> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Robert Seeberger
... > > Isn't going to war such an sigificant action that it deserves > criticism as > > much as any other? > > I don't think criticism is correct exactly. I would think critical > discussion is more appropriate. Yes, that's better. > I support what you are promoting, but I think the current > situation is a bit > different than you describe. People making sound logical arguments or even > making sensible emotional appeals seem to be in short supply for the > anti-war camp, or at least they lack visibility. I suspect it's a bit of both. I wrote about the media in my reply to Erik... but where do people learn critical discussion these days? I fear that many people simply don't; their only example of how to deal with disagreement is the way it is portrayed in the mass media. So they don't even know there is a choice (I don't know who discovered water, but it wasn't a fish, as Marshall McLuhan or John Culkin said). > I think a lot of the problem lies with those peaceniks who are > not prepared > to *ever* lose an anti-war battle/debate. There's a lot of that on both (all?) sides. But I absolutely agree -- for so many, it's not about making the best decision as a nation, it's become about who wins and loses. > Much of the discussion on that > side has devolved to extreme anti-American/anti-Bush commentary > and not much > discussion of the actual issues (at least as far as visible > proponents go). The real issues that underlie a lot of anti-right sentiment are hard to explain in ways that the media will bite. Passionate oversimplifications, presented as power struggles, win every time. > [Cue :CSN&Y Ohio] Four dead in Ohio... > Agreed Doc! But we must recognise that this divide has existed > since the 60s > and while not always apparent, has been with us most of our > lives. I dislike > the the angry tone on both sides of the debate, but it has very > little to do > with average folks like us. Its folks like us who determine what the world > *is*. I think we've lived in an unusual time, historically speaking. I hope that our descendants look back and think, man, that must have been weird, to live in a world that was so polarized all the time. Through the ages, that's hardly ever happened. Nick _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
