O Intermitente
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terça-feira, janeiro 27, 2004

We Must Always Confront Tyranny

Lord Molyneaux relembra as atrocidades da Segunda Guerra Mundial e procura retirar ilações para o presente e futuro.

[T]he usual response of governments is mere condemnation of an atrocity, describing an outrage as "unacceptable". Next come a string of concessions to the offender, leading to a craven suggestion that the victims must share some of the blame, and then concessions to the demands of the perpetrators.

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Increasingly, the general public weakens in its resolve. Under the label of moderation, it is fashionable to plead for understanding; to do a Chamberlain and settle for a piece of crumpled paper in the mistaken belief that the word of dictators and terrorists can be trusted. Today, we should reflect on our responsibilities, and those of our governments, to stand up to the prejudice and tyranny that can still, today, lead to genocide. These events happened in my lifetime. They are not lost in the past; they could still happen again today.

posted by Miguel Noronha 11:37 da manhã