Re: Countering the Politics of Fear (was Tariq Ali at UCLA today)
On Oct 29, 2006, at 11:53 AM, Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:
When rhetoric is not over the top, one can better evaluate the substance of what’s being said, whether to agree or disagree or agree in part and disagree in part. Over-the-top rhetoric, imho, gets in the way of sensible discussion.
I don’t know where this “over the top” rhetoric has been except maybe
in your imagination. What Moghadam said in the quoted bits is little
different from what I’ve said. I’m beginning to suspect that you now
realize that you’ve painted yourself into a corner with your defense
of Iran, and don’t know how to get out. It’s ok; we won’t hold it
against you if you admit you were wrong.
Doug