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To: regli who wrote (41476)	11/20/2005 12:46:13 PM
From: studdog	Read Replies (3) of 116555

"Also, evil intentions generally result from stringent moral convictions. The narrowness of these convictions encourages the conduct of immoral deeds in order to bring back order and virtue. Hitler and the Nazis were prime examples and their slogans were extremely moralistic and very much appealed to religious conservatives in Germany. To my dismay we are observing quite a few parallels at this time in other cultures." Regli, you have crystalized the most troubling aspect of our times and spotlighted an aspect of human nature that has led to widespread pain and misery for centuries. Religious fundamentalism and/or nationalistic "moral superiority" can lead to catastrophic acts regardless of which flag or dogma it's wrapped in. The pendulum has been swinging away from the liberal antithesis (which has it's own set of problems, just not so catastrophic)for some time now. The question is whether the pendulum stops before the global shit hits the fan. Karl

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