Comments on: The Very Destructive Caterpillar http://pjmedia.com/blog/the-very-destructive-caterpillar/ Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:41:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: tanstaafl http://pjmedia.com/blog/the-very-destructive-caterpillar/#comment-71738 tanstaafl Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:13:14 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/the-very-destructive-caterpillar/#comment-71738 <i>Will they want to continue with their campaign if Caterpillar becomes a symbol of Palestinian terror, rather than of Palestinian victimhood?</i> There are no symbols of Palestinian terror. Not the rockets & missiles lobbed daily from Gaza into Israel, not the nail and ball bearing filled bombs wired into the suicide vests of killers of Israelis, not the sundry weapons constantly supplied to them through the (Rafah) underground passages that (the dupe) Rachel Corrie was trying to protect. So, no, the bulldozer will forever and always be a tool of Israeli oppression. And the parents of Rachel Corrie will continie to pursue "justice" against the manufacturer of the bulldozer for the daughter they raised to think and reason like a fool. And someone, somewhere off Broadway will produce a paean to Rachel known as a "play". (oh wait, that already happened) Will they want to continue with their campaign if Caterpillar becomes a symbol of Palestinian terror, rather than of Palestinian victimhood?

There are no symbols of Palestinian terror. Not the rockets & missiles lobbed daily from Gaza into Israel, not the nail and ball bearing filled bombs wired into the suicide vests of killers of Israelis, not the sundry weapons constantly supplied to them through the (Rafah) underground passages that (the dupe) Rachel Corrie was trying to protect.

So, no, the bulldozer will forever and always be a tool of Israeli oppression.

And the parents of Rachel Corrie will continie to pursue “justice” against the manufacturer of the bulldozer for the daughter they raised to think and reason like a fool.

And someone, somewhere off Broadway will produce a paean to Rachel known as a “play”. (oh wait, that already happened)

]]> By: Akatsukami http://pjmedia.com/blog/the-very-destructive-caterpillar/#comment-70393 Akatsukami Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:06:34 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/the-very-destructive-caterpillar/#comment-70393 Yes, <b>DDI</b>, people know the difference. Progressives, however, do not. Yes, DDI, people know the difference. Progressives, however, do not.

]]> By: DDI http://pjmedia.com/blog/the-very-destructive-caterpillar/#comment-69541 DDI Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:31:09 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/the-very-destructive-caterpillar/#comment-69541 Do people know the difference between a bulldozer and a front-end loader? Do people know the difference between a bulldozer and a front-end loader?

]]> By: Don http://pjmedia.com/blog/the-very-destructive-caterpillar/#comment-69399 Don Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:43:22 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/the-very-destructive-caterpillar/#comment-69399 Palistinians having common cause with UAW? I guess corrupt organizations have much in common. The Union movement in this country has become an entity much more concerned with the personal power of it's leadership than the welfare of it's memberships, JUST LIKE the leadership of the various Palistinian groups. The power of the union is in direct conflict with the individual success of it's membership, witness the slow death of the US auto industry . . . JUST LIKE the leadership's of the various Palistinian movements. Palistinians having common cause with UAW? I guess corrupt organizations have much in common. The Union movement in this country has become an entity much more concerned with the personal power of it’s leadership than the welfare of it’s memberships, JUST LIKE the leadership of the various Palistinian groups. The power of the union is in direct conflict with the individual success of it’s membership, witness the slow death of the US auto industry . . . JUST LIKE the leadership’s of the various Palistinian movements.

]]> By: Rick554 http://pjmedia.com/blog/the-very-destructive-caterpillar/#comment-69366 Rick554 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:35:28 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/the-very-destructive-caterpillar/#comment-69366 <<<<<Proud Operator of a 420 CAT. Having seen the video , I can tell that this jihadi had no clue how to run the machine. The real hero is the israeli SOLDIER that climbed on the machine and sent this coward to the big orgy in the sky. BTW , CAT makes the best construction machines in the business and I'm proud to actually wear an official CAT hat too! <<<<<Proud Operator of a 420 CAT. Having seen the video , I can tell that this jihadi had no clue how to run the machine. The real hero is the israeli SOLDIER that climbed on the machine and sent this coward to the big orgy in the sky. BTW , CAT makes the best construction machines in the business and I’m proud to actually wear an official CAT hat too!

]]> By: Mike http://pjmedia.com/blog/the-very-destructive-caterpillar/#comment-69325 Mike Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:37:32 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/the-very-destructive-caterpillar/#comment-69325 Unithraxer I'm a bit confused by your comment. You appear to think I'm anti-Caterpillar and sympathetic to suicide bombers, which is a complete inversion of my position and the thrust of the article. I think you may have read the opening paragraphs and got the wrong end of the stick. Of course if you understand my position and are disagreeing with it that's fine, but then your comment doesn't make any sense. Unithraxer

I’m a bit confused by your comment. You appear to think I’m anti-Caterpillar and sympathetic to suicide bombers, which is a complete inversion of my position and the thrust of the article. I think you may have read the opening paragraphs and got the wrong end of the stick. Of course if you understand my position and are disagreeing with it that’s fine, but then your comment doesn’t make any sense.

