>You may not recolonize it,
I like that one. ;)
>but, if you are a Westerner, even if you are irreligious, parts of
>your ideas about legal and moral codes of war most likely came from
>doctrines elaborated by theologians like
>Augustine and Aquinas.
I know. History of law is one of my favorite topics. But that's what I mean by generalization. Parts of my ideas about art, literature, work, and much more are connected with that same tradition. What I mean to point out is that Doug was being specific when he said:
>religious leftists here
> > > > are way too likely to presume the good intentions of their enemies,
> > > > and believe that appeals to their conscience will work.
The key word there, I think, is *here.* There's a long tradition here of folksinging and placing flowers in rifles here that has a basis in that presumption of everyone being good and nice given the chance. When you respond with:
>Many faiths have their just war doctrines and martyrs
I don't see the connection except in a general way.