Thoughts on today

[andrewducker]

I'm very happy that despite the fact that the majority of my friends list disagree with me on the Iraqi War of Glorious Liberation (2003 remix version) nobody has unfriended me. It means that at least I'm not being horrifically offensive in explaining my views. Or possibly y'all are too lazy to get around to it.

the Magnolia review happened because someone at work posted a negative review that pissed me off. It went along the lines of "This film was odd and too long and confusing. I wish I'd gone out to the quiz night instead." I felt compelled to write a rebuttal and ended up with something I'm very proud of. I realised this evening that a large chunk of the reason I have my journal is my need for affirmation. I found myself wishing that more people would tell me they liked it. Fortunately another large chunk of the reason is because I just plain like writing, so that's ok.

I came home, finished off the bookshelf, went shopping at Safeway for the housewarming tomorrow, did some tidying up around the flat and am now going to bed.

I'm looking forward to seeing some of you tomorrow.

Comments

[sythyry.livejournal.com]

I think most people agree that Saddam Hussein is thoroughly wicked.

I think most Americans want to see this finished with a minimum of woe and death.

There are plenty of things to disagree about, but a few fundamentals are solid.

[derumi.livejournal.com]

Heck, my slanted poll worked great. Though, I'm not sure if my side-point on why polls are bad was understood by more than a few (I know broin and wibbble knew damn well). I have to admit that I've cheated by not out-and-out listing all my views, but a huge part of that is that I've been taught to question everything. >_> That can keep one on a fence or hopping back and forth a bit.

I 'ven't been unfriend either. I suppose that means people respect my opinions even if they don't agree with me.

[heron61.livejournal.com]

I'm very happy that despite the fact that the majority of my friends list disagree with me on the Iraqi War of Glorious Liberation (2003 remix version) nobody has unfriended me. It means that at least I'm not being horrifically offensive in explaining my views. Or possibly y'all are too lazy to get around to it.

My disagreements with you about the war are solely about means and not ends and while I seriously disapprove of this war, removing Hussein from power is certainly not a bad thing. In contrast, the people who I've had serious disagreements are all people who I disagree with about both ends and means and who agree with other portions of Bush's foreign or domestic policy.

On a related topic, perhaps you can answer a question for me. Given how many people in Britain disagree with the war, it seems to me that Blair is committing political suicide. Am I incorrect?

[andrewducker]

Depends. If this is a 6 day low-bloodshed war, followed by huge newspaper headlines of "Saddam's rape and torture camps uncovered" then he'll be fine.

If it keeps going and we heave any kind of major troop losses, he's fucked.

[derumi.livejournal.com]

Nonetheless, you have to be pretty damn brave or stupid to risk political suicide. How often does it happen? Wouldn't Gorbachev be the last time?

[andrewducker]

Yup. I think that Blair really does think he's doing the right thing. I really do.

[tisme.livejournal.com]

See, that's the bit that leaves a little bit of doubt in my mind. I mean, lots of people know how 'orrible Sadaam is, and yet they are still against war (whole other discussion, don't even start). But Blair - I think the same as you, I think he really does think he's doing the right thing - what could he have been shown that would make him commit career suicide in order to remove Sadaam? I just keep on wondering what possibly horrors or plans for world murder that he must have been privy to to inspire such emphatic harikiri.