[thechat] Justice, was Chomsky, was Michael Moore's message

[Erika Meyer]

There is no invading army at our borders.

If it is war, then our government has chosen war.  War is a choice.

"War is over, if you want it."  There's a sound bite.

There are many other less visceral, less flashy, more creative, more 
effective, and certainly more peaceful responses to last week's 
tragedy.

We can't bring back the 5,000 people who are gone.  But in choosing 
war, we can send more innocents to their graves.  We can magnify the 
destruction exponentially.

It is the eagerness toward war (and the associated language and 
mentality) that sickens and disappoints me.  Instead of the last 
option, it becomes the first.  Is this the best we can do?  Sad.

Responses from a variety of folks including Noam Chomsky, Howard 
Zinn, and others can be found at Z Magazine.
http://www.zmag.org/ZNET.htm

Erika

Bill wrote:

>He agreed, but said,
>
>"Why do you insist on comparing this to criminal law and justice? This is
>war. The rules are different. "



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