In a message dated 3/11/2004 10:27:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> From memory, he compared the hijackers favorably (in > terms of courage) to people who launch cruise missiles > from thousands of feet. The leftist impulse to defend > him is not one that I understand, or care to. > > aside from the fact this was the wrong thing to say at that time it is true. from the independent viewpoint of the action they require the same amount or lack of amount of courage. of course we do not take a viewpoint independent of the ethical or moral context of the action. he was railing against foolish jingoism at a time when in my opinion that jingoism was at the very least understandable _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
