On Friday I noted this column by Bruce Ramsey in the Seattle Times. Rather than rebuke the president for his speech in Israel comparing those who sought to appease Hitler with those who would now appease terrorist groups and their sponsors, Ramsey defended Chamberlain’s appeasement outright:
Ramsey has since written a follow-up post in which he laments that his reinterpretation of the events at Munich “inflamed a few hundred people.” He also complains about the “Internet jeering section that considers [his] a weakling’s argument.” Yet, in a display of unabashed weakness, he also appeased his critics by rewriting the offending paragraph. His editors do not note the change, but the piece now reads:
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It would seem there’s a built-in advantage to arguing against those who favor appeasement–they’ll roll over for anybody. Hitler, Ahmadinejad, right-wing bloggers, it doesn’t matter. Just make your demands and Ramsey stands ready to submit. HT: AoS
