Make no mistake about it, I want the entire government
privatized, including police, courts, and the military -- but I am probably
more willing than some of my anarchist kin to acknowledge that there are evil
forces out there in the world who would still have to be confronted by private
soldiers if there were no government-funded ones.
So, on this Memorial Day, while I will resist waxing poetic
about past and current wars, I’ll just link to this reminder that radical
Muslims (to take just one example of many) can be nuts -- specifically, here, a Hamas kids’ show
encouraging the murder of all Jews -- and for that matter so can TV debaters in the
comparatively friendly nation of Jordan.
The world will still be bonkers with or without the U.S.
government in it, and pausing to remember that will be my subtle nod to
Memorial Day.
P.S. And lest I seem to be singling out one faith for
criticism, note that you should be able to find me in the audience at Beauty
Bar (14th between 2nd and 3rd) tonight at 8pm, where (for free) you can hear
Michael Malice serve as one of the readers of wacky Bible passages (admittedly rewritten for comic effect) in
David Tuchman’s irreverent recurring show.
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