Visit from the Time Traveller.

Tom Brosz — 4/9/2006 7:13:48 AM (archived)

This post, and the Dan Simmons essay/story it links to, feeds into the point I was trying to make below, and does a better job of it.

"Liberalism is a philosophy of consolation for Western Civilization as it commits suicide."

--Jerry Pournelle

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Visit from the Time Traveller. - Tom Brosz - 4/9/2006 7:13:48 AM
- That reminds me of something.... - p. rock - 4/13/2006 4:49:00 AM
  - re: That reminds me of something.... - Tom Brosz - 4/13/2006 6:28:31 AM
    - Thanks for the cache link, Tom - p.rock - 4/13/2006 6:33:56 PM
      - re: Thanks for the cache link, Tom - gbaikie - 4/15/2006 10:37:30 AM
      - re: Thanks for the cache link, Tom - Marcia - 4/14/2006 1:30:17 AM
        
        Wasn't that The Rumsfeld Doctrine from the beginning? (n/t) - p,rock - 4/14/2006 4:38:45 AM
      - Military force - Tom Brosz - 4/13/2006 6:53:28 PM
        
        not sociological, rather scatogical....... - Publius - 4/14/2006 9:44:15 PM
        
        My daughter is smart enough not to buy the crap. - Tom Brosz - 4/14/2006 10:44:31 PM
        
        Wonderful that you have come around to words having distinct meanings..... (n/t) - Publius - 4/14/2006 10:51:54 PM
        
        We are a democracy and therefore we will have no 100 Years War - alcaray - 4/13/2006 10:42:38 PM
        
        "...wars have been voluntary and were not required for our survival" - Tom Brosz - 4/14/2006 4:45:49 AM
- Eurabia, Dhimmitude, and the U.S. military - dtb - 4/11/2006 12:21:09 AM
  - re: Eurabia, Dhimmitude - Tom Brosz - 4/11/2006 11:53:41 PM
    - you are right, I can see the fear.................... - Publius - 4/14/2006 10:57:11 PM
    - re: Eurabia, Dhimmitude - dtb - 4/12/2006 9:24:35 PM
    - Seems sensible to me - nick hoffman - 4/12/2006 12:27:48 AM
      - You're kidding, right? - Tom Brosz - 4/12/2006 2:38:36 AM
        
        No, not kidding at all. - nick hoffman - 4/13/2006 5:47:48 AM
  - re: Eurabia, Dhimmitude, and the U.S. military - gbaikie - 4/11/2006 2:34:01 AM
- Beautifully written - FrankC - 4/9/2006 6:57:50 PM
  - Once again, may I offer for your consideration........ - Publius - 4/11/2006 9:46:42 PM
  - Bull. The Blitzkreig didn't destroy the Brits will to resist and didn't break their spirit....... - Publius - 4/10/2006 1:13:51 AM
    - something definite to win - FrankC - 4/10/2006 5:55:51 AM
    - re: The Blitzkreig didn't destroy the Brits will to resist. - Tom Brosz - 4/10/2006 5:22:24 AM
      - Try feeding that line of BS to the Brits........ - Publius - 4/11/2006 4:06:25 PM
        
        If the Germans had perfected their missile technology - Tom Brosz - 4/11/2006 9:34:51 PM
        
        The missile technology was a non-factor. - Lee - 4/12/2006 5:59:35 AM
        
        No way a German "overlord" in 1940 - dtb - 4/12/2006 9:28:58 PM
        
        two main changes to history - nick hoffman - 4/13/2006 2:05:23 PM
        
        There was no Atlantic Wall on Britain's coast in early Summer 1940 - Lee - 4/13/2006 5:34:20 AM
        
        Home fleet was more than adequate to defeat a sea-born invasion. - alcaray - 4/13/2006 11:14:01 PM
        
        Not in the Channel - Lee - 4/14/2006 2:01:34 AM
        
        Thought we were talking about '40 - alcaray - 4/14/2006 3:49:13 PM
        
        Nope, they were planning for a cross channel jump. - Lee - 4/14/2006 7:44:51 PM
        
        And if elephants could fly, even the car wash wouldn't do you any good..... (n/t) - Publius - 4/11/2006 9:48:09 PM
        
        re: And if elephants could fly - Tom Brosz - 4/11/2006 11:33:26 PM
  - re: Beautifully written - Tom Brosz - 4/9/2006 10:35:33 PM
    - Why thank you......................................... (n/t) - Publius - 4/11/2006 9:49:19 PM
    - Afghanistan - dtb - 4/11/2006 12:26:47 AM
      - re: Afghanistan - Tom Brosz - 4/11/2006 7:27:53 AM
        
        re: Afghanistan - dtb - 4/11/2006 12:15:24 PM
        
        re: Afghanistan - gbaikie - 4/12/2006 2:51:47 AM
        
        public opinion - dtb - 4/12/2006 9:30:12 PM

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