Saturday, November 13, 2004

Tin Pacifists Somehow Won't Do

The shot across the bow on a surprising Nazi-themed weekend:
Despotic governments can stand ‘moral force’ till the cows come home; what they fear is physical force. But though not much interested in the ‘theory’ of pacifism, I am interested in the psychological processes by which pacifists who have started out with an alleged horror of violence end up with a marked tendency to be fascinated by the success and power of Nazism. Even pacifists who wouldn’t own to any such fascination are beginning to claim that a Nazi victory is desirable in itself.
Who wrote this? Does it sound more than a bit familiar with just a bit of sprucing for modernity?

And don't forget the current Jaw Dropper...