[Peace-discuss] More Obama

[Morton K. Brussel]

Frankly, Bob, I think you're going off the deep end here.

Yes, I have lost respect for Obama, but take no pride or gratitude in  
it; it is angry disappointment. We're talking here about basic   
issues concerning the treatment of humanity beyond our borders, be it  
in Israel-Palestine, Iraq or Afghanistan. We're talking about death  
and destruction carried on to presumably protect American  
"interests".  To castigate Obama for his acts as a politician is far  
from "making war" against him or thinking him subhuman.

Mort


On Sep 26, 2005, at 12:43 PM, Bob Illyes wrote:

> … He is, however, a member of the human race, and deserves
> to be treated with at least a little respect lest we
> completely succumb to pride and thereby make ourselves
> irrelevant or worse.
>
> One makes war by first arguing that ones opponents are
> subhuman. After convincing oneself of this, war becomes easy
> to justify. I do not think that we can make peace by making
> war on those who we see as opposing peace. We then become
> no better than our opponents. I do not think Obama is as
> bad as you do, but my argument applies in either case.
>
> Bob
>
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