In a vacuum libs are for peace ("rules-based international order") and reactionaries are the ones openly calling to act like an empire (Ted Cruz's comment on "let's find out if sand can glow"). When the wheels hit the pavement they act about the same, but they view themselves differently, justify imperial actions differently, and respond differently to hypotheticals.
But libs have been exposed to the same pro-military propaganda as everyone else, and let's be honest, a lot of military gadgets are pretty fucking cool, so they're shamelessly horny for a just war. Convince them the current war is actually a clear-cut good vs. evil struggle and they'll use the opportunity to cheerlead the military like they'd be embarrassed to in Vietnam Grenada Iraq Panama Afghanistan Iraq again one of those bad wars we've regretfully stumbled into in the past.
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.”
or in this case, opposing it, as the saying of Upton Sinclair goes.
In a vacuum libs are for peace ("rules-based international order") and reactionaries are the ones openly calling to act like an empire (Ted Cruz's comment on "let's find out if sand can glow"). When the wheels hit the pavement they act about the same, but they view themselves differently, justify imperial actions differently, and respond differently to hypotheticals.
But libs have been exposed to the same pro-military propaganda as everyone else, and let's be honest, a lot of military gadgets are pretty fucking cool, so they're shamelessly horny for a just war. Convince them the current war is actually a clear-cut good vs. evil struggle and they'll use the opportunity to cheerlead the military like they'd be embarrassed to in
Vietnam Grenada Iraq Panama Afghanistan Iraq againone of those bad wars we've regretfully stumbled into in the past.I hate pulling out the quote, but liberalism is distinguished by a distinct lack of principles or ethics.
Lack of ethics? Maybe...
Principles? For this, I quote:
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” or in this case, opposing it, as the saying of Upton Sinclair goes.
https://redsails.org/masses-elites-and-rebels/