Antiwar movement losing steam?????

Chuck0 chuck at tao.ca
Tue Oct 30 11:48:54 PST 2001


Dennis wrote:
>
> Chuck0:
>
> > Did I ever suggest that a group of anarchist avengers invade
> > Afghanistan? No. This is a figment of Dennis' imagination. When I
> > suggested the "Abraham Lincoln Brigade" idea, I was positing a
> > non-statist alternative that is kind of like a U.N. intervention.
>
> No, you suggested the Brigade as a specific alternative to US bombing. I
> merely fleshed out your idea.

Thank you. You admit that you put words in my mouth.


> > It's really funny that Dennis should make fun of me for military
> > fantasies that I don't hold.
>
> If you don't hold them, then don't express them.

I didn't express any fantasies. I was presenting a thought experiment, as a contribution to the consideration of alternative messaging that the anti-war movement could engage in.


> > This is a straw man argument which misrepresents my views. I'm not
> > surprised, since the only thing Dennis can send in response to my emails
> > is cheap shots.
>
> For an street-fightin' anarchist, you seem remarkably frail. I simply asked
> direct questions based on the alternative you raised. And yes, I have a
> certain view of you, again, based on what I read here and not inspired by
> the need to stitch together straw.

You've stitched together enough straw to have yourself a straw bale house for the winter.


> > Are you arguing, Dennis, that we should all abandon looking at these
> > questions through the lens of our principles? Should Nathan not make his
> > analysis based on his liberalism?
>
> Of course not, and you know better than to ask such stupid questions.

Well, perhaps I shouldn't waste my time arguing with somebody who argues against stupid strawman positions.

Chuck0



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