--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Those pro-war shouldn't waste their time protesting. They should en > masse head for the nearest recruiting station and enlist, in the > infantry.
Thats an interesting perspective. Do you feel that the underlying principal should apply to all wars, or just this one? Should the reverse be true: if you are against the war, should one block troop trains and planes, and be willing to go to jail to stop the war? (In vietnam era, many felt this was true). If you support a military intervention, say to stop a genocide, should you be willing / mandated to join the infantry for such an effort? Should the principal apply to all policies --for example, if you want to reduce marlaria in Africa, go fly there with some mosquito nets -- instead of promoting government policy to support such? (Note recent article on guy in Indonesia "doing it" -- changing the world one step at a time.) If you want the cities sewage system to be overhauled, join the ciy maintnance dept and start digging? (a reasonable extension of the principal, but perhaps highlighting its shortcomings). Should the principal extend to voting with your feet? For example many proponents in the vietnam era shouted "love it or leave it" and as many draft age kids did (migrated to Canada). (And some, such as Unc appear to have done upon the election of Bush.) If one is concerned about global warming, should they cut their energy consumption dramatically? Will that individual action have much effect? And there are many policies that it appears one can have an opinion on, promote or be against, where individual direct action seems odd or inconsistant. For example, if one supports gay rights, is one a hypocrite if they don't start dating gays? ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
