Originally posted by Dowding
Of course it is. In the same way as being anti-war is the same as being anti-American.
Ill share a few examples with you since we still seem to be having trouble with this concept:
Just imagine these are nice shiny protestor signs, ok?
Sign One: Anti-Bush:
"Empty warhead found in White House."
What does this accomplish? Nothing. This individual is just going along with the crowd like a godd lemming and just wants to add more punch to his/her sign.
Sign Two: Anti-American:
"Stop American Imperialism!"
What does this accomplish? You guessed it, nothing. What exactly is the point here? That Americans are imperialist bastards who want to take over the world? Please...
Sign Three: Anti-War
"America: Give inspectors time! Iraq: Give inspectors weapons!"
Ah, see here we see an anti-war sign. This sign addresses both parties in the conflict and asks for a compromise, which, afterall is the solution to most arguments. There is no mention of Bush being an idiot, and there is no mention of America being compared to Nazi Germany.
This individual has sat down and asked himself "How can I get my ideas across to those that agree AND disagree with me?"
You see, those of us who think that the US government is doing the right thing dont even pay attention to the anti-Bush and anti-American signs/shouts. They are all perceieved as weakminded fools that cant even focus their anger into a tenable arument beyond "Bush is Hitler" or "Its all about oil!"
If you anti-WAR people wish to bring opinions forth, there are far more effective ways of doing it aside from the usual banter and Bush cartoons.
My argument for war can be summed up this way: The people that were elected to office know a hell of alot more about the situation in Iraq than we do, and I am comfortable that they will act in my best interests.
