Re: [Politics] Re: The United Nations: Unfit to govern

From: Brett Paatsch (paatschb@optusnet.com.au)
Date: Sun May 04 2003 - 20:10:50 MDT

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    Mike Lorrey writes:
    > We have long thought that the UN operated much like our own
    > government. We have learned now that that is not the case.

    > Nor would we, at this time, accept a world government that was
    > structured more like our own, specifically because it is structured
    > in a winner-takes-all way, with the only protections being the
    > courts, the supermajority protection of constitutional rights, and
    > the ability of minority legislators to filibuster. We wouldn't trust it
    > specifically because the majority of the people in the world do
    > not live in free nations under trustable governments.

    This seems to me like you want democracy when it suits you
    but not when it doesn't. Thats not an unreasonable thing to *want*,
    indeed its probably human nature, and what many of us want much
    of the time, but its not a likely thing to happen.

    Your signature quote "Live free or die, death is not the worst of
    evils" is probably a maxim that would find a lot of sympathy amongst
    those who attacked America on September 11. Can the human
    sentiment behind that cycle be broken by force in your view or is
    it something fundamental and resilient?
     
    Seems to me that if one plans to permanently cut out huge sections
    of the human population from "the good life" AND lets then see that
    one is doing it, one had better be prepared for permanent war.

    If there is no choice then perhaps the best one can do is face the
    facts and resolve to be a good fighter until one grows weary or
    old or needs to sleep. But there is little peace in that.

    Seems it could be in the interests of the strong, whilst they are
    strong, to plan for peace or acknowledge that they are planning
    by default for their death.

    Brett

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    > "Live Free or Die, Death is not the Worst of Evils."
    > - Gen. John Stark
    > "Pacifists are Objectively Pro-Fascist." - George Orwell
    > "Treason doth never Prosper. What is the Reason?
    > For if it Prosper, none Dare call it Treason..." - Ovid
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