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July 20, 2006
World War III--Abolitionists Versus Slavery Part III
Here, I am responding to the comments on my World War III--It's Abolitionists Versus Slavery," cross-posted on Dean's World.
Annoying Old Guy said:
It's WWIV. WWIII was the Cold War.
RJR: I've made this point about the Cold War myself, but when participating in a debate I think it best to stick to the terms used to avoid confusion, such as "World War III." Otherwise, one gets involved in side issues.
Jeffrey Boser said:
I'm sorry Rudy, but it feels very much like you're trying to attach your agenda to the War-On-Terrorism fad. You use incitable words like 'slavery' where other words like 'oppressed' are more suitable. I may not be your target audience, in that maybe you're only trying to talk to those who already agree with you. But if you're trying to persuade, you'll have to lead us there in smaller steps. I've been trying to see where you're going, and all I feel is like I've read an analytical textbook with no real connection to me.
RJR: The concept of "slavery is not only applicable but entirely consistent with the legal and practical condition of the people living under absolute dictatorships. Consider their life again in Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge in the table below.
To give life to all the abstractions in the table, do me a favor and read my docudrama on Cambodia. It is very close to the life experiences of many Cambodians.
(Continued here)
Posted by Rudy at July 20, 2006 10:01 PM
