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From: Eeyore on 16 Oct 2006 16:19 T Wake wrote: > <lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote in message > > "Jamie" <jamie_ka1lpa_not_valid_after_ka1lpa_(a)charter.net> wrote. > >> John Larkin wrote: > >> > >>> Some cultures worship death. Yuk. > >>> > >> maybe death is a better alternative in those > >> cultures? > > > > And which cultures would those be, that worship death? > > Christianity. Very good point. As I don't practice any religion I'd nearly forgotten that. Graham
From: John Larkin on 16 Oct 2006 16:21 On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 18:04:04 +0100, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > >John Larkin wrote: > >> Ah, your concern is not about peace. It's not about democracy, or >> human rights, or the health or nutrition or safety of the poorest >> people in the world. > >And the USA'a *IS* ????? > >Graham I think the theory is that a democratic world, with free people and free trade, will be better for everybody, us included. I've heard lots worse theories. What's your version of utopia? John
From: Eeyore on 16 Oct 2006 16:26 T Wake wrote: > "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote > > T Wake wrote: > >> "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote > >> > JoeBloe wrote: > >> > > >> >> Why don't we ask someone like Steven Biko... Oh... that's right... > >> >> we can't. You bastards murdered him. > >> > > >> > Absolutely *nothing* to do with Britain, the Empire or whatever. > >> > > >> > Have you never heard of the RSA ? Republic of South Africa. An > >> > independent > >> > country. > >> > >> Especially as it was an different European country which colonised most > >> of > >> South Africa. You can blame Britain for the first Concentration Camps > >> though. > > > > They were somewhat different to the German variety though. > > Well less gas and less Jews, more Boers though... > > The problem is, some people in this debate think that saying "The Brits did > [INSERT HISTORY SNIP]" so you cant criticise the US for doing it. This is > madness. It is like going to court for assault and saying "you cant jail me > that guy over there beat some one up fifty years ago." Quite so, although I'll happily compare UK internment of foreign aliens during WW2 with what the Americans did with their Japanese. Graham
From: Eeyore on 16 Oct 2006 16:27 T Wake wrote: > "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote > > T Wake wrote: > >> "Jamie" <jamie_ka1lpa_not_valid_after_ka1lpa_(a)charter.net> wrote > >> > Eeyore wrote: > >> >> Jamie wrote: > > >> >>>and what part did the UK play in this? was it something > >> >>>to do with a Boston Tea party? and the red coats landing > >> >>>on our shores? > >> >> > >> >> Who do you think created Boston and why does it have the name of an > >> >> English town? > >> >> > >> >> Graham > >> >> > >> > we were just being nice to you, so that we could make our big move!:) > >> > >> Yeah, New York, Washington, New Jersey, New Bedford, Salisbury, Richmond, > >> Rockingham, Southport, Fairfax, York, Lancaster, Newark, Hempstead, > >> Southampton, Bristol, Hartford, Warwick, Worcester (etc) weren't enough. > >> You > >> had to name Boston "Boston" as well... > > > > St Albans even ! > > Must have been scraping the barrel there.... That's where I live you see. There are several St Alabanses in the USA. Graham
From: Eeyore on 16 Oct 2006 16:28
John Larkin wrote: > Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >John Larkin wrote: > > > >> Ah, your concern is not about peace. It's not about democracy, or > >> human rights, or the health or nutrition or safety of the poorest > >> people in the world. > > > >And the USA'a *IS* ????? > > > >Graham > > I think the theory is that a democratic world, with free people and > free trade, will be better for everybody, us included. I've heard lots > worse theories. > > What's your version of utopia? Ceertainly one where you don't go to war to change ppls minds. Graham |