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Originally Posted by xerxes
perhapes ...  ... all I know is that from now on, I will blame any terrorist attack from the Baluchis in Iran on the US, and I will belive any evidence that the IRCG throws at me, no question asked. You know why Mr Pari, ... because I do not want to be a called a pacifist and do NOT want to be denounced for the lack patriotism and for exposing the fatherland to danger ...
" Of course the people don't want war ...but, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament or a communist dictatorship ... voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and for exposing the country to danger."
Hermann Goring - 1946 - Nuremberg Trial |
LOL, surely not a Nazi analogy so early in the piece.
Ain't nothing wrong with pacifism either, I live in a very pacific part of the world. One of the things about being a pacifist though is to have a very healthy dose of scepticism, something you and other naysayers of various ilk on the board apparently have in spades.
The problem with your scepticism though is that you only seem to apply it to one side: the other apparently can do no wrong.
I on the other hand have no problem believing that the stated reasons for the Iraq war were 'sexed up' and yet am happy it happened anyway: I have no problem believing that Iran supplies sundry materials to insurgents of
all types because it discomforts America, and it's leaders really aren't any more intelligent than the leaders of America who gave shoulder mounted missiles to the Mujahadeen.
I have very little time for conspiracy theories and hidden master plans because most (and I exclude many on this board from this summation) of the people I know and see in public life just aren't that smart. Especially the ones in public life.
Now, what were you saying about Nazis?