An Open Letter to the "Anti-War" Demonstrators: Think Twice Before You Bring The War Home

http://www.frontpagemag.com ^ | September 27, 2001 | David Horowitz

[Helix]

Horowitz is zinging the anti-American crowd where they dwell. Go to the main URL below to see which college newspapers this ad is running in this weekend-

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[Iris7]

Boy, is this post ever the truth. Maybe this time we will have the courage to do something effective about the enemy within. Lincoln's treatment of the Northern anti - war faction comes to mind - Andersonvilles in the North and no habeus corpus. Most of them died.

[Helix]

I agree. They may have the right to free speech, but so do I and I will not let these people treat our troops like they did in Vietnam. I want our soldiers to realise that most of the public is behind them. I can't remember who said this, but

"I will not go quietly into the night..."

Hey maybe I could use that on a sign at the D.C. infinite freep. ;)

[jackbob]

Horowitz usually makes a lot of sense. But in this case I think he is full of himself, taking much more credit, than was actually earned. I doubt he is actually concerned about the current impending action, and the effect any anti-war efforts might have on it. My suspicion is he is looking to the future, at other protracted conflicts around the world, where the U.S. might also be able to involve itself. Anti-war activists could effectively prevent the expansion of the current cause for action, from encompassing other conflicts. But it is doubtful, that they will have any effective on the current matter at hand. And I think Horowitz knows this.

[Gordian Blade]

Dylan Thomas, Welsh Poet, 1914-1953

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night (1951)

Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
And you, my father, there on the sad height,
Curse, bless me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

[liberallarry]

Horowitz was a self-serving jerk in the '60s and he's one now. His "analysis" is c**p and irrelevant.

Survival always tops freedom. How tolerant we are of dissent depends on how directly our survival is threatened.

In Viet Nam we were fighting far from home for reasons that a large part of the public found not believeable. Today we have been attacked at home by terrible enemies. What Lincoln faced need hardly be described.

[rockfish59]

like he said, they are NOT anti-war but anti-AMERICAN!

i will give free knuckle sandwiches when they march by me! someone's going to get hurt and that's just tuff $H*T!!!

[beekeeper]

Horiwitz lived it. Obviously, from your statements, you are not a student of history nor were you alive/cognizant then.

[liberallarry]

Wrong. I am Horowitz' age. I am a student of history. I just have a different view of the situation. That's always the case when one looks at history. Of course, you can question how good a student I am, but that too is always the case.

[beekeeper]

Nice reply. I was a little snotty and apologize. I am a vet, so biased in that respect, but was there and saw the difference between what was reported in our national news and what was actually happening. The slant was so steep that the truth fell off. Same with the domestic treatment in the news of the protesters.

What Vietnam taught us is exactly what Bush I did in the Gulf War, when you go in, go in with overwhelming force, totally unlike what Johnson did with all the constraints laid on us. If GWB does what I hope he does, go with force and behind the scenes, with no restraints, it will be a much quicker war and less chance for opposition to develop. Plus, there is no USSR to assist the protestors.

[liberallarry]

By the way, Tom Hayden lived it too. How well do you like him?

[Neets]

Lookie here.

[liberallarry]

Same problem. Oliver Stone was a vet. Several of my friends are vets. Their views differ from yours.
I lived in Venice, Ca. during the '60s while attending UCLA. I was right in the heart of it. I knew a lot of these guys and shared their politics and their women and their dope. It was a great time to be young and alive. But I also had a couple of run-ins with Tom Hayden.
These activists were extremely bright and ambitious. It's very hard to separate their ambition from their ideals. Also, almost to a man, they were self-righteous and intolerant. I'm not blaming them. Part of it was a reaction to the intolerance of their adversaries and part just ordinary, garden variety, human nature.

[Hugh Akston]

They might not have any impact.

But I think Horowitz is right in what they intend to do; if they succeed or not is going to be interesting to see. This might interest you.

[Snuffington]

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Here is something that people can do to contribute to the war effort -- help Horowitz's ad campaign.

[VoodooEconomist]

GO David Horowitz GO!

[VoodooEconomist]

Horowitz was a self-serving jerk in the '60s and he's one now. His "analysis" is c**p and irrelevant.

Hardly. You just don't like him because he's an honest (ex-)liberal, who saw the light when he opened his mind and realized the bankrupt ways of liberalism. Terrorists, Communists and liberals share one thing in common - they hate Western affluence and consumption.