On Sat, 15 Sep 2001, Vadim Antonov wrote:
On Sat, 15 Sep 2001 measl@mfn.org wrote:
The crusaders could never have come to power if we had acted like HUMAN BEINGS. Or even less, if we had just practiced what we preached.
I, for once, agree. OTOH, there were Soviets which were in no way better than US.
In fact, I would agree that the Soviets were, at least in most respects, much worse than anything the U.S. has yet fallen to. Unfortunately, this does not in any way excuse _our_ behaviour.
--vadim
-- Yours, J.A. Terranson sysadmin@mfn.org If Governments really want us to behave like civilized human beings, they should give serious consideration towards setting a better example: Ruling by force, rather than consensus; the unrestrained application of unjust laws (which the victim-populations were never allowed input on in the first place); the State policy of justice only for the rich and elected; the intentional abuse and occassionally destruction of entire populations merely to distract an already apathetic and numb electorate... This type of demogoguery must surely wipe out the fascist United States as surely as it wiped out the fascist Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The views expressed here are mine, and NOT those of my employers, associates, or others. Besides, if it *were* the opinion of all of those people, I doubt there would be a problem to bitch about in the first place... --------------------------------------------------------------------