August 23, 2006

It's almost like peace activists are human

So, I read this from Michael Totten. It's pretty good. But the problem with these human interest type stories is that they all follow the same template.

1) Meet people who adhere to evil ideologies expecting deranged psychos.
2) Shocked to learn that they are pretty nice people on the individual level.
3) A new understanding is learned, we can all now get along.

Let me reveal my geekiness in hopes of making a point. Once on the BBC produced sci-fi show Red Dwarf, the crew became time travellers. They especially liked to go back to the 1940s. Why? Because the Hitlers threw a fabulous dinner party!

I wouldn't mind a peacenick being my neighbor, but I'd sure hate them being my Congressman.

By Rusty Shackleford, Ph.D. at 08:05 AM | |