Reply #143: So...Gandhi and MLK, Jr. were hypocrites?

[Ignis]

It referred to "anti-war leftists" and not "progressives who opposed the invasion of Iraq". One can oppose the invasion, but still not be "anti-war". Being "anti-war" means being against war, not being against one specific war, while supporting the other wars.

I hope that helps clear the confusion.

Ah. Well, it's certainly good to know that the error lies entirely in my court for misinterpreting 'anti-war' in the context of this discussion as 'anti-IWR' rather than 'complete pacifist'.

So, with that bit of semantics cleared up, allow me to repeat my above query. As far as I understand your argument, it is thus:
1. Every single person who is a) a complete pacifist and b) is a progressive is a hypocrite.
2. Not one single person in this group of pacifist progressives has ever done anything to work against (or 'prevent') imperialism in Iraq.
3. The only reason that any pacifist progressive ever speaks out against imperialism is merely to obfuscate an attack against some/all members of the Democratic party.

Would you be so kind as to confirm that this is indeed your argument? I would be more than happy to discuss the aforementioned points with you, but I'd like to confirm that this is a fair reiteration of your argument before I either criticise it or propose a counter-argument.

Cheers.