Matthitjah Posted September 6, 2006 Group: Royal Member Followers: 4 Topic Count: 1,285 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 17,917 Content Per Day: 2.27 Reputation: 355 Days Won: 19 Joined: 10/01/2002 Status: Offline Share Posted September 6, 2006 Quote Jewish World Review; Jewish World Review Sept. 6, 2006 / 13 Elul, 5766 Appeasement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marnie Posted September 6, 2006 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 811 Topics Per Day: 0.12 Content Count: 7,338 Content Per Day: 1.08 Reputation: 76 Days Won: 2 Joined: 10/06/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted September 6, 2006 What an excellent piece! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Posted September 6, 2006 Group: Royal Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 115 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 8,281 Content Per Day: 1.12 Reputation: 249 Days Won: 3 Joined: 03/03/2004 Status: Offline Birthday: 10/30/1955 Share Posted September 6, 2006 No. It won't work, but I guess we're going to have to learn that hard lesson again. And this time with all the horrors of 21st century weaponry brought to bear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shiloh357 Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Churchill said, "Those who seek to appease the crocodile will simply be eaten last." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted September 7, 2006 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.94 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Share Posted September 7, 2006 The other day, I saw a bumper sticker on a car that proclaimed: "APPEASEMENT IS NOT THE ANSWER" I practically jumped up and down for joy, "Yes! Thank-you!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric Posted September 7, 2006 Group: Graduated to Heaven Followers: 2 Topic Count: 50 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 4,073 Content Per Day: 0.52 Reputation: 43 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/02/2002 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/10/1923 Share Posted September 7, 2006 YO, thanks for posting that,Dave. Some people have short memories. Good reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O'Dannyboy Posted September 11, 2006 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 156 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 3,454 Content Per Day: 0.48 Reputation: 4 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/22/2004 Status: Offline Birthday: 07/02/1969 Share Posted September 11, 2006 Appeasement has never been the best choice, while at times may be the easiest, it is ultimately a sign of weakness rather than a compromise. In the end, they who gave in to demands will in the future see more demands made. It's the nature of the beast. Greed is an appetite that can never be satiated and, like a drug addict, will return to the places it had previously had success in meeting its needs. Think of appeasement in regards to a game of chess. A compromise would result in both players sacrificing one of their pieces. Appeasement would be when one side simply removed one of their pieces to buy a time-out, lets use 15 minutes as an example, after which the game must continue. It's nothing more than giving the school bully your lunch money so that he won't beat you up. The only way to end this brand of intimidation is to stand up to it no matter what the circumstances. Once the bully understands you are no longer easy prey, he will then move on to someone easier to bully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amor Posted September 11, 2006 Group: Removed from Forums for Breaking Terms of Service Followers: 1 Topic Count: 13 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2,194 Content Per Day: 0.30 Reputation: 34 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/18/2004 Status: Offline Share Posted September 11, 2006 Blair's been trying to appease Bush for the past 6 years, and he's got nothing back in return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O'Dannyboy Posted September 11, 2006 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 156 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 3,454 Content Per Day: 0.48 Reputation: 4 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/22/2004 Status: Offline Birthday: 07/02/1969 Share Posted September 11, 2006 Blair's been trying to appease Bush for the past 6 years, and he's got nothing back in return. Do you actually believe that Bush and his administration have been twisting his or Englands arm? I find that a bit hard to believe considering the risks that Blair has taken. I seems to me that Blair believes in what he and the Bush administration are doing and is doing and had done everything willingly. Under those circumstances nothing he has done should be considered appeasement since he is not being coerced or intimidated. If however he were being strong armed, bullied or intimidated to do so then one might be able to say that he was trying to appease Bush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amor Posted September 11, 2006 Group: Removed from Forums for Breaking Terms of Service Followers: 1 Topic Count: 13 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2,194 Content Per Day: 0.30 Reputation: 34 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/18/2004 Status: Offline Share Posted September 11, 2006 Blair's been trying to appease Bush for the past 6 years, and he's got nothing back in return. Do you actually believe that Bush and his administration have been twisting his or Englands arm? I find that a bit hard to believe considering the risks that Blair has taken. I seems to me that Blair believes in what he and the Bush administration are doing and is doing and had done everything willingly. Under those circumstances nothing he has done should be considered appeasement since he is not being coerced or intimidated. If however he were being strong armed, bullied or intimidated to do so then one might be able to say that he was trying to appease Bush. Firstly it's Britain rather than just England. Secondly, Blair has stuck close to9 Bush in the hope thaat he could have leverage on general policy in the Middle East in particular a settlement between Palestine and Israel in which Blair would be seen as a big player, this clearly hasn't happened. Instead Britain was roped into the crass invasion of Iraq, that has infact further destabalised the Middle East and indeed the whole world. Blair as a result is unpopular at home particularly in his own party and will soon leave office a washed up politician. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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