[MD] Petitions and Politics

[Platt Holden]

Hi Horse, 
 
> I don't have to agree with all or most of the above in order to sign the
> petition against the war in Iraq.

Are all Britons in the habit of signing petitions against the Iraq war 
without caring what else it says or who sponsors them? Or is it just 
you?  

>What it means is
> that I think Tony Blair is corrupt and a war criminal - as well as being
> morally bankrupt.

What's the evidence to support that accusation? 

> > Wouldn't you agree that anyone signing the above petition leans to the
> > left of the political spectrum? 
> 
> No. I'm sure there are many such as myself who are more concerned with
> the criminal activities of George Bush.

I'm sure most reasonable people after reading the petition and seeing 
that the signees included the likes of Harry Belafonte, Ward Churchill, 
Jane Fonda, Al Sharpton, Cindy Sheehan, Cornel West,  and Howard Zinn 
would say yes. 

> > So you assertion about my having no further evidence obviously misses
> > it's intended mark. Of course, you can dismiss the evidence if you
> > wish, just as many have dismissed the evidence of an abundance of
> > left- wing college professors, not to mention the mainstream media. 
> 
> OK - I had a look so we can add another word to the group - innuendo.
> That makes 4 so far - hearsay, tittle-tattle, mutterings and innuendo.
> But as I suspected, bugger all in the way of anything that resembles
> evidence.

Which raises the question: What is legitimate evidence? I'll take 
Pirsig's art gallery metaphor as my answer. What's yours? 

>So my assertion regarding evidence still stands. Is this
> really what constitutes evidence in the USA or is it just you? If it is
> then that could explain why you have so many in jail. Take a few
> photo's, start a whispering campaign, fire up a few blogsites and
> hey-presto - Guilty as charged m'lud!

Do all Britons become a bit hysterical when confronted with legitimate 
evidence, or is it just you? 

> And as for the left-wing professors and mainstream media nonsense, I'm
> sure Arlo can (and has) expressed this better than I can.

Now there's a reliable, unbiased witness. Yeah, right.

What I don't understand is why those obviously on the left of the 
political spectrum are so loath to admit it. Perhaps you can explain.

Platt