From: Lee Corbin (lcorbin@tsoft.com)
Date: Sat Feb 01 2003 - 16:44:35 MST
Hubert writes
> Lee Corbin said:
>
> > Originally, Hubert, you wrote (and I quote)
> >
> > > For the very very first time in the 48 years of my
> > > life I feel a faint pride to be citizen of a nation
> > > that does not agree with US aggression all over the
> > > globe, though its representatives may surrender at last.
> >
> > Now, either you must stand behind what you wrote, and
> > maintain that that the U.S. is guilty of aggression all
> > over the globe, or you must clarify. Which is it to be?
>
> Guilty of aggression all over the globe as a FUTURE possibility IF the
> imperialistic dreams [of some] [and] imperialistic attitude of invading
> one country after another that does not fit into Washington's concept.
Thanks for your clarification. I had thought that you were
speaking of the present and past.
> Call me what you will or think of me what you will.
Well ;-) that applies to all of us. I'll be the
last one to think badly of anyone because they
express coherent views on Extropians! :-) Thanks
always for yours too.
> I will not engage in mind games about better or worse
> superpowers anymore.
Well, an important part of the truth is trying to see things
in relative perspective. But, of course, suit yourself.
> I am sick of being in the position where I must justify
> my peace loving attitude.
I sincerely hope that you are not distressed by this. I do
know that our exchanges can make us feel badly at times (for
I have also experienced revulsion at times). But we can
try to take these matters in stride, and remain as clinical
as we can.
> All of you, who are so war horny today, YOU (plural) are the ones who should
> ask yourselves if you still have anything to do with Transhumanism.
We'll be dragging our evolutionary baggage with us probably
to the end of the universe. No sense in hiding from it or
denying it. When people are freely expressing views on subjects
close to them, it's inevitable that politics will come up. I
don't really see anything wrong with it---when I'm not in the
mood for it, I skip such threads.
> No power has the right to attack a country even if a monster
> or a dictator rules there. The US/UK junta is going to ignite
> a world fire pretty soon and the supporters of war among you
> know it.
Of course we don't know it! We don't "know it" any more than
you "know" that the Middle East will be a lot better off after
the Western powers have gotten rid of Saddam Hussein.
Lee
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