I have no statistics, and I'll stop spelling it wrong since no one got the "ass" in my misspelling, but...
Many of my friends, acquaintances, and those I talk to about religion, life, and politics, on a large number of boards and lists and at dinner, for many years, have stopped speaking out loud. Those who still hold a pacifistic view have started to couch all their arguments in "I love the troops but hate the war", or now see things in a more gray-tinged world than the black and white world pre 9/11. They now get Tim's Hitler question (if it was Tim). Who stands between them and those who would hurt them without thought or consience. i am not saying they are now for war (oh, very much the contrary), or for the military (or all their actions), or for the government or the corporations, but most or all are no longer complete pacifists, and few have contempt for the armed forces or police. Or at least they are no longer talking about it, even when provoked. The only ones that still are are from Canada (less than before), from UK (more than before), or just recently moved to America from Western Europe (few pacifists I've found from _Eastern_ Europe.) I'm talking about commune friends, organic farmer friends, Oregon backwoodsers, off-the-grid folk, growers of crops Jefferson used to grow, all kinds. On 12/15/05, Tony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 12/15/05, Jerry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > He is definitely entitled to his opinion. > > > > Which I am entitled to ignore. > > > There are many more hardcore passifists in the UK than there are in > > the US. Both in actual numbers and as a percentage of the population. > > i must say jerry, id love to see the numbers on that one. > if not, id have to say its pure bullocks. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Dreamweaver with Homesite Plus from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=54 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:188412 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
