tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post5128277478578494457..comments2024-03-28T03:54:21.932-04:00Comments on Canadian Cynic: Yon and Yon it goes...CChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11406057201126015750noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-89234883219699061982007-07-17T14:17:00.000-04:002007-07-17T14:17:00.000-04:00So is Yon right wing, shaved ape?So is Yon right wing, shaved ape?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-54718287221596429052007-07-16T22:02:00.000-04:002007-07-16T22:02:00.000-04:00On reflection, "access to the other side of the st...On reflection, "access to the other side of the story" was a poor choice of words; what I meant to say was "access to the full story", things being much more complicated than just two 'sides'.Adam Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09643814038940593559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-12708236791889348892007-07-16T19:46:00.000-04:002007-07-16T19:46:00.000-04:00It isn't a question of whether he has access to th...It isn't a question of whether he has access to the other side of the story, he doesn't even acknowledge there might be another side. Looking at his work he seems to have little or no sympathy for Iraqis that aren't licking the boots of the noble occupiers. And no you hack trolls reading this, that does not mean I condone roasting children and serving them to their parents -- though by cheering for massive airstrikes on civilian areas I guess you do support burning kids alive, as long as there is a chance they are terrorist kids.Rev.Paperboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14561796588927776371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-82448714683865345132007-07-16T12:44:00.000-04:002007-07-16T12:44:00.000-04:00Thanks, Ape, that was a well-thought-out post.From...Thanks, Ape, that was a well-thought-out post.<BR/><BR/>From what little I've seen it doesn't seem that Yon is a warmonger like many of his fans. He's a storyteller, and he tells stories of the trials and adventures of the soldiers that he is with. To the extent that he has a pro-soldier perspective, it's hardly surprising - these are his friends and comrades.<BR/><BR/>I believe that the reason he's so popular with the real warmongers like the Malkins and the Hewitts is because these are the stories that they want to read; American heroism - or at least, Americans shooting Muslims dead. And they especially love stories about how evil Muslims are. It doesn't necessarily make Yon himself a warmonger, a liar, or even a propagandist - although they will happily use his posts in that fashion.<BR/><BR/>Where he gets in the most trouble - I think - is when he strays from storytelling into 'journalism'. In this 'baked boy' example his judgment was clearly off. It's not clear that Yon <I>has</I> access to the other side of the story, so looking to him for full details of what's happening in Iraq would be a mistake.Adam Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09643814038940593559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-74202776065764486882007-07-16T12:34:00.000-04:002007-07-16T12:34:00.000-04:00point taken mikmik. a less than perfect choice of ...point taken mikmik. a less than perfect choice of words on my part.Lindsay Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13461043718147845594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-39426458418270121362007-07-16T12:18:00.000-04:002007-07-16T12:18:00.000-04:00For all of the tales of heroism and honour that Yo...<I>For all of the tales of heroism and honour that Yon tells, there is another side. My guess is that the truth lies somewhere between.</I><BR/><BR/>Truth isn't an average of the extremes, or even one point in the middle some where, but I digress.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, there are a fuck of a lot of stories about prisoner abuse, vandalizing shrines, and personnel abusing average citizens and treating them with contempt and malice.<BR/><BR/>Yon does the same thing (treating them with contempt), belittling their reality by not reporting it honestly. What a fucking insult to the one million plus people that have fled Iraq, and the 100's of thousands killed in a false war.mikmikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00366766734839522162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-6230157796587654472007-07-16T12:10:00.000-04:002007-07-16T12:10:00.000-04:00ex-fucking-zacklyex-fucking-zacklythwaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399550285738440669noreply@blogger.com