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Originally Posted by dr wadd
The assumption that people protesting are doing so simply because the West "won" the cold war is simply absurd. This ties into the previous statements that the journalist made, deriding the organisers communist beliefs. This journalist seems to have the very much mistaken belief that not wanting a war somehow equates to being a communist.
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No, he is just pointing out the dubious credentials that the leaders of the organisation have.
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He also seems, in my opinion, to be taking a stance that the only way of dealing with these situations is through the use of force. One thing I would like to stress is that I am not opposed to the use of a military solution per se, if done legally and responsibly
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I broadly agree
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The simple matter is that the anti-communist rhetoric in the article, in my opinion, completely destroys any credibility the rest of the article had.
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I disagree. By the same token then, the communist ideals held by the leaders of the organisation would then also destroy their anti war arguments credibility.