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Re: Is the Palestinian Cause Dead? The Latest Terror Attacks
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Mon, 5 Aug 2002 22:11:55 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Mike Petrucelli writes:
> > [snip]
> > > > I am very troubled by what is going on, and I can see both sides desire
> > > > and need for their own home. Sadly, the world blew it 70 years ago for
> > > > the Jewish people, and basically flipped them the bird, and now we are
> > > > paying the price for that. To get out of this mess, we need to not flip
> > > > the Palestinians the bird, and at the same time acknowledge the plight
> > > > of the Jewish people.
> > >
> > > Why is it that this seems so easy and obvious when we're just talking about • it,
> > > but no one is doing it?
> >
> > The reason no one (i.e. current political leaders everywhere) is doing • anything
> > is really quite simple. To do so would require them to admit that what they
> > have been doing (or not doing) up till now was wrong. I do not know for
> > certain about the rest of the world but I doubt any Republican or Democrat • (the
> > two USA political parties for anyone who does not know)would admit to being
> > wrong about anything. If you want an example look no further than the
> > California energy crisis a short while ago. Anyone with an ounce of knowledge
> > about Economics should understand what happened there. Price caps coupled • with
> > increased demand and Environmentalist prohibition on produceing new power
> > plants are a sure way to cause an energy crisis. The problem could have been
> > fixed rather quickly, IF the politicians were willing to admit they were • wrong.
>
> There were a variety of contributing factors, but basically Enron engaged in
> good-old-fashioned price manipulation.
Enron did that after the government imposed price caps. When demand exceeds
supply and the price is fixed eliminating the ability to reduce demand by
raising prices, guess what happens. That certainly does not excuse Enron but
it is not just a simple case of corperate greed either.
-Mike Petrucelli
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