howard zinn: what the left thinks

[mugatea]

http://signs-of-the-times.org/signs/editorials/signs20060922_HowardZinnWhattheleftthinks.php

I hate it the way the right think they are so in touch and promote the left as cowardly and blinkered on the reality of the world.
I thought Howard wasa bit soft in the interview, He needed to be more bold and grab that interview by the horns.

The interviewer talks about nessesaty of war. But how many wars have been fought where the nation 'forced' to fight against the evil dictator has interfered in that nation beforehand.

Secondly I thought it was a bad start when he condemned hezbollah. Isreal is the power of the middle east and holds huge responsibilty for the stability and well being of the region which it chooses to erupt in war when it can. Hezbollah, Hamas are all responses from Isreal's aggression.

Anyway, I thought it wasn't a great interview. I'm wondering why it was placed on the signs page, in fact.

I cant help but think that the right have a colder harder grip on things. Its worse than reported.

Jamie


your opinions

 

[Laura]

It was placed on the sott page because the sott page is about keeping track of what is going on in the world, what the world is thinking and doing. When WE have an opinion, it is clearly marked that way as an article by one of us, or in the comments. We may also "make comments" by adding to the title of the article or the more subtle way of using certain icons next to the article. I thought it was quite useful to see what the mainstream types are saying since it quite obviously will have some impact on a LOT of people. These are all things we need to take into account.

 

[mugatea]

ok