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Surely sendmail reeled when thusly spake F Baube: > > > >http://cryptome.org/amer-demo-rip.htm > > > > USA is fucked. > > Robert Heinlein always predicted a theocray in the USA. Heinlein is often accused of being a fascist. And certainly Verhoeven had a LOT of fun in Starship Troopers, lampooning a bright-faced perfect-hair have-a-nice-day fascism that looks disturbingly like somekind of CAP-inspired "Morning in America". And Murrcans didn't get the humor. (BTW I haven't read Ender's Game yet, but I've borrowed it, it's at the top of my "to-read" pile. a Salon article says it was written as a rebuttal to Starshop Troopers.) But here's some Heinlein quotes. The guy must have been a blast to hang out and drink beer and argue with. Sin lies in hurting other people unneccessarily. All other 'sins' are invented nonsense. (Hurting oneself isn't sinful-- just stupid.) "In a society in which it is a moral offense to be different from your neighbor your only escape is never to let them find out". "The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who have no such desire". "Being intelligent is not a felony. But most societies evaluate it as at least a misdemeanor". Progress doesn't come from early-risers. Progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things. [ YEAH !] Any government will work if authority and responsibility are equal and coordinate. This does not insure 'good' government, it simply insures that it will work. But such governments are rare -- most people want to run things but want no part of the blame. This used to be called the 'back-seat-driver syndrome. Success lies in achieving the top of the food chain. A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. Men rarely (if ever) manage to dream up a god superior to themselves. Most gods have the manners and morals of a spoiled child. There is an old, old story about a theologian who was asked to reconcile the Doctrine of Divine Mercy with the doctrine of infant damnation. 'The Almighty,' he explained, 'finds it necessary to do things in His official and public capacity which in His private and personal capacity He deplores.' ................................. To find out, what address you were using, when joining Commie Hardcore, send a message containing the command "who commie" (without the quotation marks) to the address [EMAIL PROTECTED] You'll receive the list of subscribers in the reply.
