> Brad DeLong wrote:
>>> Brad DeLong wrote:
>>>
>>>> We're not talking about "justice" here. Justice requires that
>>>> Palestinians be able to return to Jaffa. Justice requires that Iraqi
>>>> Jews be able to return to Baghdad. Justice requires that the
>>>> Palestinian Authority, the Saudi Kingdom, and the Egyptian state
>>>> transform themselves into democracies. Justice requires that
>>>> non-Jewish Russians cease to be anti-semitic, and that dry bones of
>>>> the six million Jews killed by Europeans half a century ago come to
>>>> life again.
>>>>
>
> brad, a question: your definition of justice seems to tend to complete
> reversal...
>
on re-reading brad's post, i see that not all examples he gives are irreversible. in fact, it seems that anyone calling for justice would not only call for return of palestinian land to the people but also for democracies in egypt, saudi arabia, etc. that would be a consistent and it would seem commendable position.
--ravi