absolutist pretense

[prozak at anus.com]

> It's more and more apparent that many of those in the U.S. (and elsewhere)
> who propagandise for "peace" don't care one bit about the plight of the
> Iraqi people. It's all about what's best for themselves: it's not our
> business; it doesn't affect us, it's the other side of the world, we're not
> in danger; Iraq's a "sovereign state". So leave Saddam alone. He's OK
> really. He's sure to keep killing Iraqi people, but "there's not much I can
> do about that."

A few thoughts:

First, you correctly characterize the mentality of most war 
protestors: they are believing in absolute "good" being their goal, 
and have embraced absolutist dogmas (pacificism, egalitarianism, 
moralism) which have consequently programmed them to seek only 
absolutes. Thus, ultimately their politics is an extension of ego 
politics and thus reflects self-interest.

Then again, there are no political sides/parties in America immune to 
that, as America was founded on certain (religious) absolutisms.

For example, someone (not me) might say that:

> He's sure to keep killing Iraqi people, but "there's not much I can
> do about that."

Is an equal and opposite moral reaction from the neoliberal 
("conservative") side.

FWIW

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