Comments on: Whose responsibility? http://www.signposts.org.au/2004/10/22/whose-responsibility/ musings from those on the journey Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:41:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Alan Green http://www.signposts.org.au/2004/10/22/whose-responsibility/#comment-3571 Alan Green Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 http://www.signposts.org.au/2004/10/22/whose-responsibility/#comment-3571 Are you trying to convince somebody by posting this? Are you trying to convince somebody by posting this?

]]> By: phil http://www.signposts.org.au/2004/10/22/whose-responsibility/#comment-3572 phil Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 http://www.signposts.org.au/2004/10/22/whose-responsibility/#comment-3572 are you convinced? are you convinced?

]]> By: Toni http://www.signposts.org.au/2004/10/22/whose-responsibility/#comment-3573 Toni Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 http://www.signposts.org.au/2004/10/22/whose-responsibility/#comment-3573 I've discussed this a bit recently with Americans at the <a href="http://www.christianmusicianforum.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard.cgi">Christian Musicians forum</a>. If the guys there are representative of most supporters of George Bush then the question of whether there were WMDs or whether Bush deliberately lied is irrelevant. Many firmly believe that Iraq needed to be invaded at that time, and that it was the right thing to do. I do not believe the political situation in the US is comparable with that in any other democratic nation at present. It is no longer about truth, honour, democracy. It appears to have rushed headlong into something approaching tribalism. Those that try to find a centre or moderate ground are assumed to have lost any moral objectivity by those on the right, while those on the left consider that view oppressive and repressive. I have been quite astonished to find how real the stereotype is that I thought merely a work of fiction to portray Americans in a bad light. I’ve discussed this a bit recently with Americans at the Christian Musicians forum. If the guys there are representative of most supporters of George Bush then the question of whether there were WMDs or whether Bush deliberately lied is irrelevant. Many firmly believe that Iraq needed to be invaded at that time, and that it was the right thing to do.

I do not believe the political situation in the US is comparable with that in any other democratic nation at present. It is no longer about truth, honour, democracy. It appears to have rushed headlong into something approaching tribalism. Those that try to find a centre or moderate ground are assumed to have lost any moral objectivity by those on the right, while those on the left consider that view oppressive and repressive.

I have been quite astonished to find how real the stereotype is that I thought merely a work of fiction to portray Americans in a bad light.

]]> By: bryan http://www.signposts.org.au/2004/10/22/whose-responsibility/#comment-3574 bryan Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 http://www.signposts.org.au/2004/10/22/whose-responsibility/#comment-3574 <i>There seems to be a myth around that although WMD have not been found in the US - it was the intelligence communities that were at fault and we cannot hold our politicians to what they said</i> I'm sure this is some sort of freudian slip. There seems to be a myth around that although WMD have not been found in the US - it was the intelligence communities that were at fault and we cannot hold our politicians to what they said

I’m sure this is some sort of freudian slip.

]]> By: phil http://www.signposts.org.au/2004/10/22/whose-responsibility/#comment-3575 phil Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 http://www.signposts.org.au/2004/10/22/whose-responsibility/#comment-3575 haha - yes, it was a slip as there certainly have been many wmd found in the US - not sure it had anything to do with my Mother though :) haha - yes, it was a slip as there certainly have been many wmd found in the US - not sure it had anything to do with my Mother though :)

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