From: matus (matus@matus1976.com)
Date: Wed Aug 20 2003 - 00:35:37 MDT
> We agree that: Communists are awful. Terrorists are awful.
> Saddam was awful.
Well, let me be the first to welcome you to our minority viewpoint.
Glad you can admit it. But don't say 'we agree' unless you mean merely
you and I, because other members of this list obviously do not agree
with that statement. Because members of this list have argued in favor
of anarcho socialism, that the 'good guys' won in indochina, that Kuwait
wasn't a legit country because Saddam didn't recognize it, etc. etc. I
will continue to repeat that communists, terrorists, and saddam are
awful and present evidence supporting that statement until I no longer
see such odd statements on this mailing list, or until I come across
convincing evidence suggesting the none of those things are awful.
I know my anti-communists and terrorists articles are quite distracting
to your 'land of lets only talk about whats wrong with the US' possible
vision of this mailing list, but I'm sure recent developments in this
list will help to bring about such a vision.
> It's also awful that other things in parts of the world where
> we have a direct influence are awful.
Indeed, it is. At least in the US, though, the things that will get you
tossed in jail are pretty well established, documented, and supported by
the majority. All one need to is not steal, assault, kill, or deal
drugs.
And as far as influence, as an American my vote obviously was able to
directly influence the continuation of a murderous tyrannical regime.
But this begs the question, is there anything we truly do not have *any*
influence on?
>
> >Any link Damien?
>
> Sorry, that CSM piece was sent to me by someone else, and I
> didn't wish to repost the whole thing in breach of copyright.
>
I wasn't asking for the whole article to be reproduced violating
copyright, I would have liked to seen a link to the article to read more
about the study. I would genuinely be interested to know how they
determined the incarceration rate in other not so open societies, like
communist ones, or tyranical dictator ones, or oppresive theocracies.
E.g. Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, North Korea, China, Cuba, Iraq, Iran, etc.
etc.
Michael Dickey
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