A very large element of the Left and of the isolationist Right is openly sympathetic to the other side in this war, and wants it to win. This was made very plain by the leadership of the anti-war movement, and also by Michael Moore when he shamefully compared the Iraqi fascist insurgency to the American Founding Fathers. To many of these people, any anti-globalization movement is better than none. With the Right-wingers its easier to diagnose: they are still Lindberghians in essence and they think war is a Jewish-sponsored racket. With the Left, which is supposed to care about secularism and humanism, its a bit harder to explain an alliance with woman-stoning, gay-burning, Jew-hating medieval theocrats. However, it can be done, once you assume that American imperialism is the main enemy. Even for those who wont go quite that far, the admission that the US Marine Corps might be doing the right thing is a little further than they are prepared to go - because what would then be left of their opposition credentials, which are so dear to them? -Christopher Hitchens
Posted on: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 08:10:31 +0000
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