Anyone else offended by this "Masters in Military History" ad that

bean fidhleir

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Wed Jun-04-08 07:27 AM
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Anyone else offended by this "Masters in Military History" ad that

seems to show up constantly? I'm wondering why such a pro-warmongering ad would be considered appropriate at DU.

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Squatch

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Wed Jun-04-08 07:28 AM
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1. I'm a military historian, so no, I do not find it offensive.

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OmahaBlueDog

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Wed Jun-04-08 07:29 AM
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2. Military Historians are not warmongerers

War is a part of history -- they study that aspect of history, that's all. The degree is being offered by a military academy (Norwich).

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Skinner ADMIN

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Wed Jun-04-08 07:34 AM
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3. Here's why it would be considered appropriate:

Because they pay for it.

If you donate, you don't have to look at the ads. If you don't donate, we have to pay for your bandwidth somehow.

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bean fidhleir

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Wed Jun-04-08 07:46 AM
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6. It's hard to believe that that's really the reason. Would you accept an

RNC ad, or one for some rightwing tv show, just because they would pay for it? I'd like to think that the reason I don't see those here is that you refuse them, but if it's truly all about who will pay, then I'll reluctantly conclude that I'm more naive than I thought.

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Freddie Stubbs

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Wed Jun-04-08 07:47 AM
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7. Why the heck would the RNC buy an ad on DU?

:shrug:

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jody

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Wed Jun-04-08 07:40 AM
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4. One who believes a graduate student of Military History is "pro-warmongering" is woefully ignorant.

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Smith_3

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Wed Jun-04-08 07:45 AM
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5. Sun Tsu, Art of War:

"The best strategy is that which does not lead to battle."

So no, military theory is not necessarly war-mongerish. It can be the opposite.

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Wizard777

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Wed Jun-04-08 08:09 AM
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8. Yes, but many of the ways Sun Tsu would avoid that battle are now war crimes.

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