Sweet Snarky Serenity

Did you know that the United States has a Commission on International Religious Freedom?

Apparently it was created out of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 and the panel issues a report of the worst international oppressors of religious freedom annually. When a country is identified in the report as CPC (countries of particular concern) our Secretary of State has some policy options available to address these concerns, including sanctions.

You can view the CPCs here. Now my sweet, snarky, and yes, even twisty mind is wondering why the US isn't on that list.

Okay, okay, the countries on that list are unarguably more religiously oppressive than our own (and I am certainly not making light of the oppression present in those countries but bringing to your attention a little bit of apparent hypocrisy) but, I will argue that there are those among us who are pretty darn limited in their view of who "religious freedom" applies to. Since 9/11 there has been a surge of anti-Islam sentiment in our nation. I even received anti-Islam propaganda from military co-workers, I guess they forgot that there are American Muslims fighting the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq right along side Christian, and even Pagan, military personnel.

We should remember that this country was colonized by Europeans seeking religious freedom. It would be a shame to dishonor their progress by resorting to the oppression of our countrymen.

When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying the cross.

-Sinclair Lewis (1935, It Can't Happen Here...allegedly, I've purchased the book just now and will let you know as soon as I have a chance to personally verify, if you have a copy and can check real quick-like that'd be great too!)

Sidhe The Wandering Elf
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A Challenge To Rush Limbaugh

There are some things I don't blog about because I'm so appalled by them, that I don't know what to say.

I know. Imagine that.

The fact that America tortures, is one of those things. There are so many more gifted and knowledgeable people out there that can write brutally and elegantly and deeply about this subject, that I don't know what I can add. But I realized today, that there are a few things that I don't see, so I thought I'd better write them down.

First of all, there's that fat fuck Rush Limbaugh. Sorry to insult all people of weight. But his large-ass figures prominently into what I'm going to say.

I'd like to challenge Rush Limbaugh to go through SERE training. (That's the school where they put you through all the torture techniques that were approved by BushCo for the non-white, bearded different people who wear turbans sometimes and actually fucking kneel down once a day to pray - can you imagine? - and who are still in our custody illegally, unless of course they mysteriously died or have gone insane.) I'm just appalled that that motherfucker Limbaugh is actually slapping his blubbery face on the radio to show people how stupid we are to be upset about torturing people.

Limbaugh is a classic bully. The kind that ridicules and threatens people from the safety of his fucking recording studio, but doesn't have the teabagging balls to engage mano a mano. Because he's a... Fucking Pussy.

Once I was in this group therapy class and one of the women was describing her uncle who had molested her and who now was molesting her daughter. She was terrified and didn't know what to do. The therapist was this famous guy who was a protégé of Carl Yung, and in that Germanic-Swissy not-very-sissy accent he said, "Your uncle is a classic bully. That means he is more afraid of you, than you are of him. I want you to go back home tonight, get a male friend or relative, and take your uncle aside and tell him this: If you touch my daughter again, I'm going to get a shotgun and blow your balls off. Your penis will be scattered across the room in tiny little bloody bits. Understand me? UNDERSTAND ME?"

You know, I could say that to her uncle right now and mean it. Even if I didn't have a shotgun, his balls would be mincemeat.

But, back to Rush. And his balls. Or lack thereof.

First, he'd have to suffer through cold turkey to get off that OxyContin. Because you know he didn't stop taking that shit. Hell, he's being paid by the RNC in tablet form (or maybe they crush it into powder for him to get rid of the time-release aspect so Rush can get his Rush faster), just so he can continue to mouth off about the feminazis pain-free. Fucking drug addict.

We don't want that pasty-white chicken shit to avoid the pain of torture by using recreational rich-boy drugs. No, we don't.

Next, he'll need to be deprived of cheetos and twinkies, his favorite foods when he was couch surfing on welfare while his wife worked. Fucking deadbeat.

Maybe he'll have the svelt look when he comes out of training, along with that crazy look that comes from having your worst fears shoved into the tiny box that somebody decided they'd put you in for, oh, well, who knows how long. And what day is it? And is it daytime, or nighttime? Who am I anyway? Don't you know who I am? I was famous, I think. Once. Can I have some food now? Could you turn down that rap music? I hate black people. They're all drug addicts and deadbeats.

Ahem.

I repeat. If that motherfucker can make light of torture from the comfort of his radio studio, then he can go take the torture class. We'll see how long he lasts. I hate to say this Rush, but Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and Abu Zubaydah have way bigger balls than you do. Way. Bigger.

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(Image stolen from PoliticalHumor. Let me know if that pisses anyone off and I'll take it down. The image. Not PoliticalHumor. I really don't own a shotgun. Really.)

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