JDG wrote: >> It strikes me as a fair reading of Dr. Brin's >> comments to this List for some time now - that >> Republicans are enemies of the United States, and >> Republican policies are never the product of >> rational thought, but are instead the product of >> this enmity. >> >> Dr. Brin can correct the record if he feels that >> I have misinterpreted him on this point. > (snip) At 10:22 AM 10/26/2004 -0700 Matt Grimaldi wrote: >>It is not a fair reading of Brin's statements >>to attribute that hyperoble to DB. Trying to >>paint anyone, let alone Brin, into a straw-man >>corner is just dumb.
JDG: > Not true on Colin Powell., Colin Powell > supported the Iraq war, and Dr. Brin has stated > that it is only possible to have supported Bush's > policy in Iraq if you are a traitor in the pocket > of the Saudis. > > Come to think of it, Arnold Shwarzenegger > supported the Iraq war too. > > JDG - I'm a traitor, your're a traitor, we're a > traitor all, and when we get together, we do the > traitor call!, Maru.... > Again you try to equate any agreement with the need for use of force with whole-hearted endorsement of the decisions, actions, and events that unfolded in Iraq, and any criticisms of the decisisions, actions, and events that unfolded in Iraq as as statement that absolutely no use of force was ever justified. You're doing the same with Brin's statements, stretching them to mean more than they might actually say, which in some cases is more than DB actually believes. As long as you refuse to see that middle ground exists you demonstrate that you are not interested in exploring it and trying to reach some kind of consensus. -- Matt _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
