THE INVASION OF GEORGIA: A STUDY IN HYPOCRISY

THE INVASION OF GEORGIA: A STUDY IN HYPOCRISY
By a passionate observer
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It is transparent hypocrisy for George Bush, in his impotent whining about "Russian bullying," blusteringly and incoherently to condemn the invasion of a sovereign third-world country such as Georgia when he is the author of a precisely similar invasion/occupation of another third-world sovereign nation, Iraq. His pretend shock and horror are vacuous and unconvincing. The Bush demand to "leave immediately" bears no resemblance to his own foreign policy.

So, when he spits and hisses his protests, he is only the object of pretension, satire, and caricature. For he states, in the most disturbing and blustering panic, how this invasion/occupation of Georgia is going permanently to ruin international relations. But even Bush's "selective sight" cannot ignore the parody of his protests, in light of his own rigidity and stubbornness in refusing to budge re the invasion/occupation of Iraq. If Bush is ever to achieve credibility-- and it does not look as if he will, anytime soon-- he must speak from a position in which he is not himself guilty of the charges he hurls against others. On this issue, and many others, he speaks with zero credibility.

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Fantasy

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It is a good thing that you are striving for the rational and balanced. Moderation and reason are far too rare, especially in the clouded and confused world of metaphysics. We need people who are able to use the yardstick of reason and logic to measure the credibility of claims. Far too many people are simply willing to believe anything that they hear, read, or see. These often selfcongratulate on how "open minded" they are, but psychology, with greater wisdom and experience, has always regarded them as simply gullible. An old joke reminds us, "You want to be open-minded, but not so open that your brains fall out!" Most "channelists," and many "extraterrestrialists," fall into this sad category. So do many highly religious people. The acid test for any belief is, "Does it harmonize with the possible and the reasonable?" Miracles do occur, but they are called miracles precisely because of their scarcity. Believing that miracles are "everyday events" is a sign that you have already passed over. The signpost is just up ahead: The Twilight Zone. In other words, fantasyland.:)

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