From: joedees@bellsouth.net
Date: Sun 17 Nov 2002 - 01:59:55 GMT
> Grant wrote
> >........SNIP...... In every case where they have made
> >attacks on embassies in foreign countries, they killed more civilians
> >of that country than they did Americans. In other words, they don't
> >care how many collateral deaths they cause in a country if they can
> >kill one American. They are only "freedom fighters" in their own
> >minds, not in the minds of the rest of the world. The fact that bin
> >Laden praises such acts shows that it is a clash of cultures and what
> >he is out to destroy is all non-Muslim governments and unbelievers.
> >He feels anything done to the infidel is justified, and says as much
> >in words and deeds.
> >
> >Grant
>
> Please Grant, I am not discussing events, other than as examples, just
> perceptions and what forms them within a culture. You say that you see
> terrorists as mindless non-state thugs who have nothing but world
> domination on their minds (oops I've made an oxymoron), whereas I
> maintain that they have both minds and purpose. I am not saying that
> one side is gooder or bader than the other - you are. I also would
> suggest that from the perceptions of the 'terrorists' they are
> fighting a just war - a declared war - and therefore are soldiers and
> not terrorists at all. I do, I admit, on occasions, play the devil's
> advocate, but not this time Grant. Think about what would happen if
> all the world leaders were kids in the same pre-school. Would you, as
> the responsible adult in charge, insist that they share the resources
> fairly or would you back little George's right to be the only fat kid
> with a big stick hidden in his locker? Jeremy
>
The folks that earns, or buys, has. But they can only make money off
what they have by selling, i.e. distributing, what they have, which is why
capitalistic economies are best for both rich and not-so-rich. The fatal
problem with Communism was the lack of incentive to strive and excel,
because one would not be allowed to enjoy disproportionate fruits of
disproportionate effort and creativity. The goose that is perpetually
stripped of its golden eggs stops laying them.
>
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