From: Kai Becker (kmb@cameron.kn-bremen.de)
Date: Sat Jan 25 2003 - 04:15:25 MST
Am Samstag, 25. Januar 2003 06:18 schrieb Lee Corbin:
> Say, you know what? You might be just the guy to tell
> the Israelis and Palestinians how to get along!
Not I, but the US plus every government involved.
> What a plan.
What would be your alternative? I mean, the alternative for the long run,
a decade at least. Peace is not only the absence of open war. When the
hawks on both sides try to spread hatred and divide people into
unforgiving opponents, what else could work against that but diplomatics?
We've seen more astonishing things than that. The peace treaty between
Israel and Egypt for example. And another agreement between Israel and
Palestine was about to be signed when Sharon and his fellows stormed the
holy temple, claiming that whole Jerusalem belongs to Israel alone.
Every terrorist act has but one goal: To spread hatred, angst and raise
prejudices. See Israel: "All palestinians are suicide bombers". See
Palestine: "All Israelis are occupants". See us: "All Arabs are
terrorists". This circle cannot be broken with weapons.
> Oh, this should definitely be mentioned not only to the Israelis
> and Palestinians, but we should "make clear" that other nations
> should cease executions of politicians, and that it's not an
> accepted instrument of politics.
Ecactly. To every nation including our own. And state terrorists and
their employers should be prosecuted everwhere and treated like the
criminals they are, by a common, internationally supported court of
justice. Should we both write a letter to Mr. Bush, telling him to please
observe the agreement of the international court of justice and to revoke
the find and kill order he gave to the CIA? Wouldn't that make telling
others to be lawful a little more credible?
> I suggest you try reading Machiavelli for starters. But the
> history of most eras might also, if read with enough cynicism,
> provide very informative lessons.
The major part of known history is made of immoral and selfish rulers
who plundered their own country and raided others if possible. The
question is whether we can continue this type of politics, when only two
dozen determined men can turn a super power into a raving Rambo.
Macchiavelli was possible in his times, and even then, the methods he
described caused a lot of suffering. BTW, he was totally undemocratic and
would have given nothing for human rights. He therefore cannot be a role
model for modern politics in an interdependend world. Instead, we have
to make sure that his followers have no chance to come to power.
Kai
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== Kai M. Becker == kmb@cameron.kn-bremen.de == Bremen, Germany ==
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