French President Nicolas Sarkozy, is a typical example of the 'quality' of Western political leadership today.
Isn't it sad, what Hilter missed !!
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Hitler could have ruled the world, if he had been born in this age!
An age where the appeasement of violent thugs is viewed as [important] diplomacy, and as a path leading to a harmonious society.
Sarkozy warns that US veto on Palestinian state will spark violence
Yes, and what are the implications of that? We should do what is right, come what may.
Sarkozy is suggesting that we should give in to violent intimidation, and that terrorism and Islamic supremacist thuggery should be rewarded.
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2011/09/sarkozy-warns-that-us-veto-on-palestinian-stat...I don't know why the ABC news gathering teams missed this story, i really don't know why.
[Asia Pacific Focus?, Foreign Correspondent?, 7.30 Report?, Lateline?, Q&A? ....are they all deaf, blind, mute monkeys?]
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The appeasement of evil men, does not lead to peace.
IMO, this generation has lost the ability to discern between good and evil, between truth and falsehood.
As individuals, we all know, or as adults, we should know by now!, that
if we walk away from truth, we will [always!] reap confusion in our lives.
We [who seek peace] are kidding ourselves [we are living in la la land!], if we believe that aggression, or violence, is 'overcome', by our surrender to it!
Or if we believe that the appeasement of evil and wicked men, is a way to peace.
The appeasement of evil [men], does not lead to peace.
The aggression and violence of evil men, is not overcome, by our surrender, to the designs of those evil men.
That path leads only to slavery, and death.How is peace achieved, in the real world?
Peace comes from justice.
Justice comes when we respect, and defend, free and open truth.
With justice comes peace.
Justice comes from facing up to, and embracing, TRUTH.
Peace comes through sacrifice, and our willingness to fight for truth, and to fight for what is right[eous].
And, peace comes from judgement.
Peace among men comes as a consequence of righteous judgement.
Peace among men comes when wicked men are judged, and when their fellows [other wicked men] come to understand that [their own] wicked actions, will bring judgement upon them.
Sarkozy doesn't 'understand' that.
And Sarkozy has no desire to 'understand' that.
During WWII, Sarkozy, imo, would have been a French collaborator with the Nazis.
Sarkozy [like almost almost politicians in this age] is a 'populist', and a moral slut.
Matthew 7:13
Enter ye in at the strait gate:
for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
The secret of Happiness is Freedom, and the secret of Freedom is Courage.
Thucydides, Pericles' Funeral Oration
"And what is good, Phaedrus? And what is not good? Need we ask anyone to tell us these things?"
Plato