tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067977173951690762.post3957428641695694692..comments2023-10-05T08:44:09.303-07:00Comments on JG, Caesarea: "Hell in the Islamic Republic": Roger Cohen Outsmarts HimselfJeffrey Grossmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01847518948270295312noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067977173951690762.post-5013415786702256472010-06-06T02:20:40.241-07:002010-06-06T02:20:40.241-07:00Judaism is at odds with "the grey area where ...Judaism is at odds with "the grey area where things get done." In Genesis, each created thing has its day, neatly delineated and specific to itself. Light is different than water which is different from plant life which is different from animal life. When lines get blurred, you end up with some horrific mutant. The grey area is an obfuscation of the truth. The truth is diabolical in this case and nothing will make it grey and benign. Grey equals appeasement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067977173951690762.post-35743849703709826922010-05-29T12:18:16.460-07:002010-05-29T12:18:16.460-07:00the statement "our country is no better"...the statement "our country is no better" duels with the idea known as "American exceptionalism".<br /><br />as usual, what approaches the truth is somewhere in the middle.<br /><br />The Marshall Plan (1947-51) represented the time when America "stood as a beacon of generosity and moral leadership". <br /><br />America has certainly been in a transition from THAT reputation since at least 2001, if not since 1968.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067977173951690762.post-62750524368979744852010-05-29T11:14:43.018-07:002010-05-29T11:14:43.018-07:00Marina,
This is a painful subject for me. I have ...Marina,<br /><br />This is a painful subject for me. I have always believed, and will always believe, in American values, notwithstanding opposition to past (Vietnam) and present (Afghanistan) wars. In short, I will always be of the opinion that America is "better", albeit not perfect. America, however, is losing its ability to lead for a host of reasons, political and economic, and the immediate future is less than rosy. Meanwhile, in this corner of the world, Israel will soon be fighting, again, for its survival, which leaves little time for personal fancies.Jeffrey Grossmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01847518948270295312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067977173951690762.post-12969326965026745892010-05-28T08:21:05.767-07:002010-05-28T08:21:05.767-07:00Jeffrey,
Does the statement "our country is ...Jeffrey,<br /><br />Does the statement "our country is no better" has something to do with multiculturalism?Marina Sapirhttp://making-up.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067977173951690762.post-55791267321677877112010-05-28T07:18:57.125-07:002010-05-28T07:18:57.125-07:00Yes, Marina, for better or worse, I am the product...Yes, Marina, for better or worse, I am the product of the Common Core Curriculum at the University of Chicago. However, I learned more about the merits of multiculturalism in Lebanon than in any classroom.Jeffrey Grossmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01847518948270295312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067977173951690762.post-53541628975224176562010-05-28T07:01:28.875-07:002010-05-28T07:01:28.875-07:00Hi, Jeffrey!
You had your liberal art education ...Hi, Jeffrey! <br /><br />You had your liberal art education in the USA, as I understand. Did they teach you the "multiculturalism", the theory that no one culture is better than the other? I wonder, did you have a choice to disagree with this teaching?<br /><br />May be, those people who say that "our country is no better" is product of liberal art departments?Marina Sapirhttp://making-up.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.com