Re: some U.S. observations and notes

From: Samantha Atkins (samantha@objectent.com)
Date: Sun Dec 16 2001 - 02:36:53 MST


Spike Jones wrote:
>
> > >"J. R. Molloy" wrote:
> > > Excellent analysis, Spike. Let me point out, however, that people in general,
> > > and even some on this email list, fear incorrect meme identification as much
> > > as they fear meme-destroying weaponry...
> > >
> > Samantha Atkins wrote:
> > I fear those who believe they are so righteous and right-thinking that they can
> > distinquish when such a machine is working properly and who plan
> > to apply it to sort human beings. - samantha
>
> OK very well. I claim to be so righteous and so right thinking as
> to do exactly this, under these very limited circumstances: if any
> person wishes to physically injury me or seriously kill me, I fearlessly
> claim that that meme is wrong, regardless of the reasoning process
> by which the meme was derived. Furthermore, I claim the right to
> modify or destroy that meme, again regardless of how it came
> about. I do not care how that meme came into existence, I
> claim the right to modify or destroy it if I am able. spike
>

Then you seem to be advocating a position of violent bully who
does not care to understand as long as powerful enough to
destroy what is seen as a threat. Wonderful. There are those
on the other side who take the same attitude. So how much do we
learn by duking it out?

- s.



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