Now I owe an apology to the whole list. Sorry for the mistake.
I think I'll just lay low for a while.
Brett
At 01:31 PM 12/10/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Brett Knowlton wrote:
>
>>I will, of course, respect the wishes of the moderator. But I disagree
>>with you on this.
>>
>>When I see someone try to rationalize aggression as some kind of defensive
>>action, it really pisses me off. How is defending soviet violence any
>>different from defending US aggression?
>>
>>I've seen Brad get bopped on the head, and rightfully so, when he hems and
>>haws over US support of fascist and/or brutal authoritarian leaders after
>>WWII and during the cold war. Sometimes you're the one doing the bopping.
>>Those things happened a long time ago too.
>>
>>I don't see any difference between the two cases, except perhaps that
>>people who apologize for Soviet violence are considered to be on the left.
>>
>>I guess I had to get that off my chest.
>
>Though this was intended to be offlist, obviously it wasn't. A letter
>always reaches its destination, as that French guy said.
>
>It's not that there aren't serious matters at stake, it's just that
>these conversations are so ancient, and minds are never changed. It's
>just a waste of time to rehash these controversies.
>
>Doug