On Apr 21, 2005, at 7:01 AM, Erik Reuter wrote:
By the way, nice fire analogy, Gautam. If that wasn't clear enough, then it is hard to imagine what could be. Patience may be a virtue, but recognizing a lost cause is surely one, too!
I thought the fire analogy was flawed in an important respect: Fire is not volitional. National leaders are. *Presumably* this means the latter can be swayed or reasoned with.
It was certainly evocative imagery, but the flaw really stood out to me.
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