Re: [Osx-nutters] President Bush Vows Attacks “Across the World”

[Matt Johnston]

On 3 Oct 2006, at 17:51, guy hammond wrote:

> I believe that Rumsfeld et al don't see a structural difference  
> between
> different ideologies. Communism was an ideology, and Communism was  
> "defeated"
> and is now largely irrelevant in world affairs, therefore it  
> follows, they
> reckon, that all ideologies can be defeated simply by making their  
> underlying
> geopolitical infrastructure untenable. But while you can say  
> "filthy Commie"
> etc etc, you can't get away with applying the same to a religion.  
> So, they
> don't. Actions speak louder than words anyway.

Oh, the old Communism schtick.

a) it wasn't defeated, it failed

b) it wasn't defeated by guns and bombs

c) it was targeted directly causing huge social problems in the US.  
ie, who looks back on McCarthyism and calls it "the good ol' days"?


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