[Peace-discuss] Re: [UCprogressives] Re: Pro-choice [wasRe: letter to my former comrades]

[Wendy Edwards]

Realistically, there's something to be said for sensitivity.
If we had a soldier on the list, I think it could be quite
alienating if posters implied that s/he must be a war criminal.

n Tue, Nov 16, 2004 at 04:39:16PM -0600, Carl Estabrook wrote:
> What would we say to the following argument?
> 
> "As a American soldier, reading through all of the postings on the peace
> list about the ethical/theological/moral/hypothetical implications of the
> Iraq war has been very alienating and even insulting at time, especially
> as most of the people posting responses are civilians. And this discussion
> has turned into members' trying to force their beliefs onto one another.
> This is a REAL and tangible issue for almost every US soldier. Please
> respect our right to choose and stop trying to force your beliefs onto
> others. You are only going to end up alienating people from this list."
> 
> --CGE
>