On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 6:30 PM, Jim Devine <[email protected]> wrote:

Carrol Cox wrote:
> > It reminds
> > me of an astounding statement a local Move-On member made a couple years
> > ago. She claimed u.s. war making was caused by public opinion.  I guess
> that
> > was common sense in action.
>
> this "common sense" statement is false
>

My "common sense" remark was intended in juxtaposition to the prevailing
discourse on much of the left, which is that the PR sentence stemmed from
dark, elite machinations resulting in (wait for it) exactly what Russian
law stipulated and Russian public opinion supported. Conspiracy theories
are usually silly, but the silliest of all are those that are completely
unnecessary. If you can think of a better term to explain one's rejection
of such nonsense, share it with me and I'll be happy to use it.

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