we did similar things opposing Germany during WWII. As far as I'm concerned, it was bad then and it's bad now. It actually isn't just silly in my eyes--it scares me. It's difficult for me to explain why, but it gives me the *chills* that the government would do this. The American attitude towards France right now bothers me, period, even ignoring my own opinion about the war (We're planning on attacking a country. Fine--well, not really, but for this explanation--but are they suddenly evil for not wanting to join in? So evil, in fact, that we have to change the names of food so that we no longer connect things we commonly eat to them? Renaming french fries "freedom fries" seems to me to suggest that the French are anti-freedom.)
I understand pacifists saying “war is never okay,” Mmmm . . . thanks. On behalf of pacifists, I appreciate that acknowledgement.
I have a hard enough time with justifying killing. Well, I should hope so.
I shouldn’t be posting entries that profess to be thoughtful this late, huh? *laughs* Actually, you do it much better than most. *patpat*
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Date: 2003-03-11 09:40 pm (UTC)As far as I'm concerned, it was bad then and it's bad now. It actually isn't just silly in my eyes--it scares me. It's difficult for me to explain why, but it gives me the *chills* that the government would do this. The American attitude towards France right now bothers me, period, even ignoring my own opinion about the war (We're planning on attacking a country. Fine--well, not really, but for this explanation--but are they suddenly evil for not wanting to join in? So evil, in fact, that we have to change the names of food so that we no longer connect things we commonly eat to them? Renaming french fries "freedom fries" seems to me to suggest that the French are anti-freedom.)
I understand pacifists saying “war is never okay,”
Mmmm . . . thanks. On behalf of pacifists, I appreciate that acknowledgement.
I have a hard enough time with justifying killing.
Well, I should hope so.
I shouldn’t be posting entries that profess to be thoughtful this late, huh?
*laughs* Actually, you do it much better than most. *patpat*