David Sirota

Writer, Salon

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Author, TV commentator, newspaper columnist, Salon.com contributor, magazine writer, vegetarian, craft beer drinker, Golden Doodle lover, Denverite

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ICYMI: Critical context to Chicago Mayor Emanuel enacting the largest public school shutdown in US history: thenation.com/blog/174478/ra…

Rahm Emanuel’s Zombie Pigs vs. Chicago’s Angry Birds | The Nation

thenation.com — My kids are into Angry Birds, a game they love for the same reason I once obsessively played Super Mario Brothers: its appeal is incomprehensible to the adults around them. This inscrutable game, however, has one essential truth: you have some pissed off birds compelled by rage to put down some zombie-looking pigs.
@NoahCRothman That's your opinion - and fair to have it. All I'm saying is don't ascribe DESIRE.
ICYMI: Colorado Strikes Big Blow Against the Death Penalty salon.com/2013/05/22/hic…

Hickenlooper strikes major blow to death penalty

salon.com — Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is known for a lot of things - his cheery nature, his self-promoted "quirkiness," his beer-brewing background, his loyalty to his oil and gas donors - but he is not known for being a particularly courageous conviction politician.
@NoahCRothman If it ends up being a different motive, fine. But simply citing his words is hardly a "wish."
RE: blowback - remember: "Noting this is not to argue that such attacks are justified or that we deserve them" creators.com/opinion/david-…

A Cronkite Moment for the Blowback Era

creators.com — "The stuff we have done overseas is now brought back into our own front yards. America's chickens are coming home to roost."
@NoahCRothman Based on what the assailant actually said.
FYI - here's a primer on the CIA/military concept of "blowback": creators.com/opinion/david-…

A Cronkite Moment for the Blowback Era

creators.com — "The stuff we have done overseas is now brought back into our own front yards. America's chickens are coming home to roost."
@NoahCRothman A "wish?" Uch - that is morbid. Get a grip - you are a pro at trying to put words in people's mouth.
Pretty simple: Violent actions cause violent reactions which cause more violent actions, etc. - and they are all unacceptable atrocities.
Mentioning CIA/military concept of blowback isnt "blaming America." That should be obvious unless you think CIA/military is "anti America."
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