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Politics : About that Cuban boy, Elian -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Machaon who wrote (699)	4/11/2000 10:15:00 PM
From: The Barracuda™	Respond to of 9127

You said, "I am astonished by the polls. Something like 2/3's of Americans want to send Elian back to captivity in Cuba" I expect that if you took a poll and asked, should the laws of the land be based on this, " to each according to his need, from each according to his ability" you would get the same response. That phrase was a "sound bite" in the 19th century, it is however, too intellectual for the 21st century. Today it is, "I feel your pain." As Galileo said, [You] made me laugh by saying that the obstinate would be convinced by these observations. You must know that to convince the reasonable and open-minded man of the truth, these demonstrations would be enough. But to convince the obstinate who care only for the vain applause of the stupid herd?....The testimony of the stars would not suffice, even if the stars came down to earth and spoke for themselves. The United States is a country looking for a ruler, hence the shock that anyone could oppose returning a little boy to such a place.

To: Machaon who wrote (699)	4/12/2000 2:10:00 PM
From: Yogizuna	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9127

X squared and Robert, I'm sad to say, that I was not surprised that much by the attitude of the "American Sheeple" in this case, because they have allowed themselves to become a mere shadow of their former selves, lead around by the nose with poll numbers, and afraid to do anything to halt their continuing moral decline. I do not respect the American people as a whole anymore, in fact, most of the time, they literally make me sick. Freedom Loving Yogi