Re: [Marxism] It's the 60th anniversary of the bombing of Dresden

[Paddy Apling <e.c.apling@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 16:27 13/02/2005, Carlos wrote:

> That I am morally appalled by such excercises is overshadowed by a
> political understanding that those events were ultimately inevitable, and
> even necesary.

<snip>

> "The only good fascist is a dead one" was a brutally practical
> consideration at the time, not an empty, radical sounding slogan it means
> today. We must view Dresden in that light.

I agree so asolutely.

So much of the historical discussion on this, and other lists, ignores such
considerations - and really shows a very great paucity of imagination -
discussion of history on "moral" grounds is simply ludicrous - it is
absolutely necessary to try to imagine yourself into the relevant timeframe.

(I am tempted to enter into that Lou-forbidden territory of
Stalinist/Trotskyist discussion which so may of the latter persuasion seem
to get away with - but the comment in the last paragraph forcefully applies)

Paddy



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