[MD] Flying Spagetti Monsters

[ARLO J BENSINGER JR]

[Platt had asked]
Do you consider Islamic terrorists "good men?" They are acting on their own
definitions. 

[Arlo had replied]
Gee whiz, Platt. How many times do I have to post a reply to this before you
stop acting like my position is unclear? Briefly, yet again, I consider
"Islamic terrorists" to be evil people seeking power by exploiting perhaps
legitimate grievences about aspects of American hegemony. Their actions are
immoral, and should be dealth with militarily. However, we also have to step up
and allow legitimate concerns over our actions to be heard, rather that
pretending that the USA can never, never do no wrong.

[Arlo adds]
You know, I didn't catch this at the time, but wanted to make this clear. I'd
argue that "Islamic terrorists" are exactly being "blindly obedient" to a
static social structure. This was, of course, my point from day one. Blind
obedience to social structures invariably leads to immoral behavior, from the
Indian wars to the holocaust, from Pol Pot to the Inquisition, from Islamic
terrorists to the Darfur genocides.