> Full Metal Jacket is not Hollywood? I am asking. Otherwise I am not sure why > you're > confused?
I am confused because you seem to be suggesting that what we're saying in using FMJ as an example is 'blow everything up' as that's the *Hollywood way.* The lines were quoted to illustrate a point--do something about it, and my continuance of the reference was a suggestion (based in terms of the same movie) as to _why_ we might *not* be doing something about it. It was not a suggestion (at least not on my part) that the answer lay in some Hollywood-style solution. Rather that while it would seem that the answer is obvious--Private Joker *should* be stomping the guts out of Private Pyle for his transgression--he isn't because Pyle has a loaded weapon. It would seem we are stuck in the same situation with regards to Muslims and their fundamentalist brethren. In our case, the "loaded weapon" is the threat of continued terrorism and the spread of extremism. In the case of the moderate Muslim the "loaded weapon" is the threat of expulsion, censure or even death at the hands of those not wishing to irritate those with the itchy trigger finger. I suppose we could fish up some references in Kierkegaard, James, Plato or Hegel, but what would be the point if the point can be made with a more easily accessible reference. will -- "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that would just be unacceptable." - Carrie Fisher ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:197847 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
