READER WILL ALLEN WRITES:

Glenn, I raise a minor quibble with the term “peace movement”, for it implies the existence of a “war movement”, which is equally an empty phrase. To state that someone is for “peace” is to state exactly nothing, or worse, to state that the person is an idiot, mindlessly subscribing to “peace” regardless of the prevalent conditions. I wonder if there was an intelligent peace movement in the Warsaw Ghetto.

Well, actually, there was a peace movement in the Warsaw Ghetto. And most of them were sincere and well-meaning. But they weren’t “intelligent” and they weren’t heroes. They were part of the problem.

Of course, sometimes a peace movement can be right. But the thing is, I don’t think that most people in today’s “peace movement” are there because they want peace. If that were the case, they’d object to war in general. Most, however, only seem to mind war on behalf of civilization.