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Re: Was the "terrorist" who atacked 101st Airborne a U.S. soldier?



On Sun, 23 Mar 2003 18:56:36 -0500
"Henry C.K. Liu" <hliu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Our opposition is to the political structure of US imperialism.
> Although the military is part and parcel of the political structure,
> most of the time the military is merely following orders and
> performing the task of making war. I have healthy respect for
> professional soldiers on all sides and the military code of honor is
> among the finest human institutions. In-group disloyalty is a basic
> betrayal of trust and is not something to support only because it
> happened to the other side.


Sorry I don't understand. You're pro-unthinking, unwaivering and blind
following of orders, casting aside one's ability to take moral
standpoints? So we should all be following the herd loyally instead of
trying to build an alternative classless society? I don't buy that,
sorry.

Ciao

Zak

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