Was Major General Smedley Butler not a patriot because he opposed military interventionism? Is Senator Ron Paul not a patriot because he attempts to dismantle the military industrial complex? These men have strong pedigrees of patriotism yet might be lumped by some into the camp of pacifis
Dialogue and its obstacles
Sam Lufi
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history and experience have shown that those to whom I directed my tweets and many others (not just pacifist/lefties, but also patriot/righties) will at some point not tolerate the nuance. Several of the people I tagged have accused me of not being pacifist enough, and I know patriots think I have not been patriotic enough. I think a deeper engagement with my writing (books, articles, videos) will show that you and I agree. You caught me in a moment of exasperation at a particlar side of the debate, but I have had plenty to say about the other side as well.