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To: spiral3 who wrote (11100)	11/21/2001 6:35:25 PM
From: Snowshoe	Respond to of 281500

>>Why does Will have such a negative connotation for you.<< I expect it reminds Maurice of the famous Nazi propaganda film "Triumph of the Will" by Leni Riefenstahl... ihffilm.com

To: spiral3 who wrote (11100)	11/21/2001 8:48:59 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

I don't see why you derived that I think will has a negative connotation. On the contrary, free will is what it's all about. With the emphasis being on free. Good-Will and Might is just a way of saying 'benevolent dictator with Good-Will'. If you think that's a good way to run a railroad, I think you'll find that the people railroaded will object. Is it Good-Will which caused Bill Clinton to stop New Zealand selling sheep meat to people who wanted to buy it in the USA? With Good-Will like that, it's similar to being Iraq - suffering trade sanctions. People around the world don't want a bossy-britches USA telling them how they'll run their lives. Pax Americana will only succeed on a voluntary basis. Will and Might is not enough for people to sign up. I think you hit the nail on the head here: <When you're holding a hammer everything looks like a nail I guess.> There is a perception abroad that the USA runs around wielding a hammer, thinking everything looks like a nail. People don't like that. I don't think I misunderstood your post. It seemed to say that everyone has to be on the USA side. Well, surprise surprise, the world is NOT on the USA side. The USA is on OUR side. When did you start thinking the tail wags the dog? We wonder why it took the USA so long to get on side. At last, for example, the funding for the IRA terrorists is slowing. >Anyway, how about all those different NA chaps, I mean are they with us or not. > The answer is that they are acting in what they think are their interests, using their will and their little bit of might. Far more important to USA Power than Will and Might is free will and private property. Free will = good. Subjugation = bad. Ownership = good. Confiscation = bad. Mqurice