"The truth is..."
Steven den Beste:
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"For instance, The Truth Is... that 'liberals' who suddenly have started talking about reintroducing the draft are not in the slightest concerned with military readiness, and do not believe that filling out the army with draftees is an essential step in winning the war. What's actually going on is that they know that one of the biggest reasons that the people of America ultimately turned against the Viet Nam war was because it was being fought primarily by draftees. And one of the biggest reasons why America's college campuses were particular focal points for anti-war activism was because it was men that age who were being drafted.
"Said liberals, usually graying Boomers like me, are amazed at the degree to which college-age Americans support this war. They feel somehow cheated; colleges are supposed to be anti-war, aren't they? Of course, there are many critical differences between Viet Nam and the WOT, but regarding the 'Millenials' (previously known as 'Gen Y') they view the draft as one of the biggest reasons. If they can somehow reinstitute the draft, then said liberals hope they could ignite massive opposition to the war, and would once again see America's college campuses become centers of anti-war activism.
"That's why The Truth Is that Representative Charles Rangel is a fucking liar....
"Actually, he isn't totally lying, but he's disguising the truth so strongly that the overall result is still a lie. It has nothing to do with 'equitable representation of people making sacrifices;' it has to do with forcing young American men to make sacrifices unwillingly, because that will motivate many of those men, and the young women who love them, to oppose the war, or so he hopes.
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"The Truth Is that anti-war leftists actually do think that America should 'cut and run,' just as Spain now has. But they're not so disconnected as to believe that they can actually sell that honestly. So their rhetoric is that the US and British should transfer control over Iraq to the UN, and largely withdraw their own forces in favor of 'international forces' to take their place. But they no more believe that the UN would handle that job well than I do. The Truth Is that they believe that the only way they can convince the majority of Americans to pull out is to try to pretend that America would be replaced by someone else who would 'finish the job,' even though there's now damned good reason to believe that UN control over Iraq would be an utter catastrophe for Iraqis.
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"The Truth Is that Kerry's non-stop hammering on his military service in Viet Nam is Kerry's way of trying to avoid a whole lot of really uncomfortable questions about his voting record in the US Senate, and his rhetoric last year during the campaign for the Democratic nomination, as well as questions about just what he would actually do about the war if he was elected.
"It manifests in a lot of ways. One is feigned outrage, with a claim that someone asking such uncomfortable questions is 'questioning Kerry's patriotism.'
"Another is more subtle: by emphasizing his combat service and by trying to point out the fact that others did not actually serve in combat, he hopes that we will conclude that those others are not entitled to ask certain questions or to advocate certain policies."
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Steven den Beste:
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"For instance, The Truth Is... that 'liberals' who suddenly have started talking about reintroducing the draft are not in the slightest concerned with military readiness, and do not believe that filling out the army with draftees is an essential step in winning the war. What's actually going on is that they know that one of the biggest reasons that the people of America ultimately turned against the Viet Nam war was because it was being fought primarily by draftees. And one of the biggest reasons why America's college campuses were particular focal points for anti-war activism was because it was men that age who were being drafted.
"Said liberals, usually graying Boomers like me, are amazed at the degree to which college-age Americans support this war. They feel somehow cheated; colleges are supposed to be anti-war, aren't they? Of course, there are many critical differences between Viet Nam and the WOT, but regarding the 'Millenials' (previously known as 'Gen Y') they view the draft as one of the biggest reasons. If they can somehow reinstitute the draft, then said liberals hope they could ignite massive opposition to the war, and would once again see America's college campuses become centers of anti-war activism.
"That's why The Truth Is that Representative Charles Rangel is a fucking liar....
"Actually, he isn't totally lying, but he's disguising the truth so strongly that the overall result is still a lie. It has nothing to do with 'equitable representation of people making sacrifices;' it has to do with forcing young American men to make sacrifices unwillingly, because that will motivate many of those men, and the young women who love them, to oppose the war, or so he hopes.
...
"The Truth Is that anti-war leftists actually do think that America should 'cut and run,' just as Spain now has. But they're not so disconnected as to believe that they can actually sell that honestly. So their rhetoric is that the US and British should transfer control over Iraq to the UN, and largely withdraw their own forces in favor of 'international forces' to take their place. But they no more believe that the UN would handle that job well than I do. The Truth Is that they believe that the only way they can convince the majority of Americans to pull out is to try to pretend that America would be replaced by someone else who would 'finish the job,' even though there's now damned good reason to believe that UN control over Iraq would be an utter catastrophe for Iraqis.
...
"The Truth Is that Kerry's non-stop hammering on his military service in Viet Nam is Kerry's way of trying to avoid a whole lot of really uncomfortable questions about his voting record in the US Senate, and his rhetoric last year during the campaign for the Democratic nomination, as well as questions about just what he would actually do about the war if he was elected.
"It manifests in a lot of ways. One is feigned outrage, with a claim that someone asking such uncomfortable questions is 'questioning Kerry's patriotism.'
"Another is more subtle: by emphasizing his combat service and by trying to point out the fact that others did not actually serve in combat, he hopes that we will conclude that those others are not entitled to ask certain questions or to advocate certain policies."
Read the whole thing.
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