Re: POLITICS: Genocide in Africa ...

From: Samantha Atkins (samantha@objectent.com)
Date: Mon Sep 01 2003 - 21:01:06 MDT

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    On Sunday 31 August 2003 21:45, Kevin Freels wrote:
    > I see absolutely no problem with it.
    > Sure it's nice to say "we respect the decisions of those even though we may
    > not agree with them", but isn't it time that we didn't? We have the gold,
    > let's make the rules. Let us declare boldly that killing is bad unless you
    > are killing a killer and be done with it.

    Basically you are saying that might makes right.

    > Many will argue with the premise of "two wrongs don't make a right" but
    > they are working with the assumption that killing a killer is wrong in the
    > first place.

    Not really relevant.

    > I'm not saying we should just bust into any country we decide is "bad", but
    > we should politely ask any ruler that practices acts of torture and murder
    > on his own people to step down. Then if they don;t, go get them.
    >

    Ah. We should ask them to give up power completely and if the don't then they
    "asked for it" heh?

    > What right have we? Every right in the world. We are protecting people to
    > provide their children with a greater genetic diversity. What other higher
    > purpose could there be?

    There are all manner of supposedly "higher purposes" in the world. Which
    would you like enforced on you and yours? Never mind, you don't have a
    choice. You will be forced to serve whatever "higher purpose" appeals to
    whatever group has the most physical power. Have a nice day.

    - samantha



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