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Date Posted: 03:37:46 10/08/04 Fri
Author: Mike K.
Subject: Oppression
In reply to: Tom 's message, "Lesser evils" on 07:02:54 10/07/04 Thu

I think that Bush held on to Ronald Reagan's motto of "peace through strength". The rest of the world hates Bush? Good! It means that he's not backing down because of people's opinions. That's something that most politicians don't have--convictions.

First of all, the people who have real convictions do not need to resent to violence to make others submit to them. Even people like Ee Chang Woo managed to get loyalty without physical oppression.

If the motto is "peace through strength", then you're saying "Oppression is the way to go".
And - Saddam was an oppressor which means he needed to be removed.
How come that for Bush, oppression is acceptible?
Saddam oppressed Iraq.
Bush wants to oppress the entire world, and you say it's okay?

If oppression is the reason for removing Saddam from power, then it's also a reason to remove Bush, a thousand times so.

Oppression is not a solution, and "peace through power" is merely a euphemism for exactly that: oppression.

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Replies:

Re: Oppression -- UBFree, 11:32:45 10/08/04 Fri
- Bush is not the moral equivelent of Hussien -- UBFree, 11:47:04 10/08/04 Fri
  - Re: Bush is not the moral equivelent of Hussien -- Mike K., 11:47:25 10/09/04 Sat
- Re: Oppression -- Chris, 02:37:13 10/09/04 Sat
  - Re: Oppression -- UBFree, 08:10:32 10/09/04 Sat