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Originally Posted by FurnaceFace
It seems to me pointing fingers at Bingo and insulting him with derogatory terms isn't very constructive. In fact, it sounds an awful lot like what someone such as O'Reilly would do.
I'm also not sure where Bingo ever says he's the president of O'Reilly's fanclub. I think he's made his view on him pretty clear: he watches him for entertainment value and from time to time likely agrees with things he says. It's pretty sad if agreeing with the odd comment people make brands you as a worshipper of them and results in getting insulted.
Constructive debate and discussion is something I find interesting and like to participate in because I gain different viewpoints and knowledge. When the discussion breaks down to name calling, I have no use for it.
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Agreed. And I'm not sure how this discussion turned into O'Reilly vs. Chomsky, but it seems a little like we decided to spend our breath on "Tastes Great"-"Less Filling."
For the record, I'm in the middle on this one. I don't think the way that this situation was handled is "political"--that would have meant many more press conferences by Bush and Blair, sounding much less like idiots than they actually did. But I do think the situation was handled poorly. For one thing, if the investigation has been going on for months, then that means someone knew about the potential threat posed by liquids on planes long before the security standards were changed. Now that the actual perpetrators are in custody, shouldn't we actually be MORE safe?
Personally, when the TSA tells me that they can't stop people from bringing a bomb on a plane without taking orange juice away from a 3 year old, that actually makes me feel a good deal LESS safe. It's time these organizations stopped reacting and started thinking outside the box about ways that they can make air travel safer without sacrificing comfort and convenience at every turn. And yes--I think that a little comfort can be sacrificed in favour of safety. But let's not forget that in the long run those delays cost money--and if people start choosing not to travel because they're subjected to a body-cavity search and forced to fly in the buff every time they get on a plane, the economic impact of that would actually be quite serious for airlines. We need to be thinking of realistic solutions to these problems long before the threats become urgent.