http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Mon, 24 Mar 2003 19:22:33 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/03/24/165847.php#comment-5716 hahahahahaha... i'm mennonite. kind of... grew up in a mennonite church and go to a an ex-mennonite church half the time and a baptist church half the time. *grin* peace. 5716@blogcritics.org Mon, 24 Mar 2003 19:22:33 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/03/24/165847.php#comment-5702 You are right that it is hard to study enough about this war and the circumstances that led to it, but we all have to make the effort to educate ourselves, and not merely let someone tell us what to think. Blogs like this are generally good, because conscientious bloggers will site facts as necessary, and will give credit if proved wrong. Still there are some that will advance their opinion in hopes that you won't fact check them, and you have to, whether you agree or not. IMO, the protesters more or less fear something that might happen, suspension of civil liberties, imnposition of "Pax Americana" etc, and they protest it in hopes of staving off these things. The more extrememe ones will say that this is already the case, and events only reinforce their opinion. 5702@blogcritics.org Mon, 24 Mar 2003 18:49:03 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/03/24/165847.php#comment-5690 You are very honest and open and you are not wrong. War is terrible and grim and all the things you think it is, but sometimes the alternative is worse. This is one of those times. There is so much material to read, but just follow this column down the last couple of weeks and make up your own mind - both sides are pretty well represented. 5690@blogcritics.org Mon, 24 Mar 2003 17:44:29 EST