The Two Left's

I am going to use different post from a debate to make my point on this. This debate was on a current debate forum of a parenting board. I myself did not post to this thread, I should add.

There are two current sides to the "left." There is the extreme and the moderate. They are argueing among themselves on DU and in other debate forums. The division of the two can be seen, even when they are not argueing with each other.

The debate I am going to use was on issues related to the current Disaster in Southern Asia. But what was seen was this.... That no matter what Bush does, he loses.

Well, Bush has spoken!

"Together ... we will prevail over this destruction," he said.

YUCK!!!!!!! More militaristic mumbo jumbo!

This user in particular has a very distorted view of the left. another post from her explained that giving wheat as a christmas gift was equal to feeding people she loved poison.

But another group of leftist from other countries explained in this same thread how the United States didnt care what was happening because we were not talking about it one very message board they happen to post on.

Hmm....not sure where they were looking since Drudge has run a story on it everyday this week. Actually, many stories. It has been basically the only thing talked about on DU, CU and the hannity forums.

No matter what President Bush does he will not make these people happy. Now, the UN is upset that Bush formed a coalition for the AID to southern Asia. Oh, gee. Let's critize them for doing something good because they did not do it through our corrupt organization.

[b]Bush 'Undermining UN with Aid Coalition' [/b]

By Jamie Lyons, PA Political Correspondent


[b]United States President George Bush was tonight accused of trying to undermine the United Nations by setting up a rival coalition to coordinate relief following the Asian tsunami disaster.[/b]

The president has announced that the US, Japan, India and Australia would coordinate the world’s response.

But former International Development Secretary Clare Short said that role should be left to the UN.

“I think this initiative from America to set up four countries claiming to coordinate sounds like yet another attempt to undermine the UN when it is the best system we have got and the one that needs building up,” she said.

“Only really the UN can do that job,” she told BBC Radio Four’s PM programme.

“It is the only body that has the moral authority. But it can only do it well if it is backed up by the authority of the great powers.”

Ms Short said the coalition countries did not have good records on responding to international disasters.

She said the US was “very bad at coordinating with anyone” and India had its own problems to deal with.

“I don’t know what that is about but it sounds very much, I am afraid, like the US trying to have a separate operation and not work with the rest of the world through the UN system,” she added.