Muscular Liberalism

webbkerry.jpgI just listened to Chris Wallace’s interview of Jim Webb, and I was reminded of n2l’s discussion of the coinage of the term “muscular liberalism.” Webb flexed his liberal muscles as he impatiently explained to the pesky Wallace the differences between the Sunni dominated Syrian Baathists, and the Iranian Shiite mullahcracy. “They are different ethnically and religiously, and there are no historical ties between them.” (my paraphrase).

It has occurred to me that Webb is absolutely correct.

The two core beliefs of the Sunni Baathists are —

1) Death to Israel.

2) Death to America.

The two core beliefs of the Shiite mullahcracy are indeed 180o polar opposites from their Sunni counterparts —

1) Death to America.

2) Death to Israel.

See the difference? Looking at the situation through the prism of muscular liberalism, it’s fairly easy to see that there couldn’t possibly be any cooperation between Syria and Iran in Iraq. I finally understand, and I have muscular liberalism to thank.

(in the interest of full disclosure and transparency, this post does contains a large amount of tongue in cheek sarcasm. If I could write great satire like Jon Swift, I would go for the high-brow humor. Unfortunately for me it’s more of a ‘don’t crush that dwarf-hand me the pliers’ kind if thing).

How was your cereal this morning?

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21 Responses

  1. You are saying, then, that you too need psyhcotropic meds?

  2. I guess I shoulda used a sarcasm tag

  3. Henh…forgot mine, too.

  4. You…you mean y’all weren’t serious?

    I do not know how I can ever recover from this blow to my senses.

  5. Not me Swampie, I’ve never even been to Seriya.

  6. Oh, good. I’ve heard the Baaths there can be murder.

  7. That henh was for #6, this henh is for #7.

  8. When scares become deadly: Weighing the actual risks of dying from obesity.

  9. Mississippi Delta Blues.
    The OGWT stands for “The Old Grey Whistle Test”, from a BBC show.

  10. Dangit, fading fast, since I ate dinner.
    After staying in bed most of yesterday, I got a lot done today. Vacuumed, changed out ma’boy’s scratch box, cleaned the bathroom top to bottome, side to side, including the shower in it’s entirety. Have a manly musk aroma now, and will have to spot up the clean shower before I hit the bunk…with clean sheets.
    I’m about whupped, y’all.

  11. Where else, but in the U.S., and most especially in the south, could one come up with a Dr. John?

  12. Dang it, N2L, now you gone and done it, Nuke is gonna want one o’ them hats, too.

  13. Ugh, thanks for reminding me the kitchen needs major attention. I better call it a night and get in there and clean it up before SwampMan threatens to call my momma on me.

  14. A man can’t have enough chapeaus.

  15. I need to clean my kitchen up too, but I’ll check back in before I shut it down.

  16. That IS my hat. Lost it down in the Quarter. I was there on business you understand

  17. Your bidness in NOLA ain’t none of my bidness.

  18. I was looking for a saying that epitomized the Democratic candidates. I think I found it

  19. LOL!
    /leftards

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