More Idiocy from the Daily Orange 

I've written before about stuff in SU's daily newspaper, and they sure haven't failed me today. I was going to insert little quotes from this editorial and fisk 'em, but I think it would be better to just link to the actual article so you can see for yourself how brainwashed some university students are. What's sad about this is that Syracuse is actually less crazy than most liberal universities, but stuff like this sure isn't helping anyone's sanity. Seriously, I don't even know what else I could say.

The article speaks for itself. I'm not sure how long this will be accessable without membership, so be sure to read it now. You know what? I'm going to respond quickly to a couple of the really crazy points just to give you an idea of what to expect. This is my first fisking, and it's not going to be that good, but bear with me.

By electing Bush for a second term, we wil be telling the global community that the United States stands for pre-emptive military strikes.

So...is that supposed to be a bad thing? I assume you think we should wait for another 9-11 and then debate about it for a year or two before we decide that the terrorists only attacked us because we offended them by being free.

A safe and sustainable existence cannot continue if it is based on the Bush administration's military, economic and political world view.

And how are Democrats making the world safer? I think most people can figure out that whining incessantly and calling your opponent a Nazi isn't the most effective way to protect the nation. Terrorists are going to be blowing crap up left and right if they think Americans are too immature to do anything about it.

Pre-emption and bully tactics cannot prevail in a levelheaded and civilized world.

Exactly. That's why we're only using these tactics in the Middle East. Last time I checked, countries like Iraq and Afghanistan weren't anywhere near being "civilized" or "levelheaded." In any case, if the U.N. fits your definition of levelheaded, you must have some interesting role models.

It is impossible to exaggerate the implications of what this administration stands for. Apathy and submission have defined the body politic for a decade...

So, let me get this straight. One minute, you're saying that pre-emptive strikes and aggressive foreign policy are harmful, and the next minute you're saying that voter apathy is harmful. Make up your mind! Either action is the right choice, or submission and appeasement are.

Telling the world we back Bush is the biggest mistake we can make at this critical juncture in history.

Hey, guess what? We don't care what the rest of the world thinks. That's why we're considered a separate country. If Europeans or Arabs don't like Bush, that's their problem. They don't frickin' vote in the U.S. election.

On an interesting side note, has anybody seen other countries endorsing Democratic presidential candidates? It seems like all they do is criticize Bush, but they don't care who takes his place. Why? BECAUSE IT'S NOT THEIR CHOICE! America was founded on individualism, and we're going to keep making our own decisions. If you don't like it, move to Canada.

Click below to read this hilarious piece in its entirety:
Daily Orange Editorial: New World Order at stake in 2004

Posted by CD on October 22, 2003 01:03 PM
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