Comments on: Smack Those Political Campaigns http://www.nathangibbs.com/2006/10/25/smack-those-political-campaigns/ border life, art, photography, cultural critique Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:06:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: kb http://www.nathangibbs.com/2006/10/25/smack-those-political-campaigns/comment-page-1/#comment-6460 kb Thu, 30 Nov 2006 23:43:13 +0000 http://www.nathangibbs.com/2006/10/25/smack-those-political-campaigns/#comment-6460 "That might piss off his father. And he can be pretty mean (see Old Testament)." I'm pretty sure those Jews were under their own volition to do those things. Because it happened so long ago, its easy to place blame or purpose on a diety, cause hey, who wants to be labeled a murderer. But in more recent times with the crusades, the inquisition etc, did we not learn that ultimately its a few human douchebags responsible for these horrors? I'm still against drivers licenses for illegal aliens. Unless they can totally prove they have insurance. Why are they here in the first place anyways? You can be all for DLs for them until your car is hit by Mexican immigrant who leaves the scene, like mine was, then you might change your mind. Really I'm not sure what the benefit is to our country to be giving rights to people that are non-citizens like that. You can't even file that under 'decent human civil rights'. “That might piss off his father. And he can be pretty mean (see Old Testament).”

I’m pretty sure those Jews were under their own volition to do those things. Because it happened so long ago, its easy to place blame or purpose on a diety, cause hey, who wants to be labeled a murderer. But in more recent times with the crusades, the inquisition etc, did we not learn that ultimately its a few human douchebags responsible for these horrors?

I’m still against drivers licenses for illegal aliens. Unless they can totally prove they have insurance. Why are they here in the first place anyways? You can be all for DLs for them until your car is hit by Mexican immigrant who leaves the scene, like mine was, then you might change your mind.

Really I’m not sure what the benefit is to our country to be giving rights to people that are non-citizens like that. You can’t even file that under ‘decent human civil rights’.

]]> By: xoloitzquintle http://www.nathangibbs.com/2006/10/25/smack-those-political-campaigns/comment-page-1/#comment-5729 xoloitzquintle Sun, 29 Oct 2006 02:24:23 +0000 http://www.nathangibbs.com/2006/10/25/smack-those-political-campaigns/#comment-5729 If (when) there is the second coming, will Jesus not be allowed into the country (no visa, suspicious background [subversive activities in the Middle East], ideologue)? Or if he appears here, will we label him as an illegal, arrest him, interrogate him, torture him (oh wait, it is not torture if we say it isn't), and hold him indefinitely? That might piss off his father. And he can be pretty mean (see Old Testament). If (when) there is the second coming, will Jesus not be allowed into the country (no visa, suspicious background [subversive activities in the Middle East], ideologue)? Or if he appears here, will we label him as an illegal, arrest him, interrogate him, torture him (oh wait, it is not torture if we say it isn’t), and hold him indefinitely?

That might piss off his father. And he can be pretty mean (see Old Testament).

]]> By: ChrisN http://www.nathangibbs.com/2006/10/25/smack-those-political-campaigns/comment-page-1/#comment-5621 ChrisN Thu, 26 Oct 2006 16:36:44 +0000 http://www.nathangibbs.com/2006/10/25/smack-those-political-campaigns/#comment-5621 Unfortunately, (mis)use of religion in politics is an old, and effective game. Alliance with particular "values" has also been a blunt instrument for political change. Personally, I find the strict association of "family values" with a particular segment of religion more than a little insulting. I think that most people would be shocked at what a filthy hippie Jesus really was. More to the point, and just how far people are from living like him. SoMA has a good article on the subject: <a href="http://www.somareview.com/betrayingjesus.cfm" rel="nofollow">Betraying Jesus</a> Unfortunately, (mis)use of religion in politics is an old, and effective game. Alliance with particular “values” has also been a blunt instrument for political change. Personally, I find the strict association of “family values” with a particular segment of religion more than a little insulting.

I think that most people would be shocked at what a filthy hippie Jesus really was. More to the point, and just how far people are from living like him. SoMA has a good article on the subject: Betraying Jesus

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