind of man."