Good point. Let me rephrase what I said and say "explicit ideologies." See my definition of ideology in a post I made after you wrote this one.
"John W. Redelfs" wrote: > At 04:55 PM, Monday, 10/21/02, Marc A. Schindler wrote: > >Stay tuned. It wasn't just communist regimes they helped to power. They helped > >*anyone* who would protect their interests, regardless of ideology. That > >was my > >point when I said that ideological readings of history are > >oversimplifications. > > Baloney! Unless you are a mind reader, how could you possibly know that > they were not at least partly motivated by ideology? --JWR > -- Marc A. Schindler Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Boreal Parkland “We do not think that there is an incompatibility between words and deeds; the worst thing is to rush into action before the consequences have been properly debated…To think of the future and wait was merely another way of saying one was a coward; any idea of moderation was just an attempt to disguise one’s unmanly character; ability to understand a question from all sides meant that one was totally unfitted for action.” – Pericles about his fellow-Athenians, as quoted by Thucydides in “The Peloponessian Wars” Note: This communication represents the informal personal views of the author solely; its contents do not necessarily reflect those of the author’s employer, nor those of any organization with which the author may be associated. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^^=============================================================== This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^^===============================================================