Definition of "appeasement" for Kevin James and George W. Bush: to yield or concede to the

[EffieBlack]

belligerent demands of (a nation, group, person, etc.) in a conciliatory effort, sometimes at the expense of justice or other principles.

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=appeasement

[Boz]

1. Like Prescott Bush's apeasment of the Nazis

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2004/sep/25/usa.secondworldwar

At the expense of justice yes, at the expense of principles, the family would have to have them first.

[lapfog_1]

2. Nah, Prescott wasn't a Neville Chamberlain style appeaser

he was an out and out collaborator.

[RaleighNCDUer]

4. Prescott Bush was NOT an appeaser.

He was a collaborator.

[Orsino]

3. And the opposite of appeasement is...

...continuing a futile effort that's bad for everyone, just because your chosen enemy hates it.

[HooptieWagon]

5. Chamberlain had little choice...

England wasn't prepared to take on Germany, and the US wasn't going to step in at that time. In fact, were it not for Pearl Harbor the US may not have entered WW2... antiwar sentiment was pretty strong. England was dealing with aftermath of the depression and still recovering from WW1. Germany had been in war production for several years. So, rather than appeasing, Chamberlain was playing what limited cards he had and hoping for the best. "Appeasing" is a soundbite that plays well to the ignorant RW crowd though....