--- Erik Reuter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Deborah Harrell wrote: > > Gautam Mukunda wrote: > > > > Incidentally, the profound racism of the > opponents of the war - > > > people who basically claim that Arabs don't want > to be free, deserve > > > to live under the rule of someone like Saddam, > and that a single > > > American/British life isn't worth freeing > millions of Arabs - is > > > something that > > > > I'm curious about the accusation of racism and > bigotry. If 'not > > fighting to free Iraqis' is racist, then what is > ignoring the torture > > and killings going on in Sudan and Zimbabwe? Is > there justification > > for calling intervention in the Balkans but not > Rwanda a racist > > policy? > > Okay, the phrasing was a little vague, but why do > you interpret it in > such an extreme way? He did not say "not fighting to > free Iraqis is > racist". I read it as, and I am nearly certain he > meant, 'those who > oppose war because they claim that Arabs don't want > to be free are > racist'. Doesn't that make more sense?
Yes, _your_ statement is much more clear, but in his exact statement was "the profound racism of the opponents of the war" - and then his definition of war opponents. And I used '' instead of quoting the entire paragragh as that is my interpretation of his statement; if I quote someone I either use "s or copy the entire paragraph. (Um, which I actually did.) Debbi __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
