----- Original Message ----- From: "Carrol Cox" <cbcox at ilstu.edu> To: <lbo-talk at lists.panix.com> Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2003 7:40 PM Subject: Re: Support the Troops reduxe...
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> Ian Murray wrote:
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> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Dennis Perrin" <dperrin at comcast.net>
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> > > And I don't see why
> > > anyone who opposes this land grab would hope for massive Iraqi
> > > casualties.
> > > To do so would reflect the cynicism of those waging war.
> > [clip]
> > Too many have already died due to 21st century capitalism and
militarism
> > while the collective competencies and capabilities to create a better
> > world continued to be fettered by the same; somethin's goin' down and
> > maybe, just maybe peace and creativity and solidarity will blossom
forth
> > from this mess.............
> >
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> This discussion is really odd -- as though the number of casualties will
> be affected by what anyone "hopes" will be the case.
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> Why all this speculation and hoping/not hoping? And there are not two
> alternatives, there an indefinite number of alternatives (i.e.
> possibilites of what the future will be).
>
> Talking about hoping this or not hoping that is turning war and
> opposition to war into a football game, with us on the sidelines
> cheering or jeering. Jeez.
>
> Our job is simply to do the best we can to build resistance to the
> fucking U.S. state and ruling class. Forget the sideline wishing game.
>
> Carrol
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No one is on the sidelines and no one except you mentioned the word hope. Retire already.
Ian