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In reply to the discussion: Why this sudden push to rewrite history about the Iraq war? [View all]bhikkhu
(10,715 posts)...as you can look at the evidence and say - "of course they were tricked, look at all the consistent flow of lies put out by those in authority, look at the conspiracy toward war by those in positions of public trust". If it weren't necessary to trick people into agreement, why all the trickery?
On the other hand, you could say - "the information was a sham at best and simple bullying at worst - nobody would have believed it if they didn't choose to, and nobody would have given in if they didn't want to".
How I think about it: people are basically good. Most people want to do the right thing. Most people work hard and deserve a decent life. Most people have less than they deserve, and we should all enjoy a basic dignity and equality. This to me is the simple statement of what a "democrat" is, what a "liberal" is, and the core of the belief system that is referred to when someone is called a "leftist".