Reply #49: my point is [View All]

If he is not a pacifist he is not qualified to oppose the war. One can say they are against a war but if they have no principled action to back up their anti war message it will not end wars or the roots of the things that grow into wars or conflicts.

If he is not a pacifist then what is he doing then?

Just trying to see if a few million people will go to some demos and vote him into being president?

Some of the greatest antiwar leaders were Gandhi and MLK they were pacifists, and Democrats by and large around their times supported pacifism, but Deans supporters deny being pacifists. Is it possible that Denies deny being pacifists out of fear of being called unpatriotic?

Dean and his campaign can't have both a philosophy that is tolerant of war,and for peace by means of war because in the 21st century there is no such thing as a just war.