Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id IAA14079 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-bounces@mmu.ac.uk); Thu, 27 Sep 2001 08:22:20 +0100 Message-ID: <000201c1472a$be6b8300$f89cbed4@default> From: "Kenneth Van Oost" <Kenneth.Van.Oost@village.uunet.be> To: <memetics@mmu.ac.uk> References: <2D1C159B783DD211808A006008062D3102A6D035@inchna.stir.ac.uk> Subject: Re: Time to lower the boom (was: Dawkins View) Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 19:07:34 +0200 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Sender: fmb-bounces@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
Hi Vincent,
I don 't mind ! That is Richards prerogative.
It shows on the one hand how delicate this affair seems to get to the
Americans and on the other hand it shows how, still arrogant, they are!
You are with us or against us, well if that is what the ' greatest
democracy'
has to offer, I pass.
I for one I am not against any American and I am not for Bin Laden or
for any terrorist.
But bombing them and with them innocent people, like Tim said, might
turn out to be not so effective as the Americans dream it will do.
Look for the ' WHY ' question and think about it rational and then make
up your mind what to do. But I suspect that will make no difference at all.
Just a breaking news flash, the Foreign Ministers had just ended their
meeting, and the US Defence Secretary has laid down no evidence for
Bin Ladens guilt or for someone else's.
Henry Kissinger warned his crounty not to be so self- complacent.
BBC- World announces yet now that indeed their is a pall cast over
the lives of the Americans; they are afraid for what the future will bring,
and on the other hand they were ask to live their lives as normal as pos-
sible. Americans are torn between those two options.
But I look at this on the bright side. It hardens my conviction that any
culture/ individual/ society or ideology or whatever is bound to its/ his
own specific, what on another list, has been called Vmemes, ValueMemes.
IMO, memetic determinism is a fact.
Regards,
Kenneth
----- Original Message -----
From: Vincent Campbell <v.p.campbell@stir.ac.uk>
To: <memetics@mmu.ac.uk>
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 2:28 PM
Subject: RE: Time to lower the boom (was: Dawkins View)
> Hi Tim,
>
> I wouldn't bother posting critical comments to Richard if I were you.
I've
> just been at the end of lengthy personal attack from Richard, where he
> informed me he basically filters out anyone he doesn't agree with (that
> includes you Kenneth, for what reason I don't know), and in this case
anyone
> who might in any way be seen to be having a problem with the annihilation
of
> Bin Laden and his supporters.
>
> Waht you say here, was the point I tried to make to Richard that prompted
> his criticism of me. I think you're right, there is that risk of
martyrdom,
> with who knows what possible long term consequences.
>
> Vincent
>
> > ----------
> > From: Tim Rhodes
> > Reply To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 1:58 am
> > To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
> > Subject: Re: Time to lower the boom (was: Dawkins View)
> >
> > Richard wrote:
> >
> > <<<We know quite a bit about this cult and we're learning more hourly.
> > This
> > is about stopping our enemies from killing us. The best way to do that
is
> > to
> > destroy them utterly.>>>
> >
> > Ever consider that killing bin Laden might turn out to be just as
> > effective
> > as the killing of Jesus was at destroying /his/ cult?
> >
> > Doing the devil's work-
> > -Tim
> >
> > (footnote: No, I this isn't to say I beilive in Jesus -- get over it.)
> >
> >
> > ===================
> > Tim Rhodes
> > memes@sil2k.org
> > Eyes, Ears & Memes, NSC / SIL2K
> > New Style Collective / Strategic Improv Laboratories
> > www.sil2k.org
> > ===================
> >
> >
> >
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