]]> By: Unithraxer http://pjmedia.com/blog/the-very-destructive-caterpillar/#comment-69186 Unithraxer Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:21:30 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/the-very-destructive-caterpillar/#comment-69186 This article is ridiculous. Maybe if there weren't any suicide bombers the big bad bulldozers wouldn't have to destroy the homes. I have two words for you McNally. CAMP DAVID This article is ridiculous. Maybe if there weren’t any suicide bombers the big bad bulldozers wouldn’t have to destroy the homes. I have two words for you McNally. CAMP DAVID

]]> By: Smokey http://pjmedia.com/blog/the-very-destructive-caterpillar/#comment-69109 Smokey Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:34:35 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/the-very-destructive-caterpillar/#comment-69109 There are a lot of manufacturers of bulldozing equipment. Why is Caterpillar being singled out? Here's why: <i>Union members at Caterpillar, the world's largest maker of heavy equipment, rejected a contract offer today, in a move that will let them have their old jobs back without gaining anything after a bitter 17-month strike. Union members rejected the latest company offer as the United Auto Workers' central bargaining committee voted to send the 8,700 strikers back to work. Union officials would not say why they ended the strike. I think the company's in complete control," said one striker, Jim Schmidt. "We have to accept defeat." </i> [<a href="http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A07E7DB1E39F937A35751C1A963958260" rel="nofollow">source</a>] I knew several union workers at Caterpillar back then [1995]. I was told, in a very matter of fact way, that the union's leadership was going to communist party meetings for help with the strike. So there is an alliance between the union, the communists, and of course now the Palestinians, who are the ultimate Useful Fools in all this. You can see why Caterpillar is so reviled by the Left, from the New York Times on down: it stood up to the union, and to the communists, and now to the Palestinians -- and won. In reality, Caterpillar is the quintessential American "can-do" company. As for its tamed union? <i>Pff-f-f-t.</i> There are a lot of manufacturers of bulldozing equipment. Why is Caterpillar being singled out? Here’s why:

Union members at Caterpillar, the world’s largest maker of heavy equipment, rejected a contract offer today, in a move that will let them have their old jobs back without gaining anything after a bitter 17-month strike.

Union members rejected the latest company offer as the United Auto Workers’ central bargaining committee voted to send the 8,700 strikers back to work. Union officials would not say why they ended the strike.

I think the company’s in complete control,” said one striker, Jim Schmidt. “We have to accept defeat.” [source]

I knew several union workers at Caterpillar back then [1995]. I was told, in a very matter of fact way, that the union’s leadership was going to communist party meetings for help with the strike. So there is an alliance between the union, the communists, and of course now the Palestinians, who are the ultimate Useful Fools in all this.

You can see why Caterpillar is so reviled by the Left, from the New York Times on down: it stood up to the union, and to the communists, and now to the Palestinians — and won.

In reality, Caterpillar is the quintessential American “can-do” company. As for its tamed union? Pff-f-f-t.

]]> By: Insufficiently Sensitive http://pjmedia.com/blog/the-very-destructive-caterpillar/#comment-69080 Insufficiently Sensitive Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:32:42 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/the-very-destructive-caterpillar/#comment-69080 <i>The use of a Caterpillar bulldozer to brutally murder Israelis yesterday puts a crimp in the Palestinian campaign to demonize the company.</i> The use of the word "bulldozer" in news stories about the use of a front-end loader as a murder weapon also puts a crimp in the credibility of any news agency which so misuses the word. And how does the demonization of Caterpillar get reduced one iota by this story? Everyone from the New York Times on down harps on the evil Caterpillar company. You'd think that the Kalashnikov company would come in for a share of the demonization, but no. Whether the 'activist', or 'insurgent', or terrorist or criminal or murderer slays some civilian or other with an AK-47 or a 155mm shell or an entire yard's contents of construction equipment, the MSM will find a way to make the deed another black mark against capitalism and for the glorious "resistance". The use of a Caterpillar bulldozer to brutally murder Israelis yesterday puts a crimp in the Palestinian campaign to demonize the company.

The use of the word “bulldozer” in news stories about the use of a front-end loader as a murder weapon also puts a crimp in the credibility of any news agency which so misuses the word.

And how does the demonization of Caterpillar get reduced one iota by this story? Everyone from the New York Times on down harps on the evil Caterpillar company. You’d think that the Kalashnikov company would come in for a share of the demonization, but no. Whether the ‘activist’, or ‘insurgent’, or terrorist or criminal or murderer slays some civilian or other with an AK-47 or a 155mm shell or an entire yard’s contents of construction equipment, the MSM will find a way to make the deed another black mark against capitalism and for the glorious “resistance”.

]]> By: deguello http://pjmedia.com/blog/the-very-destructive-caterpillar/#comment-68859 deguello Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:41:08 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/the-very-destructive-caterpillar/#comment-68859 The solution is clear:We must press for a world wide ban on "assault caterpillars". these dangerous machines have only one purpose:destroying human beings.besides, who needs carbon emitting behemoths,when there are legions of undeemployed who can do the same job as a caterpillar tractor, with a pick and shovel(As long as they have a license,and the tools are registered with th police). The solution is clear:We must press for a world wide ban on “assault caterpillars”. these dangerous machines have only one purpose:destroying human beings.besides, who needs carbon emitting behemoths,when there are legions of undeemployed who can do the same job as a caterpillar tractor, with a pick and shovel(As long as they have a license,and the tools are registered with th police).

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