[Peace-discuss] A new left/right antiwar movement?

[C. G. Estabrook]

And here's the opposition to "a paleoconservative/classical 
liberal/libertarian/progressive Coalition Against the War":

     What intervention in Libya tells us about the */neocon-liberal alliance/*
     Posted By Stephen M. Walt Monday, March 21, 2011

<http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/03/21/what_intervention_in_libya_tells_us_about_the_neocon_liberal_alliance>

I have a lot of disagreements with the "realist" Walt, but on this point he is 
undoubtedly correct.   --CGE


On 3/22/11 2:45 PM, Anthony Pomonis wrote:
>  Why not, indeed. As a, "Xenophobic, Racist Rand-ite" I can think of
>  no better future than one peopled by progressives, paleo-cons, and
>  classical liberals alike---in a world of peace. Such a unified world
>  would embrace all ethnic, spiritual, and philosophical differences.
>  In peace, Tony
>
>  On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 12:58 PM, "E. Wayne Johnson 朱稳森" <ewj at pigs.ag
>  <mailto:ewj at pigs.ag>> wrote:
>
>  I can hardly imagine a more diverse group on the
>  libertarian-progressive axis than Iraq Veterans Against the War.
>
>  If one insists on Absolute Ideologic Purity, one will find that even
>  he himself is found lacking. Better that we cut everyone some slack
>  for their "areas needing further growth and understanding". I too
>  have been guilty of wounding my friends at times.
>
>  Carl and others have pointed out that the "Tea Party" is a quite
>  diverse group and that its recent incarnation began with the Ron Paul
>  R[3voJ]ution on 16 DEC 2007, a quite vocal and large libertarian
>  group, and has been seriously defamed damaged and co-opted by the
>  same-old same-old neoconnish elements seeking to cop a spin from the
>  unrest and a teachable moment.
>
>  One can't be a fiscal conservative or any other kind of conservative
>  (other than neo-) and favour the War. Sunday morning flag decals
>  still won't get 'em into heaven.
>
>  There still remains a Teachable Moment that can be taken at the
>  cusp.
>
>  Why not a paleoconservative/classical liberal/libertarian/progressive
>  Coalition Against the War?
>
>  If such a diverse motley crew as Ron Paul, Walter Jones, Barney
>  Frank, Ralph Nader, Cynthia McKinney, Dennis Kucinich, Chuck Baldwin,
>  Tim Johnson, et al can put aside deep ideologic disaggregative forces
>  and stand together against the War Machine, why cant more of us find
>  it in our hearts to do the same?
>
>  Why not?

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