Where’s the global outcry for victims of Boko Haram attacks?

callen

Gggggg

rr165892

paulonious wrote: »

rr165892 wrote: »

Why can't we get someone to infiltrate the group,have them tagged with a location beacon and then drop copious amounts of military hardware on their child killing asses.Im not sure why we don't send some undercover young agents to try to be recruited by Isis as well,and do the same thing.What am I missing here?

blowing them up won't be the answer. that will just cause more to be recruited. you can't blow up a radical ideology. doing that just makes them separate and multiply.

Actually these guys are special .I do think extermination of the individuals is warranted.I think if the Boko hierarchy were to take a big hit.That particular orginazation would take a big hit.I do agree Hugh,that the Ideology will continue and move on to others.

rr165892

callen wrote: »

Gggggg

Cal,something stuck in your throat?lol

callen

Yeah little self sensor ship. Plus ran from thread to lounge car once I heard you had an open tab.

rr165892

callen wrote: »

Yeah little self sensor ship. Plus ran from thread to lounge car once I heard you had an open tab.

When I last checked in at the Lounge you had a Double top shelf G&T getting Dewey on the bar.Your ready for the evening my friend.

callen

Your a good man RR.

The Waiting Trophy Man

I just wanted to point out that this thread and the 'Do Aliens Exist?' thread/poll were both created on the same day- January 13. And as of right now this thread has 253 views compared to 783 for the 'Aliens' thread.

brianlux

The Waiting Trophy Man wrote: »

I just wanted to point out that this thread and the 'Do Aliens Exist?' thread/poll were both created on the same day- January 13. And as of right now this thread has 253 views compared to 783 for the 'Aliens' thread.

Damn! Nicely done there WTM! God, yes, it is so much easier to slip out of the "current-events" shelves and lose oneself in the "fantasy/sci fi" section. I see it happen daily. I do it myself often enough, I've gotta say. Those who long remain in the deep troubled waters of our world, trying to understand it, trying to make some sense of it, trying to make a difference- the ones who really go the distance- they amaze me. I'm not that good.

callen

Hmmm. Human nature? This story depressing with aliens whimsical. Or maybe sticking head in sand. Media may do same huh?

HughFreakingDillon

a lot of people around here don't dive into threads that may intimidate them (based on the content and/or possible members who post in said threads). I know I don't comment or sometimes even view threads if I have zero idea about the topic. The alien thing is something we can all relate to through pop culture.

The Waiting Trophy Man

I don't think it's necessarily about what intimidates people so much as what interests them more. That part of the world is pretty much out of sight/out of mind. The media is part of the blame. The rest is just us. We kind of live in our own bubble in the west. Safe and sound, working and shopping. I'm as bad as anyone.

brianlux

The Waiting Trophy Man wrote: »

I don't think it's necessarily about what intimidates people so much as what interests them more. That part of the world is pretty much out of sight/out of mind. The media is part of the blame. The rest is just us. We kind of live in our own bubble in the west. Safe and sound, working and shopping. I'm as bad as anyone.

Interesting, Trophy Man, and I mostly agree. We certainly do live in a bubble. However, the safe and sound part of it may be an illusion, an illusion that has worked well for some time.

I think we should give ourselves some credit here though on AMT. In my life anyway, there is no other setting where I see more people at least trying to get a grasp on current events/state-of-the-world stuff. I've previously worked at and attended variously colleges and in those environments, these topics were discussed frequently but not so much elsewhere. Maybe to a degree at the bookstore but even there a lot of people who come in are more interested in gossip, vampire romance and movie tie-ins than current events. I'd say we're outside the norm here that way.

rr165892

brianlux wrote: »

The Waiting Trophy Man wrote: »

I don't think it's necessarily about what intimidates people so much as what interests them more. That part of the world is pretty much out of sight/out of mind. The media is part of the blame. The rest is just us. We kind of live in our own bubble in the west. Safe and sound, working and shopping. I'm as bad as anyone.

Interesting, Trophy Man, and I mostly agree. We certainly do live in a bubble. However, the safe and sound part of it may be an illusion, an illusion that has worked well for some time.

I think we should give ourselves some credit here though on AMT. In my life anyway, there is no other setting where I see more people at least trying to get a grasp on current events/state-of-the-world stuff. I've previously worked at and attended variously colleges and in those environments, these topics were discussed frequently but not so much elsewhere. Maybe to a degree at the bookstore but even there a lot of people who come in are more interested in gossip, vampire romance and movie tie-ins than current events. I'd say we're outside the norm here that way.

In a good way!

callen

Human nature controls the news with some propaganda thrown in. Has nothing to do with exposing or informing. Media is interested in one thing, market share, which is then sold to corporations to increase sales. There are niche news channels that slant news to get to certain demographic which changes content but always driven to maximize market share. And yes living in our bubble is known by news and marketers and used to maintain or increase market share. Always about the $$$$. And fuck Wolf Blitzer.

