Lori wrote: > I *think* I know you better than that - but rather at the notion that a small group of you believe > you're "right" about various "facts"/information.
I hope you and others know me better than that. But I can ask the same thing - why do a small group of others think they are always right about facts/information? Just because someone thinks is is true or hears it somewhere else doesn't mean it is true. There have been a number of people here who assume the US gave Iraq all its weapons and did nothing to stand up to Saddam before the Gulf War. That is not true, absolutely not true. But you have to go probably pay to do LEXIS searches and go through the Congressional Record starting in around 1984 to see that is not true. (Which I have started to do in part and will be happy to share those excerpts that speak to this issue). What I don't understand is why someone would not want to search out the truth of such a serious allegation against their country. Would someone really rather believe their country is so evil/stupid/complicit? If taking the stance that the U.S. is equally complicit helps the antiwar effort, do you then ignore the truth, or do you honestly say "these are the facts." Then again you have to believe the Congressional Record is the true recordation of what U.S. representatives have done. It's not opinion in my mind, nor is it propaganda. It's a record of the U.S. actions all along the way. > It seemed like you were rubbing it in the face of one or more pacifists on the list. As I explained already, I was just laughing at Sarah labeling a couple of her links as "opinion". Nothing more - no hidden agenda. I don't think I've ever been the type here to rub anything in peoples' faces. I do try to stand up for my country and its policies when I think it is being unfairly accused or slandered. Why would I want the enemies of the U.S. have more fuel against it? We apparently have a lot of enemies out there right now. I'm on the side of the defense in this one. But I don't hold individuals responsible for repeating what they read somewhere. There is so much massive opinion stated as fact out there, it is difficult to know what to believe. News travels so fast now, too, that a "fact" of yesterday can easily change tomorrow. Kakki
