Monday, January 31, 2005
A NATION IS BORN
Today I am lucky that I work for a printing company. My first task this morning was to amble back into the factory and ask one of the pressmen to mix a tiny sample of purple ink. I then put the ink on my right index finger as a show of support for the Iraqi citizens who cast votes in their first free elections in over 50 years. My conspicuous display drew snickers and jeers from my colleagues all day. And I’m going to do it again tomorrow and the next day, my puerile co-workers be damned.
Facing trivial taunts is the least I could do to show my support for the courageous Iraqi citizens whose ink-stained fingers marked them for death. But despite the threats from terrorists to slaughter voters en masse, the Iraqi people showed up by the millions. Some walked for miles, some stood for hours, some dodged bullets and mortar shells. And when they were done birthing a new nation, they waved their purple fingers in front of the world’s cameras as if to show the terrorists that their battle to restore despotism was now lost.
Naturally, the American left proved incapable of viewing this momentous event as an unqualified victory for human dignity. Instead they could only view it through the lens of political partisanship and use it as a giant coathook on which to hang the word "BUT."
“Gee, it’s really great that the Iraqi elections went off better than anyone could have hoped for and that Iraqis are finally setting a course toward peaceful self-government and all…
After seeing pictures and videos of beaming Iraqis in various states of joy, tears, exuberance, pride, dancing and defiance, one must be morally obtuse to regard this event as anything short of a victory for humanity that massively transcends American political party lines. But Bush’s critics would rather be moral cretins than make a statement that might incidentally vindicate the object of their loathing. Then they scratch their heads and wax bewildered as they keep losing elections.
Yesterday the audacious Iraqi people defied their antagonists at home and flummoxed the skeptics abroad. When they jubilantly waved their purple fingers in front of the cameras, they had just one thing to say to Osama bin Laden, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Saddam Hussein, Daily KOS, Democratic Underground, Ted Kennedy, Nancy Pelosi, Chris Matthews, Harry Reid, Michael Moore, John Kerry, and the rest of the world's jihadi apologists:
"F*%k you."
In standing up for self-determination, the citizens of Iraq stood up for all mankind. Millions who live in tyranny today will thank Iraqis tomorrow for laying the groundwork that will set them free. Thank you, Iraq, for risking your lives to affirm human decency. The world owes you its gratitude. May God bless you and protect you on your journey.
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Today I am lucky that I work for a printing company. My first task this morning was to amble back into the factory and ask one of the pressmen to mix a tiny sample of purple ink. I then put the ink on my right index finger as a show of support for the Iraqi citizens who cast votes in their first free elections in over 50 years. My conspicuous display drew snickers and jeers from my colleagues all day. And I’m going to do it again tomorrow and the next day, my puerile co-workers be damned.
Facing trivial taunts is the least I could do to show my support for the courageous Iraqi citizens whose ink-stained fingers marked them for death. But despite the threats from terrorists to slaughter voters en masse, the Iraqi people showed up by the millions. Some walked for miles, some stood for hours, some dodged bullets and mortar shells. And when they were done birthing a new nation, they waved their purple fingers in front of the world’s cameras as if to show the terrorists that their battle to restore despotism was now lost.
Naturally, the American left proved incapable of viewing this momentous event as an unqualified victory for human dignity. Instead they could only view it through the lens of political partisanship and use it as a giant coathook on which to hang the word "BUT."
“Gee, it’s really great that the Iraqi elections went off better than anyone could have hoped for and that Iraqis are finally setting a course toward peaceful self-government and all…
- …BUT there were still 2 dozen fatalities.”
- …BUT many Sunnis boycotted the election so the results are not legitimate.”
- …BUT this won’t end the insurgency.”
- …BUT this isn’t a ‘real’ vote since it took place under duress and occupation.”
- …BUT this won’t change anything.”
- …BUT we still don’t have an exit strategy.”
- …BUT there are still dictators in power all over the world and are we going to go after all of them now and if we don’t doesn’t that just prove we’re self-interested hypocrites and don’t you think there’s a reason why the rest of the world hates us and shouldn’t we have voted for Kerry instead because then the world wouldn’t hate us since we wouldn’t have a cowboy president any more and how can we liberate a whole country if we can’t even catch Osama bin Laden even though he’s just one man and where are those WMDs anyway? Huh? Can you answer that? HUH?? I didn’t think so.”
After seeing pictures and videos of beaming Iraqis in various states of joy, tears, exuberance, pride, dancing and defiance, one must be morally obtuse to regard this event as anything short of a victory for humanity that massively transcends American political party lines. But Bush’s critics would rather be moral cretins than make a statement that might incidentally vindicate the object of their loathing. Then they scratch their heads and wax bewildered as they keep losing elections.
Yesterday the audacious Iraqi people defied their antagonists at home and flummoxed the skeptics abroad. When they jubilantly waved their purple fingers in front of the cameras, they had just one thing to say to Osama bin Laden, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Saddam Hussein, Daily KOS, Democratic Underground, Ted Kennedy, Nancy Pelosi, Chris Matthews, Harry Reid, Michael Moore, John Kerry, and the rest of the world's jihadi apologists:
"F*%k you."
In standing up for self-determination, the citizens of Iraq stood up for all mankind. Millions who live in tyranny today will thank Iraqis tomorrow for laying the groundwork that will set them free. Thank you, Iraq, for risking your lives to affirm human decency. The world owes you its gratitude. May God bless you and protect you on your journey.
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