Mark Ames writes:> ... relying on mere rational argument is a cop-out-much as the Times' own credo of "objectivity" and centrism is a kind of cop-out on genuine journalism. ... As for the Michael Ignatieffs, Judith Millers and David Brooks and all the other Vichy collabos [of the New York TIMES], rather than nerfing them with well-presented arguments, they should be hunted down, have their heads shaven, and paraded down Broadway with wire signs around their necks reading "War Whore," on their way to being sealed inside the walls of the ESPN center. Don't ask them to consider international law in their work-apply international law to them instead, based on their records, and apply it roughly. That is the only language these people understand.<
Words that can't be backed by deeds aren't worth much at all. Can Ames enforce his suggested punishment? No. So we have to build some sort of mass movement to fight the "squeamish fascists." One part of this is to stop simply preaching to the converted (as Ames does). Friel and Falk's approach seems to be part of this, though perhaps in an overly academic style. Someone else could summarize their results for a more popular audience. JD
