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To: Terry Maloney who wrote (9367)	9/16/2001 12:55:33 AM
From: smolejv@gmx.net	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 74559

I am probably repeating myself, but it is so deeply ingrained in my experience:The first thing you see, when you get into the memorial building in Dachau concentration camp is a quote from Santanayana (quoted freely out of memory): "those, who are not able to learn from their past errors, are bound to repeat them". For me this has a double message: listening to the Hitler snake, telling them how great they are and how great the 3rd Reich is about to become, was one horrible error. Giving in to the impulse of saying "I must be a cripple, dont give me the ultimate freedom of becoming and being what a human can be" would be a second horrible error. There's a saying: you can get a mule on ice only once. Wrong: you may fall, but persist, learn from your own erros, dont give up. So ... about the world laws: it's not that difficult. US - when the weather conditions improve - could start by signing the land-mines treaty, lead the effort to get a better Kyoto treaty... The hard thing to do of course, would be to realize the inherent message, namely, there's an authority ulterior to US of A, called the world of us all, our common interest, including everyone on this earth. But, what's wrong with us all deciding to stop producing and placing landmines? Or agree not to open space to militarisation? Who would not prefer games with a win-win outcome? Re Jimmy Stewart: I brought his name up, because he is something we all loved. That helps to keep the swords in their hilts (g). Like "please, no arrows, we're coming in peace" kind of message. dj