HughFreakingDillon

The Waiting Trophy Man wrote: »

I don't think it's necessarily about what intimidates people so much as what interests them more. That part of the world is pretty much out of sight/out of mind. The media is part of the blame. The rest is just us. We kind of live in our own bubble in the west. Safe and sound, working and shopping. I'm as bad as anyone.

just speaking from experience, when I first became a posting member here, I lurked on AMT but never posted. When I saw the banter back and forth between seasoned vets of the train, I didn't want to say anything until I felt I knew enough about the topic to dive in. and even when I did in the beginning, occasionally I get attacked for being the "newbie who knew nothing". I'd say it is this forum (and possibly coincidentally my age as well) is responsible for my interest in world events/affairs.

brianlux

paulonious wrote: »

The Waiting Trophy Man wrote: »

I don't think it's necessarily about what intimidates people so much as what interests them more. That part of the world is pretty much out of sight/out of mind. The media is part of the blame. The rest is just us. We kind of live in our own bubble in the west. Safe and sound, working and shopping. I'm as bad as anyone.

just speaking from experience, when I first became a posting member here, I lurked on AMT but never posted. When I saw the banter back and forth between seasoned vets of the train, I didn't want to say anything until I felt I knew enough about the topic to dive in. and even when I did in the beginning, occasionally I get attacked for being the "newbie who knew nothing". I'd say it is this forum (and possibly coincidentally my age as well) is responsible for my interest in world events/affairs.

It sure is a good place to see what others who follow current events are thinking and a good way to examine our own thoughts. Another thing I like about AMT is it sort of works to consolidate news and current events. I'll frequently run across an item here that someone addresses that I might have missed otherwise. That's very cool.

rgambs

Paulonious:
just speaking from experience, when I first became a posting member here, I lurked on AMT but never posted. When I saw the banter back and forth between seasoned vets of the train, I didn't want to say anything until I felt I knew enough about the topic to dive in. and even when I did in the beginning, occasionally I get attacked for being the "newbie who knew nothing". I'd say it is this forum (and possibly coincidentally my age as well) is responsible for my interest in world events/affairs.""

Hahaha I dove right in headfirst a year and a half ago. I'm sure I ruffled a few feathers before I settled in and settled down. Even now though after some thousand of posts (almost exclusively on AMT, the rest of the boards have no life, and the actual Pearl Jam talk is tepid at best) I still like to try and ruffle some feathers now and then, keeps us on our toes. I admire the words of RWE:
"Speak what you think now in hard words, and to-morrow speak what to-morrow thinks in hard words again, though it contradict every thing you said to-day."

brianlux

rgambs wrote: »

Paulonious:
just speaking from experience, when I first became a posting member here, I lurked on AMT but never posted. When I saw the banter back and forth between seasoned vets of the train, I didn't want to say anything until I felt I knew enough about the topic to dive in. and even when I did in the beginning, occasionally I get attacked for being the "newbie who knew nothing". I'd say it is this forum (and possibly coincidentally my age as well) is responsible for my interest in world events/affairs.""

Hahaha I dove right in headfirst a year and a half ago. I'm sure I ruffled a few feathers before I settled in and settled down. Even now though after some thousand of posts (almost exclusively on AMT, the rest of the boards have no life, and the actual Pearl Jam talk is tepid at best) I still like to try and ruffle some feathers now and then, keeps us on our toes. I admire the words of RWE:
"Speak what you think now in hard words, and to-morrow speak what to-morrow thinks in hard words again, though it contradict every thing you said to-day."

Emerson... nice!

Keep ruffling our feathers, rgambs. It's good for us!

rgambs

I am a big Emerson and Thoreau guy, they lived at the place where philosophy and poetry meet. John Muir beat them both at their own game, while living a wilderness life to boot. The passage in one of Muir's books where Emerson comes to the Sierra to meet him is one of my favorites, and is very telling. Emerson is famous and coddled and he allows his entourage to talk him out of climbing or cowboy camping, and Muir never gets a moment alone with him in the Wilds, though Emerson appears to long for a sense of the adventure that was John Muir's life.

The world would be a better place if more people read transcendental literature.

oftenreading

rgambs wrote: »

Paulonious:
just speaking from experience, when I first became a posting member here, I lurked on AMT but never posted. When I saw the banter back and forth between seasoned vets of the train, I didn't want to say anything until I felt I knew enough about the topic to dive in. and even when I did in the beginning, occasionally I get attacked for being the "newbie who knew nothing". I'd say it is this forum (and possibly coincidentally my age as well) is responsible for my interest in world events/affairs.""

Hahaha I dove right in headfirst a year and a half ago. I'm sure I ruffled a few feathers before I settled in and settled down. Even now though after some thousand of posts (almost exclusively on AMT, the rest of the boards have no life, and the actual Pearl Jam talk is tepid at best) I still like to try and ruffle some feathers now and then, keeps us on our toes. I admire the words of RWE:
"Speak what you think now in hard words, and to-morrow speak what to-morrow thinks in hard words again, though it contradict every thing you said to-day."

I remember you posting this quote before, @rgambs, and was left feeling kind of puzzled and unsatisfied about it. To me, it seems to be saying that deeply held convictions and beliefs can be changed almost on a whim and you can argue any position you feel like at the time. Maybe you could fill me in on what you understand it to mean.