Rwenzori Re: MacArthur Ek haal aan; “You revere MacArthur even though he had to be relieved of his command in Korea.”
You do not seem to ask the key question: Why? I thought this is the key to scepticism? I suppose I’m wrong.
President Harry S Truman had 2 run ins with MacArthur and lost both in the American Voter’s view. In the second. President Trueman wanted his friend to be the Presidential Candidate to take over from him in '53. So when MacArthur criticised him openly for limitting MacArthur’s fightback to the 38th parallel. President Trueman’s Ego was bruised and in retribution he saw his opportunity to hurt the Presidential ambitions he thought MacArthur had, and fired him. With dismal results as MacArthur apparently never wanted to be President. See Following Quote from wikipedia about the dismissal:
“ The Dismissal of General Douglas MacArthur was among the least politically popular decisions in presidential history. Truman’s approval ratings plummeted, and he faced calls for his impeachment from, among others, Senator Robert Taft. The Chicago Tribune called for immediate impeachment proceedings against Truman: “
Now compare MacArthur’s achievements in Japan, or did you not understand the conceptual value of his achievements, compared to the little egobruising political claptrap at age 72 that you consider so important – In my view there is no comparison. Look inside your soul and ask: What really drove me to be so nitpicking? Do not answer me, answer yourself inside. I’m not interested.
Toe ek Moffie seks grappenderwys beskryf het, het ek 'n stelling gemaak oor wat in my persoonlike gedragskeuses die geval is. Ek dink nie ek was voorskrywend oor andere se gedrag nie. Altans ek het dit nie so bedoel nie. So, as iemand my woorde as gedrag dikterend of kritiserend ervaar het vra ek om verskoning. Sover dit my aangaan gee ek nie 'n bliksem om wat jou keuses is nie. Jy het die volste reg om te maak net soos jou persoonlike gedragskode jou toelaat. Jy hoef nie aan my gedragskodes te voldoen nie. Nie om vir my te werk nie, nie om my vriend te wees nie, ook nie my vyand nie. As Gay, Gatgabba of hoe jy jouself ookal beskryf, het jy na my mening die volste reg om te lewe soos jy wil en moet almal hierdie reg erken. Ek dink dit was Chamberlain wat gesê het woorde tot die effek dat hy tot die dood toe die siening van sy opponent in die debat sal opponeer MAAR sy reg om 'n teenoorgestelde opinie te huldig tot die dood toe sal beskerm. Ek ook. Ek hoop jy verstaan die konsepte.