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Re: Libertarian stuff (Was: Re: Art Debate Was: [Re: Swearing?])
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Wed, 12 Jan 2000 21:28:42 GMT
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Frank Filz wrote in message <387CEFEB.6799@mindspring.com>...
> John DiRienzo wrote:
> >    More silliness, but couldn't the Red Cross hire mercenaries if it • thought
> > it was the right thing to do?  If people here thought it was the right • thing
> > to do, wouldn't they still donate to the Red Cross?  I think thats much • more
> > likely than you think, and at least then our (the donor's) intervention
> > would be for good causes, and not to promote someone's election.
> 
> I think this would be a very bad thing for the Red Cross to do. The Red
> Cross gets a lot of respect because it remains neutral in conflicts.
> That doesn't mean that other organizations wouldn't do well to do this.
> Of course current US poilicy would really frown on this, especially if
> it thinks the organization is a terrorist organization.


  Red Cross was a pretty dumb organization to pick, but there are plenty of
others, and the idea that "we'd" fight wars for non political reasons seems
very appealing.  I never liked the idea of killing other people.  Over money
is not a worthy reason.  Over rights, maybe, but thats never the true
reason.

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   John
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  Re: Libertarian stuff (Was: Re: Art Debate Was: [Re: Swearing?])
 
I've been out of it for a little while (I've been home sick, and the threading got too complex for me), but here I am back again... (...) One point of note: none of the societies with large numbers of street children are anywhere near Libertarian, (...) (27 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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