> Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 23:51:20 -0500 > From: "Tamara P. Duvall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Because being "anti" (again, anti *anything*) is restricted It's often used as an accusation here. For example, people who are anti-Bush are being labelled by some as being anti-American. People who are anti-Iraq war are often accused of being pro-Saddam. And yet it's perfectly possible to be opposed to the war, but also opposed to Saddam, to be opposed to Bush's policies, but a supporter of America. A poll published in the Guardian today shows that 62% of Britons think America is generally a force for good in the world, whereas only 43% are in favour of Bush's visit (36% oppose it). It's this sloppy, invalid either/or in public discussion that really annoys me. > Both NYTimes and the Wash.Post *report the facts*... Because of our > *personal* bias, my DH takes *the same reports* as being anti-Palestine > (and sides with Palestine, as a result), and I take them to be > anti-Israel That's the nub of it. It's very difficult for any of us to judge things objectively. But if something is perceived by both sides as being anti-them, it's probably got it more or less right. > But, *Argentina* for Jews to settle in?!?!?!? Have you lost your > cotton-picking mind My statement was merely a rueful comment that things would have been simpler now if the Zionists had chosen Argentina. I didn't mean that that was the most appropriate place for them to go. I was surprised that they even considered a homeland anywhere other than Palestine. The fact that, with hindsight, it would have been less trouble if they had settled in Argentina doesn't mean that's where they *should* have gone. I would support the state of Israel within the boundaries they were originally given, though like you, I disapprove of their occupation of other land. (But then, who am I, a child of the British Empire, to disapprove of anyone else's expansionism? <g>) Regards, Annette, London To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
