Ed Leafe wrote: > On Oct 24, 2008, at 9:41 AM, Ed Leafe wrote: > > Yet many today seem to assume that if things are bad, "change" will > make them better. Specifics don't interest them nearly as much as > inspiring rhetoric and a confident style. But many 20th-century > leaders with inspiring rhetoric and great self-confidence led their > followers or their countries into utter disasters. > > These ranged from Jim Jones who led hundreds to their deaths in > Jonestown to Hitler and Mao who led millions to their deaths.
Hi Ed! Exactly. It is just irrational to assume that socialism will "work" this time when it has failed every other time, no matter how many were killed in the effort to make it "work". -- Regards, Pete http://pete-theisen.com/ _______________________________________________ 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 Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** 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.
