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Re: Vote against/for...
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Sat, 9 Nov 2002 22:37:10 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Fiona Dickinson writes:
> > The world needs to come to terms with the simple fact that the US *IS MIGHTIER
> > THAN THOU* It's not pretentious, merely fact. Be thankful that the US also
> > happens to be the greatest power ever to have existed on the face of the earth
> > AND shows unprecedented restraint WRT world aggression and expansion. Think
> > about that.
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> Power corrupts.
> Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
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> Perhaps you should remember this and then start to worry about how much
> power your president has.
That is why our Founding Fathers created a government of checks and balances.
Our executive branch has no such thing and absolute power. A nice aphorism,
but not germane.
But I will hold the example our world dominance today up against any other
country in history-- show me one that has been more responsible in wielding
that power than we have. Good luck.
-John
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Message has 2 Replies:
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| (...) John, "responsible" is not the word I would use - name me a country that has a worse record with nuclear, biological and chemical weapons? In the cold war, the USA [and others] tried to destabilise many nations. Today, the USA funds human (...) (22 years ago, 10-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Total crap -- it would be true in a constitutional or purely theoretical system; alas, we have only the government that has been left to us. Plus, you act as if everything going on is above board, and it is fairly obvious that much goes on (...) (22 years ago, 10-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. Perhaps you should remember this and then start to worry about how much power your president has. (22 years ago, 9-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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