From: bobcat-AT-pseud.pseud Subject: RE: M-INTRO: It all comes down to choosing between.... Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 21:14:25 -0700 Is criticism towards our leaders ever something that should be stifled? Should we support someone just because we think there is no chance of things changing? Here are a few relevant quotes. I am not putting my interpretation of them, but see if they don't shed some light on the subject. "We should never forget that everything Adolf Hitler did in Germany was "legal" and everything the Hungarian freedom fighters did in Hungary was "illegal." -- Rev. Martin Luther King "If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality." -- Bishop Desmond Tutu "As long as the world shall last there will be wrongs, and if no man objected and no man rebelled, those wrongs would last forever."-- Clarence Darrow -----Original Message----- From: owner-marxism-intro-AT-lists.village.Virginia.EDU [mailto:owner-marxism-intro-AT-lists.village.Virginia.EDU] On Behalf Of David-AT-pseud.pseud Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 8:14 PM To: marxism-intro-AT-lists.village.Virginia.EDU Subject: Re: M-INTRO: It all comes down to choosing between.... So Hitler and Stalin (who was in power longer "period of time" than any U.S. president) should have been "supported and dealt with" by their people? In a message dated 11/23/2004 7:19:02 PM Eastern Standard Time, BigBertha-AT-pseud.pseud writes: I agree that it is important to have criticism- as long as it is constructive. I also believe that when a decision is made that has no possibility of changing for a period of time, it should be supported and dealt with. There are some things that just aren't worth criticizing or complaining about because it won't change. ie. The President of the United States especially in their 2nd term. --- StripMime Warning -- MIME attachments removed --- This message may have contained attachments which were removed. Sorry, we do not allow attachments on this list. --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- --- from list marxism-intro-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu --- --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.786 / Virus Database: 532 - Release Date: 10/29/2004 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.786 / Virus Database: 532 - Release Date: 10/29/2004 --- from list marxism-intro-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
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