Many of my friends who strongly oppose the war _loathe_ France, and will quite openly say that, because, even though they agree with France's position, its tactics and language have been those of enemies, not allies.
This is really interesting. On the opposite side, many of my friends who strongly *support* the war loathe Bush. If you tone that down from "loathe" to "dislike and typically disagree with," then that description would include me as well.
All too often in discussions like this, people start to see in black and white. I told someone recently that I support war against Saddam Hussein, and I was asked, "When did you become Republican?" There are lots of moderate liberals who support the war, and there are probably some moderate conservatives who are against the war.
Then there are people like me, who are all over the spectrum when you measure the spectrum in traditional liberal vs. conservative terms, who agree or disagree with this war for a variety of reasons. I've seen this debate onlist cast more and more in black and white terms, and I think this note from Guatam is a good reminder that there is plenty of grey (or perhaps plenty of black and white stripes) to go around.
Reggie Bautista
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