Pacifists, Serious and Otherwise (washingtonpost.com)

[Otto]

Paul:
> A kinder gentler view of pacifists from the Washington Post editorial page
> but leading to the same basic conclusion. Sorry, no "analysis."
>
> The Post has given me its solemn promise that in the interest of hearing
all
> side they will publish Doug's posts to the p-list yesterday.
>
>         P.
>  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8710-2001Oct4.html
>
>

I liked that:
"Here's the paradox: The fact that we live under a political system that
honors the right of individuals to object conscientiously to engaging in war
is one of the reasons why ours is a system worth defending. Osama bin
Laden's world does not allow for pacifists. Ours does. To stand up for
pacifists -- even when you disagree with them, and especially when they're
unpopular -- is to protect this moral difference."

Otto