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[David R.Matusiak <dave AT matusiak.org>]

it seems as if no method of persuasion or logic is going to have any 
effect.  all that must happen is for me to answer this question, 
without due consideration to its relevancy in our current place and 
time.

what is my personal opinion?  what do i think, regardless of my 
employer, saviour, political affiliation, or gender?  well, in my 
personal unfettered opinion,

YES - i think it was wrong for FDR to use that tack as a campaign 
slogan.

i believe we must honor our soldiers, living and dead, but i think that 
using their sacrifice as a political gambit is deplorable.

that, and i think that the whole 1940s/50s way of thinking (which 
included such greats as "Remember Pearl Harbor") did a whole lot to 
engender hatred and bigotry towards Asian peoples and Asian-Americans 
for the past 50+ years.

i think we have to change things quite a bit (like our attitudes) if we 
are going to see ANY improvement in our lifetimes.  thus, you can see 
that i am not in agreement with the "Things must stay as they are" 
party.

On Mar 5, 2004, at 3:16 PM, Tony Spencer wrote:

> well although david tried to make the case that its unacceptable to 
> compare
> events in history to today, he gave himself away when he did just that:
>
> "but i can tell you without question, George W. Bush is no FDR."
>
> now that we know he can compare a previous president to the current, 
> will he
> answer the question?
>
> was it wrong for FDR to use pearl harbor in his presidential campaign
> material?
> YES or NO?