tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post4043780416384360408..comments2024-03-22T10:49:51.766-05:00Comments on Horizons: Is my position on the "war on al Qaeda" racist?Nancy LeTourneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-230248325788103212013-03-28T09:04:16.566-05:002013-03-28T09:04:16.566-05:00Much of what we think of as history is a series of...Much of what we think of as history is a series of white on white slaughters. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-72128363990931299662013-03-27T20:27:37.274-05:002013-03-27T20:27:37.274-05:00GG often adopts the Karl Rove method of ascribing ...GG often adopts the Karl Rove method of ascribing his worst traits to his "opposition". He's not liberal, not progressive, not wise, not worth reading unless you're into self deprecation.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-73907809375450832332013-03-27T19:42:12.964-05:002013-03-27T19:42:12.964-05:00I think that Mr. Greenwald is a selfish person to ...I think that Mr. Greenwald is a selfish person to the 'nth degree. <br /><br />I've followed him over the years and he A L W A Y S takes the position of condemning Liberal leaders on the grounds that they are not as Liberal as him...and yet he offers no electoral alternatives, supports no candidate for any office, much less putting his own hat in the ring.<br /><br />He is in fact, an egomaniac, who should be ignored for the good of all, until he 'grows up' and develops a coherent and focused strategy on the issues at hand.Philosopher Chiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10700185488169552880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-60053599133684595312013-03-27T18:42:23.652-05:002013-03-27T18:42:23.652-05:00I certainly recall how America acted toward the Ru...I certainly recall how America acted toward the Russians for decades. They were the enemy. Period. Didn't matter one bit that they were white. Same applied to the Germans.Tien Lenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-14085423867567000442013-03-27T13:49:51.780-05:002013-03-27T13:49:51.780-05:00One other point...
If you read the link to the st...One other point...<br /><br />If you read the link to the statement about targeted killing being an improvement over invading countries - it was in direct response to statements folks like Greenwald made about Obama being worse than Bush. <br /><br />My point was to counteract that kind of nonsense - not to make a case for targeted killing (which I stated very clearly in the linked article).Nancy LeTourneauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-1767709634562625902013-03-27T12:56:30.600-05:002013-03-27T12:56:30.600-05:00I'll continue to argue against the idea of a &...<i>I'll continue to argue against the idea of a "war against al Qaeda"</i><br /><br />Is that because you think dealing with them is unnecessary or because you think there are other strategies for dealing with them?<br /><br />Also, I didn't suggest that targeted killing and invasion were the only two possibilities. My statement was simple...one is an improvement over the other. Nancy LeTourneauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-73074366581031496992013-03-27T11:38:40.511-05:002013-03-27T11:38:40.511-05:00"Is it racist to see targeted killing as an i..."Is it racist to see targeted killing as an improvement over invading countries based on lies?"<br /><br />No, not racist; but it is fallacious, if you pretend those are the only two possibilities. It's the lesser of two evils -- both of which we can reject.<br /><br />I'll continue to argue against the idea of a "war against al Qaeda".Manuel Royalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00392229225958688128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-43620298823182213782013-03-27T11:04:13.565-05:002013-03-27T11:04:13.565-05:00Is Glenn Greenwald using "red herrings?"...Is Glenn Greenwald using "red herrings?" Yes, or ... yes. Is Glenn's failure to address human rights abuses, particularly aimed at aboriginal populations, in his current country of Brazil racist? Does he care? Inquiring minds want to know. Norbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11383422747683493947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-23682908156145787482013-03-27T10:41:33.751-05:002013-03-27T10:41:33.751-05:00Would Greenwald be resorting to ad hominem attacks...Would Greenwald be resorting to ad hominem attacks on his detractors if he were certain his arguments were valid?Tien Lenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-67468879869288287312013-03-27T10:05:03.788-05:002013-03-27T10:05:03.788-05:00Would you think differently of al Qaeda and the fi...Would you think differently of al Qaeda and the fight against if its members were lily-white? If the answer is no, then it's not racist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com