----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Pensinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 9:58 PM Subject: Re: EU Warns Iraq It Faces 'Last Chance'
> > He doesn't acknowledge any where that there could be any other reason > for protesting the war. I agree with you that most of his missive was > well thought out, but if he means what you said he means then this part > of it was very poorly written, seemingly labeling any and all protesters > as bigots and racists and coming off as rather xenophobic. > Gautam does make a good point though if you consider some of the more extreme rhetoric flying about. It does wander into the racist/xenophobic realm in precisely the way he describes it. I think that most of us tend to ignore the extremes coming from our own partisans in favor of the more reasonable arguments presented. IOW we tend to ignore our own idiots while bringing attention to our debate opponents idiots. For every Al Haig there is a Richard Gere. Personally, I feel that there are legitimate arguments being made by both sides of the question, and useful and productive discourse is engaged by many levels of society. xponent There Is A Fence In The Sand Maru rob ________________________________ You are a fluke of the universe. You have no right to be here. And whether you can hear it or not, the universe is laughing behind your back. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
