I am pleased to see that the left-wing which had so vocally started criticising Bush at the expense of what is just and right, are not the only left-wing remaining since the global war on terror started.
Nick Cohen explains the problem clearly and it is a worry…
Are those left-wingers who support Islamo-fascism over freedom for the sake of opposing Republicans and cultural imperialists set to join a war against the West? The kidnappers of Norman Kember obviously don’t care which side he is on, but do his colleagues?
That’s a lot of questions, and I don’t have the answers, but do read Nick’s article.
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#1 by Justin on December 9th, 2005 - 10:57 am
Define “just and right”.
#2 by Gav on December 9th, 2005 - 11:58 am
Some elements of the left (your good self not included) have been allying with holocaust-deniers and homocide bombing advocates despite what one might have expected to be their better judgement.
Attacking Bush isn’t wrong – his social conservativism makes me very uncomfortable, but assuming that by attacking him you have to ally yourself with his attackers can put you in serious ideological predicaments.
Ken Livingstone’s invitations to questionable characters such as Yusuf al-Qaradawi typify this.
#3 by j0nz on December 9th, 2005 - 6:41 pm
I saw this earlier on from HP. Cohen is spot on. A beacon for the left or anyone with principles.