tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post115448649713006044..comments2024-02-21T03:20:21.898-08:00Comments on An Inch At A Time: Reflections on the Journey: Loathe though I might be ...SUSAN RUSSELLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-1154781707189477712006-08-05T05:41:00.000-07:002006-08-05T05:41:00.000-07:00indicentally, it has been reported that Gibson mad...indicentally, it has been reported that Gibson made anti-Semitic AND sexist remarks, although it doesn't say what the alleged sexist remarks were: http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/08/01/gibson.dui/index.html<BR/><BR/>hugo, I'm not a recovering alcoholic, and I almost never presume to tell people what they themselves believe. however, I have to ask, how would you know what you unconsciously Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17851789276439393822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-1154630877261357052006-08-03T11:47:00.000-07:002006-08-03T11:47:00.000-07:00And with all due respect to Hugo, I think we are m...And with all due respect to Hugo, I think we are missing the point when we debate whether or not Gibson believed what he said in a drunken stupor. The fact of the matter is that he spewed forth anti-semetic remarks. Incapacity is not an excuse. It may explain WHY he said them. But there's no justification for those words in any context. Whether or not Gibson believes what he said is irrelevant. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-1154563905135540692006-08-02T17:11:00.001-07:002006-08-02T17:11:00.001-07:00Thanks, Hugo, for that perspective. It's helpful ....Thanks, Hugo, for that perspective. It's helpful ... and ... I'll admit I still don't "get it" -- it's hard for me to understand where that kind of venom comes from ... conscious or unconscious, drunk or sober.<BR/><BR/>As for posting the piece itself, I still think it is worth comment -- maybe because I'm struggling myself with 100% support of Israel's right to exist and defend itself against SUSAN RUSSELLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-1154552399401901812006-08-02T13:59:00.000-07:002006-08-02T13:59:00.000-07:00We have a drunk man spouting off hateful things. ...We have a drunk man spouting off hateful things. He hurts himself, his family, and his future by his actions. <BR/><BR/>We have a man that issues an apology, a real apology, not an "I'm sorry f any were offended by my words" piece of politic drivel.<BR/><BR/>And we have a brother in Christ who has fallen, but who is calling his sin - "sin" and apparently taking steps to change and engage those Bateau Masterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17641991475361553674noreply@blogger.com