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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank
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To: jlallen who wrote (41662)12/26/2001 2:53:04 PM
From: The Philosopher  Read Replies (3) of 82486
 
We should give no aid to any regime which seeks to destroy those
principles we adhere to and toppling such regimes is a worthy goal.

Those identical words could have come out of the mouth of Bin Laden.

Or of Hitler.

And I certainly don't call that an enlightened philosophy.

I happen to think that for the most part the principles we adhere to are better than those of many other countries. But I differ from you in that I also believe that such other regimes, as long as they do not represent serious threats to our security (and Cuba clearly doesn't) shouldn't be overthrown just because they adhere to different principles. In fact, there are some principles other countries adhere to which I happen to think are better than ours. But that's for another discussion.

Cuba also provides a
good and continuing example ot its neighbors as of why it is not a good idea to tread on US interests.

And you call that enlightened? I call that a very good example of bullying at its prime.

Or of mafia tactics. "Dat guy didn't pay, and look what we did to his legs. So you betta pay or else."

Or of the the IRA kneecapping policies -- see what happens to people who talk nicely to Protestants?

These are not practices I much want my country emulating.
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