Pacifists, Serious and Otherwise (washingtonpost.com)

[Paul Mackin]

I agree with what you say, Otto.  As Voltaire said "I disagree with you say
but will defend to the death your right to say it"

I don't know if I've said it before but that White House statement
about"watching what you say" was totally uncalled for. I am getting really
sick of America congratulating itself. It was OK for a few days but enough
is enough.

On that pledge from the Post to include ALL sides on their op-ed page. I
tried to get this to apply to Barbara's posts also but they said that while
Doug was a p-lister of long-standing  Barbara was only a pomising newbie.

             P.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Otto" <o.sell at telda.net>
To: "Paul Mackin" <paul.mackin at verizon.net>; <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 10:26 AM
Subject: Re: Pacifists, Serious and Otherwise (washingtonpost.com)


> 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
>
>
>