[Peace-discuss] AWARE's other mention yesterday in the Daily Illini

[John Bambenek]

Thanks for proving the point, Mort.

Somehow some guy with a column in a college paper in a nowhere town is as
powerful as Goebbels.  Dude, where's my paycheck?

j

On 3/16/06, Morton K. Brussel <mkb3 at mac.com> wrote:
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> If the shoe fits, you and Goebbels, wear it.  --MKB
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>  *From: *"Morton K. Brussel" <brussel4 at insightbb.com>
> *Date: *March 16, 2006 10:54:16 AM CST
> *To: *Brian Dolinar <briandolinar at gmail.com>
> *Cc: *peace discuss <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>
> *Subject: **Re: [Peace-discuss] AWARE's other mention yesterday in the
> Daily Illini*
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> Thanks Brian for your reflection. What I said was:
> "Finally, let us remember that we have often faulted the German people for
> having gone along with Hitler's aggressions, occupations, and dreadful
> persecutions. I suspect that we would reject the notion that they had to
> support *their* troops and *their* government *in whatever they did* in
> those terrible WWII years. Our situation now is similar, if less dire, but
> differs most importantly in that in *our* country *we are still free* to
> express our wishes that war and occupation are wrong and harmful and must be
> stopped. The Germans had far lesser options."
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> I believe the parallel is important in making folks realize that our
> foreign policy is a local issue when its consequences are ignored by our
> reps in Congress.
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> Mort
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>  On Mar 16, 2006, at 10:25 AM, Brian Dolinar wrote:
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> Mort - did they correctly quote your Nazi comparison.
> Given the recent story about a teacher busted in Colorado for saying the
> same thing, its a dangerous comment.  I'm not denying its an apt comparison
> but...
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> BD
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>  On Mar 16, 2006, at 10:43 AM, John Bambenek wrote:
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>   And now you know why anti-semitic criticisms are thrown (among others).
> You don't dispute Nazi analogies, you just don't think they endear people to
> you.
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> Never mind that itis completely devoid of any factual basis, whatsoever.
> If you have to call your opponents Nazis to show they are wrong, it only
> shows you have no intelligent contribution left to make.
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> j
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>  On 3/16/06, Brian Dolinar <briandolinar at gmail.com> wrote:
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> >  I like this particular comment:
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> "Barnes explained that bringing more business to Urbana and public
> safety were issues that she believes are important for the council to
> deal with."
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>  Mort - did they correctly quote your Nazi comparison.
> Given the recent story about a teacher busted in Colorado for saying the
> same thing, its a dangerous comment.  I'm not denying its an apt comparison
> but...
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> BD
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> Brian Dolinar, Ph.D.
> 204 S. Lynn St.
> Champaign, IL 61820
> briandolinar at gmail.com
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j
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