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Opposing War: No Disclaimers Required
Knapp, Thomas
http://original.antiwar.com/thomas-knapp/2023/07/20/opposing-war-no-disclaimers-required/Date Written: 2023-07-21 Publisher: Antiwar.com Year Published: 2023 Resource Type: Article Cx Number: CX24895 My own opinion on US meddling in Russian/Ukrainian relations doesn't depend on an assessment of whether the invasion was provoked, unprovoked, justified, or unjustified, so I don't need any such disclaimers. Abstract: - Excerpt: My own opinion on US meddling in Russian/Ukrainian relations doesn't depend on an assessment of whether the invasion was provoked, unprovoked, justified, or unjustified, so I don’t need any such disclaimers. If you think I’m engaging in “moral equivalence,” you’re absolutely right. There’s nothing wrong with moral equivalence statements if the people/actions being described are morally equivalent. Looking at you, Putin/Zelenskyy/Biden. I’m not “pro-Russia,” “pro-Ukraine,” or even “pro-US.” I’m pro-peace and antiwar Stick that disclaimer in your pipe and smoke it. Subject Headings |