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(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Sat, Jun 19 2004
The Evils Of Dropping Out
If nothing else, the recent leader of the al Qaeda group operating in Saudi Arabia has shown very clearly what kind of glamourous life one can attain if they drop out of high school. He joined a gang, carried a big ol' gun, and even became the local leader of an extremist terrorist faction. Of course, he had to do a lot of his own dirty work, so he hid beneath a black hood, like a common criminal. He gained tremendous amounts of attention and empathy--for the family, friends, countrymen and allies of the man he helped to behead.
We do note that Moqrin has been beheaded himself, in a sense. There are pictures of him (minus the hood) all over the news, along with stories that tell us he died a violent, disgraceful death after a really lengthy leadership (maybe three whole months) over other like-minded misfits of society.
Listen up, kids. Stay in school.
posted at: 10:02 | category: /Politics | link to this entry
If nothing else, the recent leader of the al Qaeda group operating in Saudi Arabia has shown very clearly what kind of glamourous life one can attain if they drop out of high school. He joined a gang, carried a big ol' gun, and even became the local leader of an extremist terrorist faction. Of course, he had to do a lot of his own dirty work, so he hid beneath a black hood, like a common criminal. He gained tremendous amounts of attention and empathy--for the family, friends, countrymen and allies of the man he helped to behead.
We do note that Moqrin has been beheaded himself, in a sense. There are pictures of him (minus the hood) all over the news, along with stories that tell us he died a violent, disgraceful death after a really lengthy leadership (maybe three whole months) over other like-minded misfits of society.
Listen up, kids. Stay in school.
posted at: 10:02 | category: /Politics | link to this entry
