From: g87
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 8:42 AM
To: the australian
Subject: ERIC BUTLER USEFUL IDIOT DEFENCE??
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In claiming ignorance of Eric Butler being eschewed by mainstream Australia of all political, religious shades as being persona -non grata at best, Adrian Kelleher Letters 28/8 uses the Manuel classical argument of ignorance: 'I know nothing.'
Devoid of the comic genious / innocence of Fawlty Towers, of course.
I can think of a number of scenarios whereby Butler would serve.
Too many.
In claiming ignorance of Eric Butler being eschewed by mainstream Australia of all political, religious shades as being persona -non grata at best, Adrian Kelleher Letters 28/8 uses the Manuel classical argument of ignorance: 'I know nothing.'
Devoid of the comic genious / innocence of Fawlty Towers, of course.
I can think of a number of scenarios whereby Butler would serve.
Too many.
- He decided to cloak himself with the Patriotic defence; perhaps to blind useful supporters and like - minded extremists.
- He was indeed 'big' on queen - and - country: and indeed used the patriotic defence all his life. [Refer to Samuel Johnson famous quote about rogues and patriots.] He decided that the above risk was worth the 1% risk of an early demise.
- Pressure to serve for those eligible? How would it look for a man with his views to have exposed himself to the criticism of trying to avoid National Service?
Waving the gun around strikes me as a
reasonable synopsis.
Geoff Seidner
East St Kida
Samuel Johnson's political views - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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On the
evening of 7 April 1775, he made the famous statement,
"Patriotism is the ...The last of these pamphlets,
Taxation No Tyranny (1775), was a defence of ...I know nothing! - Fawlty Towers - BBC- YouTube |
Eric Butler's service
For Phillip Adams to denigrate Eric Butler's military service as merely "waving a gun around" is disgraceful.
Adrian Kelleher, Shepparton, Vic
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