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To: epicure who wrote (3749)	11/4/2001 11:12:53 AM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 51717

Let's think about what Mr Hitchens is saying. He appears to saying much of the left holds approximately the same views as the far out Chomsky- something which is not the case. Most of the left supports what we are doing- but of course a bit less enthusiastically than the KILL EM ALL folks of the right. The left has always been a bit more squeamish about killing people (except by abortion- and since I happen to be already born myself, I agree with that distinction). Mr H actually uses the words "The reaction of much of the Left "- even though most everyone seems to be reacting in a pretty similar manner- save for a few fringe elements. Mr H needs to be angry to keep his place as an infotainment journalist for (gag) Vanity Fair- an appropriate name for a magazine that would carry anything Mr H writes (imo). I suppose whipping up illusionary divisions where there are none is part of entertainment. But looking for causes is not shifting blame, nor is it denial- no matter how many times illogical angry people may say it is. A quest for answers does not shift blame- the ANSWERS may shift blame, but the quest does not. Those who fear asking questions, do not understand the meaning of freedom. And since Mr H is a brit, perhaps he has simply lived in a monarchy too long to understand what really freedom is.

To: epicure who wrote (3749)	11/4/2001 11:14:27 AM
From: Poet	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 51717

Yes, I just read that over on the Shadowboxing thread. Hitchens is a rising master of right wing invective and magical thinking. What a patriot. This person heaps more crap on Chomsky than he does on Milosevic, for goodness sake.