4.29.2013

A German's View of Islam

The author of this commentary is Dr. Emanuel Tanya, a well-known and well-respected psychiatrist.  A man, whose family was German aristocracy prior to World War II, owned a number of large industries and estates. When asked how many German people were true Nazis, the answer he gave can guide our attitude toward fanaticism.

'Very few people were true Nazis,' he said, 'but many enjoyed the return of German pride, and many more were too busy to care. I was one of those who just thought the Nazis were a bunch of fools. So, the majority just sat back and let it all happen. Then, before we knew it, they owned us, and we had lost control, and the end of the world had come. My family lost everything. I ended up in a concentration camp and the Allies destroyed my factories.'

We are told again and again by 'experts' and 'talking heads' that Islam is the religion of peace and that the vast majority of Muslims just want to live in peace. Although this unqualified assertion may be true, it is entirely irrelevant. It is meaningless fluff, meant to make us feel better, and meant to somehow diminish the specter of fanatics rampaging across the globe in the name of Islam.

The fact is that the fanatics rule Islam at this moment in history. It is the fanatics who march. It is the fanatics who wage any one of 50 shooting wars worldwide. It is the fanatics who systematically slaughter Christian or tribal groups throughout Africa and are gradually taking over the entire continent in an Islamic wave. It is the fanatics who bomb, behead, murder, or honor-kill. It is the fanatics who take over mosque after mosque. It is the fanatics who zealously spread the stoning and hanging of rape victims and homosexuals. It is the fanatics who teach their young to kill and to become suicide bombers.

The hard, quantifiable fact is that the peaceful majority, the 'silent majority,' is cowed and extraneous. Communist Russia was comprised of Russians who just wanted to live in peace, yet the Russian Communists were responsible for the murder of about 20 million people. The peaceful majority were irrelevant. China's huge population was peaceful as well, but Chinese Communists managed to kill a staggering 70 million people.

The average Japanese individual prior to World War II was not a warmongering sadist. Yet, Japan murdered and slaughtered its way across South East Asia in an orgy of killing that included the systematic murder of 12 million Chinese civilians; most killed by sword, shovel, and bayonet.

And who can forget Rwanda, which collapsed into butchery. Could it not be said that the majority of Rwandans were 'peace loving'?

History lessons are often incredibly simple and blunt, yet for all our powers of reason, we often miss the most basic and uncomplicated of points: Peace-loving Muslims have been made irrelevant by their silence.

Peace-loving Germans, Japanese, Chinese, Russians, Rwandans, Serbs, Afghans, Iraqis, Palestinians, Somalis, Nigerians, Algerians, and many others have died because the peaceful majority did not speak up until it was too late. As for us who watch it all unfold, we must pay attention to the only group that counts--the fanatics who threaten our way of life.

4.24.2013

Abe Lincoln

I never encourage deceit.  And falsehood, especially if you have got a bad memory, is the worst enemy a fellow can have.  The fact is truth is your truest friend, no matter what the circumstances are.

4.22.2013

Harry S. Truman

We believe that all men are created equal because they are created in the image of God.

4.09.2013

Dynasty 2013 Minor League Draft

Round 1
  1) Brooklyn DL’s
Javier Baez
SS, CHC
  2) Hockey Nation
Byron Buxton
OF, MIN
  3) Skip Caray’s Ghost
Carlos Correa
SS, HOU
  4) stangnut
Albert Almora
OF, CHC
  5) The Holy Handgrenade
Michael Wacha
SP, STL
  6) Jersey Hitmen
Addison Russell
SS, OAK
  7) Tri-state Turmoil
David Dahl
OF, COL
  8) Hammering Fastballs
J.R. Graham
SP, ATL
  9) Clown City
Mike Zunino
C, SEA
10) puerto rican perfume
Kyle Crick
SP, SF
11) Planet 10
Jorge Soler
OF, CHC
12) Outlaws – All in WDW
Gregory Polanco
OF, PIT
13) San Diego Chickens
Kyle Zimmer
SP, KC
14) Milwaukee Braves
Mason Williams
OF, NYY

Round 2
  1) Brooklyn DL’s
Brian Goodwin
OF, WAS
  2) Hockey Nation
Max Fried
SP, SD
  3) Skip Caray’s Ghost
Randall Delgado
SP, ARZ
  4) stangnut
George Springer
OF, HOU
  5) The Holy Handgrenade
Delino DeShields, Jr.
2B, HOU
  6) Jersey Hitmen
Trevor Story
SS, COL
  7) Tri-state Turmoil
Dylan Bundy
SP, BAL
  8) Hammering Fastballs
Nick Franklin
SS, SEA
  9) Clown City
Miguel Sano
3B, MIN
10) puerto rican perfume
Billy Hamilton
SS, CIN
11) Planet 10
Bubba Starling
OF, KC
12) Outlaws – All in WDW
Noah Syndergaard
SP, NYM
13) San Diego Chickens
Alen Hanson
SS, PIT
14) Milwaukee Braves
Oswaldo Arcia
OF, MIN

