On 2 Jun 2009 at 9:54, Krimel wrote: > > [ron] > > you start this inflammatory bullshit Platt, then cry when you > > get responses in opposition. > > > > every god damn time > > > > give it a break > > > > [Krimel] > > Exactly. Rather than look at how systems work and the relationships within > > and between systems, it is easier to slap a label on something and call it > > evil. > > > > Platt's point is, as usual, too dull to bother with but here is something > I > > read recently that you might appreciate. It comes from the book "1491" > which > > I think you especially owe it to yourself to read. The author was talking > > about the Aztecs and their practice of human sacrifice. While Europeans > took > > the moral high ground against these admittedly barbaric practices; they > were > > no less engaged in similarly barbaric public executions. Thousand were > > dispatched to the great by and by in front of crowds of people who > jockeyed > > for position and often paid for the really good seats. Corpses were left > > hanging and the dismembered heads of the departed where often placed on > > spikes and left of display. Particularly at the time of European contact > the > > departed were often convicted of things like witchcraft or heresy or they > > were Jews. But the Jews don't really count because nearly every culture in > > the world has had a hunting season on them at one time or another. > > Devilishly hard to extinguish, those Jews... > > > > If you really think about Platt's frequent crying of wolf about millions > > killed, you will see him using a kind of twisted pragmatic theory of truth > > that is measured in body counts. It is as though the true measure of > Quality > > is the number left dead. The fact that we are morally superior to him is > the > > result of his refusal to count dead coal miners, slaves, Chinese railroad > > workers or cancer victims who died just from living too close to polluting > > temples of capitalism. Me, I think we should call evil, evil and try to > end > > it regardless of what name it calls itself. > > [Platt] > So capitalism has killed as many as communism and fascism? Is that > your claim? Let's see some proof. Otherwise, you're just popping off, > trying to defend the indefensible. > > [Krimel] > Is this some attempt as self parody? Are you trying to make a joke of > genocide? Because if you are. it's working. You are a really funny guy.
Just as I thought. You can't back up your claim. Typical of your posts. Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
