SPIRITUAL LEADER HAS OPENING
What is all the fuss over Barack Obama’s former preacher Jeremiah Wright?
The last time I checked, Rev. Wright never told lies to initiate war against a defenseless country, resulting in one million dead, two million fled and three trillion dollars accrued for the eventual cost.
Rev. Wright’s resume does not include spying on his fellow Americans.
No one has accused this spiritual leader of authorizing undesirables to be kidnapped and spirited away to secret prisons where experts in torture can practice their trade un-encumbered by rules of justice or humanity.
Upon listening to sound bites from his sermons it does appear that Rev. Wright is knowledgeable in the political science concept of “blowback”, the tendency to incur violent response from extreme factions to immoral and destructive interference in the affairs of their countries or regions.
Blowback, doesn’t excuse but it does explain, for example, why terrorist attacks are directed against America instead of democracies that don’t interfere in foreign affairs such as Sweden. Any novice political science student knows that.
Rev. Wright is merely pointing out the obvious to those not hypnotized by the false notion that America is God’s chosen people that can shock and awe around the world at will.
And if the GOP candidate John McCain has his way, we have another ninety-five years of blowback to defend against.
Maybe Senator McCain can sign up for some spiritual guidance from Rev. Wright now that Barack Obama has moved on.
Originally published in Chicago Tribume, March 22, 2008
The last time I checked, Rev. Wright never told lies to initiate war against a defenseless country, resulting in one million dead, two million fled and three trillion dollars accrued for the eventual cost.
Rev. Wright’s resume does not include spying on his fellow Americans.
No one has accused this spiritual leader of authorizing undesirables to be kidnapped and spirited away to secret prisons where experts in torture can practice their trade un-encumbered by rules of justice or humanity.
Upon listening to sound bites from his sermons it does appear that Rev. Wright is knowledgeable in the political science concept of “blowback”, the tendency to incur violent response from extreme factions to immoral and destructive interference in the affairs of their countries or regions.
Blowback, doesn’t excuse but it does explain, for example, why terrorist attacks are directed against America instead of democracies that don’t interfere in foreign affairs such as Sweden. Any novice political science student knows that.
Rev. Wright is merely pointing out the obvious to those not hypnotized by the false notion that America is God’s chosen people that can shock and awe around the world at will.
And if the GOP candidate John McCain has his way, we have another ninety-five years of blowback to defend against.
Maybe Senator McCain can sign up for some spiritual guidance from Rev. Wright now that Barack Obama has moved on.
Originally published in Chicago Tribume, March 22, 2008
posted by Walt Zlotow at 9:57 PM
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