Swallowing the Happy Pill of Islam
Endorphins ("endogenous morphine") are described by the entry on Wikipedia (note that Wikipedia entries must always be taken with a grain of salt) as endogenous opioid peptides that function as neurotransmitters. They are produced by the pituitary gland and the hypothalamus in vertebrates during exercise, excitement, pain, consumption of spicy food and they resemble the opiates in their abilities to produce analgesia (inability to feel pain) and a feeling of well-being.
The term “endorphin” implies a pharmacological activity (analogous to the activity of the corticosteroid category of biochemicals) as opposed to a specific chemical formulation. It consists of two parts: endo- and -orphin; these are short forms of the words endogenous and morphine, intended to mean “a morphine-like substance originating from within the body.”
The term “endorphin rush” has been adopted in popular speech to refer to feelings of exhilaration brought on by pain, danger, or other forms of stress supposedly due to the influence of endorphins. When a nerve impulse reaches the spinal cord, endorphins are released which prevent nerve cells from releasing more pain signals. Immediately after injury, endorphins allow animals to feel a sense of power and control over themselves that allows them to persist with activity for an extended time.
After 9/11, America went into a mourning period. In its grief and pain, patriotism became that analgesic. We imagined we were all one nation, on the same page where the words “liberty” and “freedom” were written. Some of us knew it wasn’t true. The Liberals knew it wasn’t true. They complained quietly about the “saccharine” dose of patriotism they were being forced to swallow. For pragmatic, political reasons, they went along with it.
They have studied the effect over the last nine years, in order that they might make use of it. They ought to know; they’re the experts – they introduced the Drug Culture to America. Now they’re trying to force us to swallow a similar pill in order to accept Islamic dominance.
We’re resisting this false peace they offer, especially among the Tea Party. Americans are now being told that the dangers of Islam are imaginary and paranoid. Anyone who tells you the Muslims are dangerous are nut-jobs. All those pictures of young girls with their noses cut off, of women deprived of their rights, of murdered Christian missionaries and so forth are mere hysteria over the actions of a minority of Muslims.
More than one media pundit is bidding Americans to open their arms and embrace the Muslims, that they’re totally peaceful. And completely untrustworthy. Even if they are peaceful sheep, just what in the world will stop the murderous kind from coming here and doing the same thing? They’ve already been here. Sept. 11th is a tribute to that crime. We haven't "won" anything because the battle has only just begun.
Peace and love should be our “weapons”, should they? Well, there’s love and then there’s self-love and the concomitant self-delusion. Shall we act in peace because the other extreme is unthinkable? Or because we can then pat ourselves on the back for promoting peace and love?
Shall we engage in a war to see who can claim to be more peaceful? Every war has its price, and the taille of this “war of peace’ will be our freedom and our liberty. That ought to have been obvious from the Sixties’ culture war. The result was God being expelled from our schools.
Yet now, the support of the erection of this Victory Mosque indicates we’ve returned to the Sixties’ playbook. It’s not just September 10th again – it’s September 10th, c.1968. We’re starting to fall for this nonsense of locking arms and singing kumbaya. That might have been all right for the Blacks of the Civil Rights era – the greatest thing Martin Luther King, Jr., did was to help get those Jim Crow laws abolished. They had reason to lock arms – they were being physically threatened by the KKK as were their rights as Americans.
This is a different threat, one in which America will perish, if we don’t resist those forces trying to destroy it. This is not a war of violence or “hatred”. Since when did it become “hateful” to love our country and want to protect our Constitution? But throughout history, it's taken a few brave souls to defend the country while the meek stayed at home and waited and prayed.
We must be careful not to swallow the “happy pill”. We should no more swallow the happy pill than we should give into the violent effects of the “anger pill.” This is a war that will not be won on a field of battle but in the voting booth. We can do it peacefully without surrendering our integrity. But we cannot win if we remain silent or allow ourselves to be scolded into silence.
A friend asked me to post his extreme disappointment in Mayor Bloomberg, whom he admired up until this business with the Victory Mosque. A radio commentator noted that Bloomberg has had financial business transactions with foreign Muslim countries, which make his support of this mosque extremely suspect.
A number of pundits are proving themselves to be a disappointment, to say the least. Luckily, we can always just turn the TV or radio off and let them carry on as they will. Clearly, they’ve swallowed the endomorphic happy pill. While they’re busy congratulating themselves on their tolerant attitudes, our enemies are going about the quiet business of trying to conquer America.
Peace can mean just not committing violent acts while standing your ground. Or it can mean locking arms with your enemy. Or it can mean waving the white flag. That bridge the Muslims speak of, As-Sirat, is a one-way bridge – their way.
The true Christians out there must ask themselves how far they’re willing to carry their commitment to peace? The violent Muslims will accept nothing but outright surrender. The so-called “peaceful” Muslims will accept nothing but outright submission.
