tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post3637854855883258470..comments2024-03-20T19:23:09.857+02:00Comments on Notes from underground: The Christian Radical: Tell Congress: stop the violence in ZimbabweSteve Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11283123400540587033noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post-50172828308976378222008-06-30T02:03:00.000+02:002008-06-30T02:03:00.000+02:00unsane, I think the difference between Bob and Geo...unsane, <BR/><BR/>I think the difference between Bob and George is that Bob may be mad and bad, but he's not stupid. George may be stupid and bad, but he's not mad. <BR/><BR/>josue andreas,<BR/><BR/>It is not only the Catholic Worker that seems to have departed from its founding principles, but the Fellowship of Reconciliation, which used to be an explicitly pacifist organisation. Not that it actually calls for violence, but it is difficult to see what the US Congress could do to stop the violence in Zimbabwe when it can't stop the violence of its own administrative branch. They are birds of a feather -- it was Zimbabwe's intervention in the DRC that led directly to the present situation. Starting wars on credit usually backfires.Steve Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11283123400540587033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post-37010990795962706042008-06-29T23:28:00.000+02:002008-06-29T23:28:00.000+02:00That such a call for interventionism should come f...That such a call for interventionism should come from a <A HREF="http://www.catholicworker.org/" REL="nofollow">Catholic Worker</A> outfit shows that it is notn only in matters of traditional piety that he movement has strayed from its wonderful foundress, <A HREF="http://palefire.typepad.com/justice/" REL="nofollow">Dorothy Day</A>; it has strayed from her principles pacifism as well. Would a woman who opposed American entry into World War II call for intervention in Zimbabwe?Iosue Andreas Sartoriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17888802647534998598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post-28828431357655312622008-06-28T09:27:00.000+02:002008-06-28T09:27:00.000+02:00There is some truth to Mugabe's claim. The broker...There is some truth to Mugabe's claim. The brokerbrokers of the West do tend to see things in a certain light -- namely capitalistic and with a mindset that could introduce neocolonialism through neoliberalism. I, for one, would hate to see Western education and the cruder aspects of the logic of Western identity politics (which, by the way, Mugabe has learned to use to his own advantage and with great effect) become part of the everyday culture of Zimbabwe. I hate that toxic waste.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15364161667997825733noreply@blogger.com