Steven, I must apologetically again break a taboo here, just to show the absurdity of the particular argument you've found yourself engaged in. I used to take Neocon seriously, this particular post comes from the early days of the era of that particular posting machine on SI.
The traditional understanding is that statecraft requires expedients that would be considered more harshly when employed for purely personal gain, because of the greater responsibility entailed in protecting the community. But, hey, I guess I'm not the dread "absolutist" either, but recognize circumstances in moral calculation. Message 7575181
If you go back up the chain, you'll find Neocon ranting about Eddie Bauer jackets, the decline of the west, the heroic lion king that he's devoted his life to worshipping, the rise of Hitler due to liberals, and various other things out of the grab bag. Well, it was early in the Neocon posting era, and he was more fun to argue with than the other Sanity types, but jeez, what a waste of time it all was.
Cheers, Dan. |
