There's a pretty good discussion of an anti-war petition over at Cliopatria today. Ralph Luker notes that the signatories include Noam Chomsky, and our own Alan Allport points out the serious flaws in the text itself.
What induces a person to sign a petition? I'm extremely picky about this,so a single sentence I disagree with is enough to prevent me from signing. I pay less attention to fellow signatories — spotting Chomsky might make me give the statement some extra scrutiny, but would not finally turn me away. I gather, however, that other people are more free &mdash even promiscuous — with their signatures.
Posted by Ben Brumfield at July 27, 2006 07:51 AM