Failure as Victory

[P3nT4gR4m]

George Bush says 'we are losing the war on drugs'. Well you know what that implies? There's a war going on, and people on drugs are winning it! Well what does that tell you about drugs? Some smart, creative motherfuckers on that side.

Wonder what Bill would have said about the War on Terror^tm 

[Z³]

Its good for business.

[Jasper]

Speaking of failure as victory, the nisshin maru just sunk a Sea Shepherd boat.  Nobody was hurt, so the loss might go on to be something of a victory in PR.

[Cainad (dec.)]

Sooner or later, Al-Qaeda are going to economically run us into the ground using nothing more than AK-47s, grenades and plastique.  And they may not even need to succeed at a single attack to do it.

Not too long ago, I never would have thought terrorism would be an effective way to defeat an opponent who was significantly more powerful in conventional terms. I would have supposed it was just the wrongdoings of some malcontents with a knack for being sneaky bastards.

Now I realize that it's an incredibly effective method in this day and age. They don't have to succeed in the conventional sense, because the if the goal is to inspire fear, and through fear make your opponent do dumb things at their own expense, then all you have to do is make them sweat and think, "that was a close call!"

I recall a saying: 'Almost' doesn't cut it, except in horseshoes and throwing hand grenades. I suppose we can add terrorism to that list.

[Cainad (dec.)]

I realize I'm stating the obvious in the above post, but to my tired brain it's an insight. Bleargh.

[East Coast Hustle]

Speaking of failure as victory, the nisshin maru just sunk a Sea Shepherd boat.  Nobody was hurt, so the loss might go on to be something of a victory in PR.

that's too bad. I can't stand those mouthy hippie fucktards. Even though I completely agree with what they're trying to do, they are so fucking obnoxious and smug (not to mention worthless in a boat) that they make me root for the whalers.

[Jasper]

Speaking of failure as victory, the nisshin maru just sunk a Sea Shepherd boat.  Nobody was hurt, so the loss might go on to be something of a victory in PR.

that's too bad. I can't stand those mouthy hippie fucktards. Even though I completely agree with what they're trying to do, they are so fucking obnoxious and smug (not to mention worthless in a boat) that they make me root for the whalers.

They are pretty obnoxious.  I would not mind if that first mate prick got a nice shipwreck sandwich.  It will serve my desires if they succeed though, so I wish them well overall.

[East Coast Hustle]

meh. I wish there would be a cetacean uprising in which armies of navy-trained weaponized dolphins and orcas will assume command of the rest of whale-kind, torpedo all of the commercial whaling vessels, and then celebrate with a nice snack of sous vide greenpeacer.

[P3nT4gR4m]

In my estimation 1 dead hippie is worth about 20 dead whales.

And I really fucking like whales. It's just I hate hippies more.

[Rumckle]

I think the idea is to provide the illusion of safety. It's still bullshit, but if you're on a plane, it's comforting bullshit.

And to cover their arses from lawsuits.