[thechat] A balance of opinion.

Joe Crawford joe at artlung.com
Mon Mar 24 13:48:33 CST 2003


On Mon, 24 Mar 2003, rudy wrote:
> +1
>
> i thought it very interesting that the strong anti-war sentiments put
> forth here, wrapped in the "right" of free speech, reacted so childishly
> when a strong pro-war sentiment surfaced
>
> dev null indeed
>
> how adult
>
> seems you anti-war folks can dish it out, but not take it

let's not get overbroad here -- it's unfair to paint "anti-war" groups
broadly - just as it's unfair to paint "pro-war" folks broadly.


> as a canadian, whose prime minister refused to join the coalition (the
> weasel), i have opinions about this war that are perhaps somewhat off
> the norm for this discussion list, which seems to be populated in large
> part by left-wing americans
>
> protesting is fine, i have nothing against it, but all too often it is
> confrontational instead of intellectual

which is just as true as: "supporting the war is fine, but all too often
it is knee-jerk instead of intellectual"

> nothing says "me me me me me me me" quite like people who compare bush to
> hitler

or indeed, those who mindlessly call this a "war on terror" - this is a
war on saddam. or who mindlessly call Saddam a Hitler without thinking
through what they're saying, or understanding the distinct differences. If
anything, Saddam is like any number of dictators who the US (and many
other civilized nations) have installed/helped come to power, only to have
it turn bad.

i'm irritated by those who see the Iraqi Invasion as a logical response to
9/11. no connection has been proved between Iraq and Al Queda.

Let's not tar all those opposed to the war with the same brush.

> how adult is that, eh

And did anyone else see that thechat got mentioned on the nettime list?

Admins, are we seeing an influx of new members?

	Joe
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