bean fidhleir
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Wed Jun-04-08 07:27 AM
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Anyone else offended by this "Masters in Military History" ad that |
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seems to show up constantly? I'm wondering why such a pro-warmongering ad would be considered appropriate at DU.
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Wed Jun-04-08 07:28 AM
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1. I'm a military historian, so no, I do not find it offensive. |
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Wed Jun-04-08 07:29 AM
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2. Military Historians are not warmongerers |
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War is a part of history -- they study that aspect of history, that's all. The degree is being offered by a military academy (Norwich).
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Wed Jun-04-08 07:34 AM
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3. Here's why it would be considered appropriate: |
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Because they pay for it.
If you donate, you don't have to look at the ads. If you don't donate, we have to pay for your bandwidth somehow.
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bean fidhleir
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Wed Jun-04-08 07:46 AM
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6. It's hard to believe that that's really the reason. Would you accept an |
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RNC ad, or one for some rightwing tv show, just because they would pay for it? I'd like to think that the reason I don't see those here is that you refuse them, but if it's truly all about who will pay, then I'll reluctantly conclude that I'm more naive than I thought.
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Wed Jun-04-08 07:47 AM
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7. Why the heck would the RNC buy an ad on DU? |
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Wed Jun-04-08 07:40 AM
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4. One who believes a graduate student of Military History is "pro-warmongering" is woefully ignorant. |
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Wed Jun-04-08 07:45 AM
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"The best strategy is that which does not lead to battle."
So no, military theory is not necessarly war-mongerish. It can be the opposite.
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Wed Jun-04-08 08:09 AM
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8. Yes, but many of the ways Sun Tsu would avoid that battle are now war crimes. |
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