> Howie wrote: > You know, this typifies the difference between GW and JFK.
>From Bushies you often hear, "what's the UN good for, they don't do anything, they're worthless" etc. etc. The answer is they are good for one thing: the UN represents an ambiguous authority figure without which no individual country has legitimacy. Human beings, by nature, need an authority figure. Unfortunately if it's YOU that's the authority figure the power will go to your head and you'll become Stalin or Hitler. Granted they had an unusual capacity for insanity, but it's the same principle. Anybody every had a friend that was promoted and soon became drunk with power? Our nation's founders recognized this and created the genius that is our "checks and balances". That ensures that each (ok, most) US citizen perceives the federal government as an ambiguous authority figure - i.e., they feel they have a stake in its success and there is a fairness to its judgements. (except for lately) The UN does the same thing internationally - the US can't go into Bosnia by itself because the Bosnians would see us as an invasion force. If the UN does it, however, they're more likely to see it as a peace mission. This is why Mr. Bush's US led democratic imperialism, "we must spread liberty to the world" and "freedom is a gift from God", will never work. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Sams Teach Yourself Regular Expressions in 10 Minutes by Ben Forta http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=40 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:131986 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
