How about Iraq and Iran? John
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ricardo Aráoz Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 7:50 PM To: ProFox Email List Subject: Re: [OT] Do you think McCain is right? Helio W. wrote: > "Knight in a shiny armor" (US) coming to rescue Iraqs from oppression... > This is utterly ridiculous. Hard to believe an "adult" believe in such silly > terms. > > Probably Bob Calco believes Francisco Pizarro was just trying to bring > civilization and christianity to savages... LOL > I can answer you that. An ancestor of mine came with Pizarro. Killed enough locals to make a fortune, it lasted till my grandfather's generation, then it was gone. I was wondering if we could go 'civilize' some other continent or planet, I'm in need of cash. Any ideas? > > On 11/27/06, Bill Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> Therein was, and is, the appeal of what we've done: To give others >>> that right. Certainly, average Iraqis and Afghanis had no such power >>> before either invasion; now, despite the upheaval, they do. >>> You seem all-too-comfortable with the idea that tyranny is OK as long >> as it's >>> somewhere else, and we just mind our own business. >>> Don't get me wrong: I strongly share that sentiment on a certain >>> level. Frankly, it's up to people to liberate themselves from >>> whatever shackles they endure, whether they be imposed from without >>> (tyranny) or from within (guilt over sin, self-loathing). The >>> struggle for freedom on every level is more "real" and the results >>> more appreciated when you do it yourself than when a Knight In >>> Shining Armor does all the grunt work for you. > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
