>If we want to win the so-called "war on terror" (god I hate that term), then we need to stop being so terrified.
But I'm not terrified. I just don't want to get killed for saying something that I probably wasn't inclined to say anyway, so I choose not to say it. I consider it an appeasement, but a reasonable one.
We say we don't bargain with hostage takers - but what if the hostage taker demanded a stick of gum. Would you insist on not giving them the gum on the principal that if you give them gum, the next time they'll want a sandwich, and the time after that, the world?!
No, I say give them their stick of gum. It's the polite thing anyway. But if they push it too far, then not only will we not agree to it, but we'll go ahead and take away the gum too.
But I'm not terrified. I just don't want to get killed for saying something that I probably wasn't inclined to say anyway, so I choose not to say it. I consider it an appeasement, but a reasonable one.
We say we don't bargain with hostage takers - but what if the hostage taker demanded a stick of gum. Would you insist on not giving them the gum on the principal that if you give them gum, the next time they'll want a sandwich, and the time after that, the world?!
No, I say give them their stick of gum. It's the polite thing anyway. But if they push it too far, then not only will we not agree to it, but we'll go ahead and take away the gum too.