I see nothing wrong with sneering at George W. Bush as long as it's not the whole story. It says that like Ronald Reagan before him, he's a figurehead, representing a coalition of forces (led by Cheney _et al_). It indicates that the US democratic process is a sham: what kind of system allows such scum to rise to the top? I knew the latter, but many people don't (or won't accept the truth).
BTW, the book by Miller, THE BUSH DYSLEXICON, says that W isn't stupid as much as an intellectually lazy upper-class sociopath. But it's quite possible that both are true.
JD
-----Original Message-----
From: soula avramidis
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 3/22/2003 7:05 AM
Subject: [PEN-L:35908] Re: Re: Re: Bin Laden's victory - Richard Dawkins
Carl Remick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>From: soula avramidis
>
>http://www.michaelparenti.org/IRAQGeorge2.htm
>Liberal intellectuals are never happier than when, with patronizing
smiles,
>they can dilate on the stupidity of George Bush. What I have tried to
show
>is that Bush is neither retarded nor misdirected. Given his class
>perspective and interests, there are compelling reasons to commit armed
>aggression against Iraq---and against other countries to come....
What twaddle. On the one hand, there's no question that ridiculing
Bush's
intelligence is a mug's game; if he's so stupid how exactly did he
become
emperor of the world? OTOH, the equally patronizing claim that Bush's
war
makes perfect sense "given his class perspective and interests" is
preposterous. The left is wasting its time looking for rational reasons
for a war that ultimately is just plain insane -- a war that in a
million and
one ways will invite future resistance toward the US both in the Islamic
world and among American's traditional allies and trading partners. This
war subverts its own goals; it's nuts.
Carl
If the hisotry of wars can be explained by insanity then a universal
mental assylum would be the objective of all peace loving people. but
alas. it subverts its own goals if the USA looses or it takes too long
to win, if not, then that is one big war booty, after which everyone
will fall in line, else no oil. oil is about ten percent of world trade
and it is a depletable resource, it first came into recorded history in
Iraq when alexander took babylon, he tested a young boy after painting
him with the black liquid and setting him on fire to see whether it
could be used in battle. see will durant, our oriental heritage, the
sory of civilization. what price oil?
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