"Pacifascist" (pac*i*fas*cist) is my spin on a word suggested by a commentor @The Belmont Club: The valley of tears
"there are so many people now who see war as the ultimate wrong. Thus, anyone who participates in it is to be condemned. Taken to its extreme, this leads to a funny sort of fascism: "pacifiscism" would perhaps be a name for it. It begs the question: would the "pacifiscists" ever get so worked up that they'd be willing to physically punish someone for participating in war? I think yes, though they would fell horrible afterwards."I'll take his definition and his estimate of their probable behavior. I just think my variant scan better.
The latest examples of the "pacifascists" among us would be those that raised the howl last week demanding that the US Armed Forces supply Burma's suffering millions with aid even if they had to go in at the point of a gun with massive air cover.
Typical "pacifascist" crap. As long as there are no real American interests in play, the use of the military is "enlightened" -- even required. If there are actually reasons strategic and otherwise for the US to engage in a war an win it -- i.e. Iraq, there is no justification that can possible satisfy the "pacifascists."
Peace, Appeasement and Submission Uber Alles: The motto of the modern American Pacifascist. I'm sure we must have bred citizens this low and slimy before, but never in such numbers.
Posted by Vanderleun at May 22, 2008 5:18 PM | TrackBacknot everyday you see a word being born.
Posted by: skimming at May 22, 2008 8:03 PMnot everyday you see a word being born.
Posted by: skimming at May 22, 2008 8:03 PMCould you say we're now all in "pacifascists fatigue?"
Posted by: Webutante at May 23, 2008 6:51 AMThey're also totolerantarians.
Posted by: Gagdad Bob at May 23, 2008 7:02 AMNot to worry, they'll use force/violence
against those citizens who disagree,
and justify it.
The only good news about these kind, they
tend to cull themselves from the gene pool.
The bad news is they take millions of
innocents with them.
I am willing to cut Rosenbaum a little slack - not on this piece, but in general. Remember that back in 2003 he penned, "Goodbye, All That: How Left Idiocies Drove Me to Flee," which is on my list of must-reads.
I would also point out that on May 9, I asked, theoretically more than practically, whether it was time to invade Burma, inviting readers to have their say on whether coercive relief operations could be realistically considered in the wake of the Burmese junta's refusal to allow foreign aid or relief workers into the country.
Posted by: Donald Sensing at May 23, 2008 4:08 PMUnfortunately it seems the Marxist-controlled schooling system is key to breeding those low and slimy pacifascists in such numbers. I don't think any normal person could or would believe the idiocies taught in schools these days unless they were taught in schools.
Posted by: Robert at May 30, 2008 9:27 AM"It is impossible to speak in such a way that you cannot be misunderstood." -- Karl Popper N.B.: Comments are moderated to combat spam and may not appear immediately. Comments that exceed the obscenity or stupidity limits will be either edited or expunged.