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Re: Atrocities far away (Was: Art?)
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 30 Sep 1999 17:56:10 GMT
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jsproat@#NoMoreSpam#io.com
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Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> Sproaticus wrote:
> > Case in point: We're involved in the human rights conflict in Indonesia.
> > If we hadn't, the problem may have made an impact on the economy of the
> > region, threatening our trade status with China, Japan, Australia, etc.
> Good example. I'd say that is the wrong reason to intervene because it
> basically says that the government is bailing out (in advance) companies
> that do biz there and you know my stance: Leave the border and the gov
> has no obligation to protect your rights.
It's interesting, then, to note that the Chief Executive of our government
has so much invested overseas, e.g. China. I'm sure he had little real
influence over our involvement in East Timor, but one has to wonder
sometimes...
> Plowed ground, I know.
Pretty fertile, neh? Everyone here contributes a little fertilizer from
time to time. ;-)
Cheers,
- jsproat
--
Jeremy H. Sproat <jsproat@io.com> ~~~ http://www.io.com/~jsproat/
"I've spent the past few years building up an immunity to bullets."
- Angus McGuire
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| (...) Yep, and you know mine too, we're NOT our brother's keeper but certain levels of Evil require intervention by governments, as they are a disease that may spread... lower levels of evil require that governments not block people volunteering to (...) (25 years ago, 30-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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