By xaosseed
I read a letter to one of the news papers recently that went along the lines of “so, can we expect all the people who marched against war in Iraq to hit the streets in protest against the war in Georgia?”
And if not, why not?
Related posts:
- Lest I think I have it bad Errors and retractions happen now and again in science; the...
- Dixie’s Twitters 07:17 Ugh. Food coma. I ate a lot of food...
- Americans lose monopoly on geographical ignorance There's nothing more fun than making fun of Americans' ignorance....
- By the numbers I read this morning that there were 15 American "servicemembers"...
- Never ceasing I mentioned recently that I often question reality, or what...
Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
13th of August, 2008
1) The ethnic issue: there are people who align themselves with both countries in South Ossetia.
2) The political issue: it’s a much grayer area, especially since the Russians are alleging genocide.
3) The alignment issue: the principal reason that people in Europe objected to the Iraq war was that it was their “side” doing it. Russia isn’t an ally.
4) The value isse: if you thought that Blair and Bush were deaf, Putin and Saakashvili doubly so.
13th of August, 2008
I think Uber’s point 4 hits the nail firmly on the head. Objecting to your own people or your friends, allies etc starting a war is one thing, but objecting to a near-dictatorship who’s never particularly liked you starting one is even more of a pointless gesture.
18th of August, 2008
It’s a lot trendier to hate on America than it is to protest Russia or a small central Asian country.