War and Peace.

From: Brett Paatsch (paatschb@ocean.com.au)
Date: Sun Feb 16 2003 - 22:00:37 MST

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    So long as others retain the choice to regard us as their
    prey war is here to stay. Unlike the decision to cooperate
    the decision to predate can be made unilaterally and that
    decision once made by one constrains the freedoms of the
    other.

    And so long as the pursuit of predation *is* a unilateral choice
    (apparently forever), individuals and groups have no practical
    choice between peace and war they have only the practical
    choice between retaining a capacity for war and a willingness
    to use it or the choice of accepting the role of prey.

    Peace is not slavery or acquiescence to the role of prey and it
    does not come freely or naturally. Peace is a consequence of
    retaining a capacity for war and of the other knowing that you
    retain it.

    Brett



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