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Re: An armed society...
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Mon, 28 Jan 2002 15:04:24 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher L. Weeks writes:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Ross Crawford writes:
> > > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher L. Weeks writes:
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> > > > Who would bully and coerce if everyone carried nuclear pistols?
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> > > Those who think they can draw faster?
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> > I guess I was being too simplistic.
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> > How about when everyone carried onboard defense-ware that would automagically
> > compute threats and attacks and either alert you to them or respond with
> > massive lethal destructive force? And what if that were backed up with
> > overhead satelites that could rain showers of high-energy mass with fair
> > precision?
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> > As far as I can tell, the cold war was wildly successful. No one wanted to end
> > life on earth.
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> If you mean no "bombs" were dropped, I agree. On every other level is was a
> disaster. Its legacy lives on throughout the developing world today. Calling
> it a "cold" war is a complete misnomer.
So is "developing world." In fact, most people's conditions are becoming
worse instead of better--and following a Western prescription for proper
development is the crux of the problem. But I would argue that there is
only a correlative (and self-perpetuating) relationship between the Cold
War and the problem of global poverty, not a causative one.
And how is "cold" a misnomer, given the term's referent?
> Perhaps of OBL had a few nukes, 911 would never have happened? ;)
Uh, suuuuure.
best
LFB
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| (...) I agree. (...) A simple question then: Did the cold war encourage poverty and war in (say) Africa? (...) Cold war : A state of rivalry and tension between two factions, groups, or individuals that stops short of open, violent confrontation. (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) If you mean no "bombs" were dropped, I agree. On every other level is was a disaster. Its legacy lives on throughout the developing world today. Calling it a "cold" war is a complete misnomer. Perhaps of OBL had a few nukes, 911 would never (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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