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February 20, 2007

My "anti-war agenda"

I noticed this grouse from a winger blog framing MoveOn as having an "anti-war agenda".

Obviously this isn't the first time MoveOn has been cast this way. Nor I suspect will it be the last.

Its interesting though how an "anti-war agenda" is, to the author of that piece, an inherently bad thing--inferring that a "pro-war agenda" is good and righteous.

I get that sometimes war is necessary. But this labeling has moved way beyond that now, obviously. This is about the promotion of war as a glorious and laudable effort--while efforts at peace are to be held in the highest contempt.

I suppose its all a part of the larger agenda of rightwing political ideologists--but its all so very Goebbelsesque.

Not being a goosestepping moron, I've never been one to buy in to propaganda--especially when its shoved down my throat with threats of "the boogeyman will get you" or "it will give the people around you the vapors". Maybe that's why I'm willing to cut through the bullshit lining this blog (and so many other rightwing shills) are laying down as premise.

So here it is: I have an "anti-war agenda". War sucks. Its bad. People get hurt in war. People die in war. War is wreckage and suffering. I don't like it. I'm not in favor of it. I want to do anything and everything it takes to end war immediately, if not sooner.

Color me bad, kids.

Posted by Carla at February 20, 2007 07:20 AM