Government is the powerful or the majority. The opposition can ride it out or rebel. I suppose patience builds character. :-)
On Jun 27, 11:23 am, gruff <[email protected]> wrote: > "... On Jun 27, 5:28 am, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: ..." > > > And to your last paragraph...it is naive to think sweeping changes > > wrought by government can change human character. > > Again I'm sorry but where did you get the idea I thought government > could change human character? Government is a reflection of our > character -- which is a point well worth pondering and relates > directly back to being honest with oneself and gaining self- > knowledge. > > > Thieves will just figure a different route. > > C'est la vie. Who among us can honestly say they've never done the > same thing and usually more than once. It's called an end-run and is > one of many human talents that don't always work in our own best > interests. Pogo is far more prevalent than Murphy. > > > If any thing illustrates your point it is > > the bursts of weapons development through the centuries. > > I don't think anything else could have happened. Technology, like a > rising sea, raises all boats indiscriminately and it appears sometimes > that technology precedes and occasionally inspires moral and civil > behavioral changes. Just as in the last century we created the > ability to completely destroy ourselves and the planet then rose above > it. > > > And I wonder > > about the long term impact of technologies just in my lifetime. > > Probably about the same as the long term impact of the technologies of > fire. Abused in some instances and honored in others. 49%/51%. We > learn and learning implies mistakes. We've managed to avoid any > really big mistakes so far and I have every faith we will continue to > do so.
