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Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated
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To: KLP who wrote (176485)8/14/2006 8:51:02 AM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (1) of 793559
 
How would anyone know....?

I appreciate the problem you describe. It seems to me that the solution is the same as for any communication effort. First of you, you listen carefully. You look for nuance and context. And, when in doubt, you ask for clarification. What you don't do is assume either the worst or some dichotomous counterpoint to your own position.

As for the current specifics, I think that pacifists would use either that term or something like "non-violent." It's pretty easy to identify a pacifist from a few sentences. So when folks say they are anti-war right now, they are talking about the Iraq war. The WOT isn't really a war from a pacifist POV because it isn't inherently violent so there should be no confusion there. No one opposes the essential notion of the WOT.

Here's a context check for you: kittenwar.com <g>
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