Round 3
  1) Brooklyn DL’s
Yordano Ventura
SP, KC
  2) Hockey Nation
Travis D’Arnaud
C, TOR
  3) Skip Caray’s Ghost
Mike Montgomery
SP, TB
  4) stangnut
Jameson Taillon
SP, PIT
  5) The Holy Handgrenade
Brad Miller
SS, SEA
  6) Jersey Hitmen
Chris Archer
SP, TB
  7) Tri-state Turmoil
Taijuan Walker
SP, SEA
  8) Hammering Fastballs
Shelby Miller
SP, STL
  9) Clown City
Wil Myers
OF, TB
10) puerto rican perfume
Christian Yelich
OF, MIA
11) Planet 10
Robbie Erlin
SP, SD
12) Outlaws – All in WDW
Matt Barnes
SP, BOS
13) San Diego Chickens
Kyle Gibson
SP, MIN
14) Milwaukee Braves
Archie Bradley
SP, ARZ

Round 4
  1) Brooklyn DL’s
Tyler Austin
OF, NYY
  2) Hockey Nation
Anthony Gose
OF, TOR
  3) Skip Caray’s Ghost
Mike Olt
3B, TEX
  4) stangnut
Zack Wheeler
SP, NYM
  5) The Holy Handgrenade
Alex Meyer
SP, MIN
  6) Jersey Hitmen
Jonathan Singleton
1B, HOU
  7) Tri-state Turmoil
Nick Castenallos
3B, DET
  8) Hammering Fastballs
James Paxton
SP, SEA
  9) Clown City
Carlos Martinez
SP, STL
10) puerto rican perfume
Hak-Ju Lee
SS, TB
11) Planet 10
Martin Perez
SP, TEX
12) Outlaws – All in WDW
Anthony Rendon
3B, WAS
13) San Diego Chickens
Jurickson Profar
SS, TEX
14) Milwaukee Braves
Danny Hultzen
SP, SEA

Round 5
  1) Brooklyn DL’s
Miguel Almonte
SP, KC
  2) Hockey Nation
Jarred Cosart
SP, HOU
  3) Skip Caray’s Ghost
Brandon Jacobs
OF, BOS
  4) stangnut
Dee Gordon
SS, LAD
  5) The Holy Handgrenade
Tyler Skaggs
SP, ARZ
  6) Jersey Hitmen
Oscar Taveras
OF, STL
  7) Tri-state Turmoil
Xander Bogaerts
SS, BOS
  8) Hammering Fastballs
Jedd Gyorko
3B, SD
  9) Clown City
Jake Odorizzi
SP, TB
10) puerto rican perfume
Michael Ynoa
SP, OAK
11) Planet 10
Francisco Lindor
SS, CLE
12) Outlaws – All in WDW
Kaleb Cowart
3B, LAA
13) San Diego Chickens
Kolten Wong
2B, STL
14) Milwaukee Braves
Gerrit Cole
SP, PIT

4.02.2013

Minor League Rosters 4-2-2013

San Diego Chickens
1.      Jurickson Profar , Texas Rangers
2.      Kolten Wong, St. Louis Cardinals

puerto rican perfume
1.      Christian Yelich, Miami Marlins
2.      Hak-Ju Lee, Tampa Bay Rays
3.      Michael Ynoa, Oakland Athletics

Tri State Turmoil
1.      Dylan Bundy, Baltimore Orioles
2.      Taijuan Walker, Seattle Mariners
3.      Nick Castanellos, Detroit Tigers
4.      Xander Bogaerts, Boston Red Sox

Hammering Fastballs
1.      Shelby Miller, St. Louis Cardinals
2.      James Paxton, Seattle Mariners
3.      Jedd Gyorko, San Diego Padres

JerseyHitmen
1.      Jonathan Singleton, Houston Astros
2.      Oscar Taveras, St. Louis Cardinals

Aroldis Clown Sawce
1.      Miguel Sano, Minnesota Twins
2.      Wil Myers, Tampa Bay Rays
3.      Carlos Martinez, St. Louis Cardinals
4.      Jake Odorizzi , Tampa Bay Rays

The Holy Handgrenade
1.      Tyler Skaggs, Arizona Diamondbacks

Milwaukee Braves
1.      Gerrit Cole, Pittsburgh Pirates
2.      Danny Hultzen, Seattle Mariners
3.      Archie Bradley, Arizona Diamondbacks

Brooklyn DL’s
None

Skip Caray’s Ghost
1.      Randall Delgado, Arizona Diamondbacks
2.      Mike Montgomery, Tampa Bay Rays
3.      Mike Olt, Texas Rangers
4.      Brandon Jacobs, Boston Red Sox

Planet 10
1.      Bubba Starling, Kansas City Royals
2.      Robbie Erlin, San Diego Padres
3.      Martin Perez, Texas Rangers
4.      Francisco Lindor, Cleveland Indians

Outlaws – All in WDW
1.      Anthony Rendon, Washington Nationals
2.      Kaleb Cowart, Los Angles Angels

stangnut
1.      Jameson Tallion, Pittsburgh Pirates
2.      Zack Wheeler, New York Mets
3.      Dee Gordon, Los Angeles Dodgers

Hockey Nation
1.      Travis d’Arnaud, Toronto Blue Jays
2.      Anthony Gose, Toronto Blue Jays
3.      Jarred Cosart, Houston Astros