Truth can, and should be, spelled with a capital T. Otherwise, the cultural relativists/Marxists and cry-bullies win and leave all of us defenseless. But then, none of the DC “leadership” lost any flesh in the wars of the past 20+ years.
As someone who received a phone call at 11:15 last night from my daughter that she'd arrived at RTC GLakes, Thursdays here are extra irritating, and not a little bit terrifying...
That whole document. Yikes. Can't use "brownbag lunch" anymore. Not sure that brownbag originates with the so-called test mentioned in the document. I think it has something to do with lunches being carried in brown paper bags.
Sane people now recognize that, as Sal points out, "words mean things."
But notice, that's not exactly what the DEI folks are saying. From the ODNI quote, "Words matter." Words can camouflage, arouse, subdue, and obfuscate. Properly wielded, they have the power to make a heinous idea seem palatable or to twist a sane thought so that it appears irrational, bigoted, or downright unAmerican.
We'll see if we (the conservative right and all the sane normies in the middle) have learned from 10+ years of getting beat at the "words matter" game. I'm optimistic, but time will tell.
To be honest, I’ve always had a problem with the term “radical Muslim” or “radical Islamist”. They’re not radical, they’re just Muslims following the direction of their sacred writings. Jihad is just one of their sacraments. It’s just Muslims doing Muslim things.
I don't think Station HYPO gave much of care about the terms used for the Japanese. I am in favor of a calling something what it is. If an organization calls themselves in one thing, it fits to use the same term to refer to them.
When the violence starts, be it a civil or foreign war, let's empty out the DEI offices and put them at the vanguard. Equity and such, let them fight for their words, let them fight for their ideals. Then, the lawyers supporting their diverse and wonderful and strong ideals can be the reserve force to fill in their personning gaps as they fall. I mean, they would be almost immortal since they are so strong and diverse, and diverse and strong!
Case in point these Neanderthals in Gaza attack Israel, the country that provides for their existence, knowing full well what the response will be. What else would call them but jihadists and supporters of a death cult.
Truth can, and should be, spelled with a capital T. Otherwise, the cultural relativists/Marxists and cry-bullies win and leave all of us defenseless. But then, none of the DC “leadership” lost any flesh in the wars of the past 20+ years.
Per Confucius: "The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name."
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Apparently, we are no longer permitted to follow Confucius. Cultural appropriation, or something.
As someone who received a phone call at 11:15 last night from my daughter that she'd arrived at RTC GLakes, Thursdays here are extra irritating, and not a little bit terrifying...
That whole document. Yikes. Can't use "brownbag lunch" anymore. Not sure that brownbag originates with the so-called test mentioned in the document. I think it has something to do with lunches being carried in brown paper bags.
Sane people now recognize that, as Sal points out, "words mean things."
But notice, that's not exactly what the DEI folks are saying. From the ODNI quote, "Words matter." Words can camouflage, arouse, subdue, and obfuscate. Properly wielded, they have the power to make a heinous idea seem palatable or to twist a sane thought so that it appears irrational, bigoted, or downright unAmerican.
We'll see if we (the conservative right and all the sane normies in the middle) have learned from 10+ years of getting beat at the "words matter" game. I'm optimistic, but time will tell.
To be honest, I’ve always had a problem with the term “radical Muslim” or “radical Islamist”. They’re not radical, they’re just Muslims following the direction of their sacred writings. Jihad is just one of their sacraments. It’s just Muslims doing Muslim things.
Call as spade a spade.
I don't think Station HYPO gave much of care about the terms used for the Japanese. I am in favor of a calling something what it is. If an organization calls themselves in one thing, it fits to use the same term to refer to them.
And if it's funny, like MILF, laugh about it.
"All the great things are simple and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope." -Winston Churchill
Yeah, words matter. Brutal honesty is now a luxury.
If you cannot name the enemy, then you cannot defeat the enemy.
When the violence starts, be it a civil or foreign war, let's empty out the DEI offices and put them at the vanguard. Equity and such, let them fight for their words, let them fight for their ideals. Then, the lawyers supporting their diverse and wonderful and strong ideals can be the reserve force to fill in their personning gaps as they fall. I mean, they would be almost immortal since they are so strong and diverse, and diverse and strong!
Any HUMINT guy should be able to:
- Describe Mohamed's and ISLAM's timeline
- Describe in some detail the tenets that define being a Muslim
- Compare and contrast Sunni and Shia beliefs
- Roughly describe the Suni/Shia demogaphics of the major Islamic players
- Describe the mission statements of Hamas, MB, PLA, IRGC
- Define Taqiyya and its uses / limits
for a start. If you can't name evil, you can't fight it well
Case in point these Neanderthals in Gaza attack Israel, the country that provides for their existence, knowing full well what the response will be. What else would call them but jihadists and supporters of a death cult.
They are still attacking us. They defeated us fair and square in Afghanistan and still remain undefeated in Iraq, Syria, Yemen and Somalia.
There, I fixed it.
To hell with FJB; it’s FDV: F..k Democrat Voters.
THEY are the jackwagons who are responsible for the deep kimchi we are in.
FDV
Losers... (Formerly Proud United States Navy)
If you find the words offense, and don't dispense with this insanity ASAP, you will end up like the first word above.
https://maritime-executive.com/article/amphib-uss-boxer-sidelined-by-general-complacency-and-breakdowns
Amphib USS Boxer Sidelined by "General Complacency" and Breakdowns
Speaking of 'words', I'm surprised there haven't been calls to rename the Boxer yet.
BTW CDR,.
The same newsletter (The Dive Winter 23/24.) also has an article about a man who finds that cross dressing helps him understand foreign agents.