Comments on: 1984 Redux – Lessons for Terrorists http://afghanistan-journal.com/blog/2010/01/1984-redux-lessons-for-terrorists/ Perspectives on What Matters Most - by Jeff Courter Wed, 21 Jul 2010 05:14:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Charlie Sherpa http://afghanistan-journal.com/blog/2010/01/1984-redux-lessons-for-terrorists/comment-page-1/#comment-117 Charlie Sherpa Sat, 16 Jan 2010 04:47:57 +0000 http://afghanistan-journal.com/blog/?p=824#comment-117 Jeff: Sherpa here. I wanted to thank you for a thought-provocative trip down the memory hole. I loved George Orwell during my political coming of age, but surprisingly hadn't yet thought of applying some of his lessons to the Taliban. Of course, I remain a bit concerned that a mobocracy at home might be perpetually manipulated to warlike frenzy. I also have faith, however, that the efforts of veterans such as you, who can tell our fellow citizens about the proverbial good, bad, and ugly--can help our country keep a steady pace, without losing sight of our values. I attempted to extend your George Orwell observations just now at www.redbullrising.com. Blogger doesn't do trackbacks quite the same way as the rest of the Internet (although I may have been successful), so I thought I'd mention it here in plain-text, too. Thanks again for your writing, your advice, and your support--and for putting my site on your blogroll! I owe you my next MRE cookie! Jeff: Sherpa here. I wanted to thank you for a thought-provocative trip down the memory hole. I loved George Orwell during my political coming of age, but surprisingly hadn’t yet thought of applying some of his lessons to the Taliban. Of course, I remain a bit concerned that a mobocracy at home might be perpetually manipulated to warlike frenzy. I also have faith, however, that the efforts of veterans such as you, who can tell our fellow citizens about the proverbial good, bad, and ugly–can help our country keep a steady pace, without losing sight of our values.

I attempted to extend your George Orwell observations just now at http://www.redbullrising.com. Blogger doesn’t do trackbacks quite the same way as the rest of the Internet (although I may have been successful), so I thought I’d mention it here in plain-text, too.

Thanks again for your writing, your advice, and your support–and for putting my site on your blogroll! I owe you my next MRE cookie!

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