Tuesday, July 25, 2006

War and Peace (movements)

One of the many failings of our educational system is that it sends out into the world people who cannot tell rhetoric from reality. They have learned no systematic way to analyze ideas, derive their implications and test those implications against hard facts.
"Peace" movements are among those who take advantage of this widespread inability to see beyond rhetoric to realities. Few people even seem interested in the actual track record of so-called "peace" movements -- that is, whether such movements actually produce peace or war.

Read Thomas Sowell Here:

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

Like the Donkey has always said...

Peace is for suckers!

Thats right Donkey is now referring to himself in the third person

Rhino-itall said...

Thomas Sowell is a genius. donkey is not a genius, but he's kind of ugly, so he's got that going for him.

that's right i am also referring to donkey in the third person!

Anonymous said...

I may be ugly but I sure aint handsome.

Mookie McFly said...

The UN forces are for peace too...at least that's the reason they give for not fighting back.

Chicks dig the Donkey's screw face.

anita said...

donkey who?

anita said...

Oh, and speaking of grammatical person, I personally tend to prefer 'the royal we' aka Pluralis Majestatis.

anita said...

Oh, so therefore, We suggest that you Give Peace a Chance.

Rhino-itall said...

well ashley if you're a real piece you need to send pics next time!

Anonymous said...

Pick-up line overheard at the local crematorioum.

Male Ember to Female Ember: Youre a real piece of ash, Your vase or mine?

anita said...

hey, that was a good one donkeywho.

Anonymous said...

Thanks...Its a Donkey original.