What will the faithful Christians do when they’re asked – politely – to renounce their faith in Jesus Christ? And when they refuse, and harsher methods of persuasion are employed against them, what will they do? What will they do if it does come to war, one in which America will be forced to yield in the name of peace? Given the choice of life or death, will they die for Christ? Or having surrendered their country and their freedom, will they then surrender their faith in the name of “peace”?
The term “endorphin” implies a pharmacological activity (analogous to the activity of the corticosteroid category of biochemicals) as opposed to a specific chemical formulation. It consists of two parts: endo- and -orphin; these are short forms of the words endogenous and morphine, intended to mean “a morphine-like substance originating from within the body.”
The term “endorphin rush” has been adopted in popular speech to refer to feelings of exhilaration brought on by pain, danger, or other forms of stress supposedly due to the influence of endorphins. When a nerve impulse reaches the spinal cord, endorphins are released which prevent nerve cells from releasing more pain signals. Immediately after injury, endorphins allow animals to feel a sense of power and control over themselves that allows them to persist with activity for an extended time.
After 9/11, America went into a mourning period. In its grief and pain, patriotism became that analgesic. We imagined we were all one nation, on the same page where the words “liberty” and “freedom” were written. Some of us knew it wasn’t true. The Liberals knew it wasn’t true. They complained quietly about the “saccharine” dose of patriotism they were being forced to swallow. For pragmatic, political reasons, they went along with it.
They have studied the effect over the last nine years, in order that they might make use of it. They ought to know; they’re the experts – they introduced the Drug Culture to America. Now they’re trying to force us to swallow a similar pill in order to accept Islamic dominance.
We’re resisting this false peace they offer, especially among the Tea Party. Americans are now being told that the dangers of Islam are imaginary and paranoid. Anyone who tells you the Muslims are dangerous are nut-jobs. All those pictures of young girls with their noses cut off, of women deprived of their rights, of murdered Christian missionaries and so forth are mere hysteria over the actions of a minority of Muslims.
More than one media pundit is bidding Americans to open their arms and embrace the Muslims, that they’re totally peaceful. And completely untrustworthy. Even if they are peaceful sheep, just what in the world will stop the murderous kind from coming here and doing the same thing? They’ve already been here. Sept. 11th is a tribute to that crime. We haven't "won" anything because the battle has only just begun.
Peace and love should be our “weapons”, should they? Well, there’s love and then there’s self-love and the concomitant self-delusion. Shall we act in peace because the other extreme is unthinkable? Or because we can then pat ourselves on the back for promoting peace and love?
Shall we engage in a war to see who can claim to be more peaceful? Every war has its price, and the taille of this “war of peace’ will be our freedom and our liberty. That ought to have been obvious from the Sixties’ culture war. The result was God being expelled from our schools.
Yet now, the support of the erection of this Victory Mosque indicates we’ve returned to the Sixties’ playbook. It’s not just September 10th again – it’s September 10th, c.1968. We’re starting to fall for this nonsense of locking arms and singing kumbaya. That might have been all right for the Blacks of the Civil Rights era – the greatest thing Martin Luther King, Jr., did was to help get those Jim Crow laws abolished. They had reason to lock arms – they were being physically threatened by the KKK as were their rights as Americans.
This is a different threat, one in which America will perish, if we don’t resist those forces trying to destroy it. This is not a war of violence or “hatred”. Since when did it become “hateful” to love our country and want to protect our Constitution? But throughout history, it's taken a few brave souls to defend the country while the meek stayed at home and waited and prayed.
We must be careful not to swallow the “happy pill”. We should no more swallow the happy pill than we should give into the violent effects of the “anger pill.” This is a war that will not be won on a field of battle but in the voting booth. We can do it peacefully without surrendering our integrity. But we cannot win if we remain silent or allow ourselves to be scolded into silence.
A friend asked me to post his extreme disappointment in Mayor Bloomberg, whom he admired up until this business with the Victory Mosque. A radio commentator noted that Bloomberg has had financial business transactions with foreign Muslim countries, which make his support of this mosque extremely suspect.
A number of pundits are proving themselves to be a disappointment, to say the least. Luckily, we can always just turn the TV or radio off and let them carry on as they will. Clearly, they’ve swallowed the endomorphic happy pill. While they’re busy congratulating themselves on their tolerant attitudes, our enemies are going about the quiet business of trying to conquer America.
Peace can mean just not committing violent acts while standing your ground. Or it can mean locking arms with your enemy. Or it can mean waving the white flag. That bridge the Muslims speak of, As-Sirat, is a one-way bridge – their way.
The true Christians out there must ask themselves how far they’re willing to carry their commitment to peace? The violent Muslims will accept nothing but outright surrender. The so-called “peaceful” Muslims will accept nothing but outright submission.
What will the faithful Christians do when they’re asked – politely – to renounce their faith in Jesus Christ? And when they refuse, and harsher methods of persuasion are employed against them, what will they do? What will they do if it does come to war, one in which America will be forced to yield in the name of peace? Given the choice of life or death, will they die for Christ? Or having surrendered their country and their freedom, will they then surrender their faith in the name of “peace”?
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