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To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (42484)	4/29/2002 3:43:23 AM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Respond to of 50167

‘Idea of the day thread’ today is 5 years old; I take this opportunity to thank all those who read this thread and post on it. As a host I always emphasized that any thread credibility can only be judged after at least 5 years of existence, the continuity and survival for this long a time in cyber space where people get bored after few posts and find little time to engage in frivolous activities is something that is commendable. I take satisfaction that during the course of its entire existence and a difficult one too; we have managed to reflect on our strengths and weaknesses with equal zest and style. I hope this modest effort will continue as a small little bridge to bring people of the world together, we stitch events and we stitch gaping wounds to create an understanding that may make our beautiful world a better place for our future generations.

To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (42484)	4/29/2002 4:40:23 AM
From: Bilow	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 50167

Hi IQBAL LATIF; Re: "In this kind of world where even modern democracies are threatened by fascists [Le Pen this week detailed his anti-immigration plans, such as the setting up of "transit camps" for illegal immigrants before their deportation -- a choice of language critics said deliberately harked back to World War Two Nazi camps for Jews.]" I hate to have to tell you this, but most nations already have the equivalent of "transit camps" for illegal aliens. The US certainly does. The Immigration and Naturalization Service holds you in a sort of jail until you exhaust your legal remedies. Then they deport you. In this sense Le Pen, who will lose the election in the greatest landslide in French history, isn't much of a fascist. It's not that I'm getting picky in my old age. It's just that I don't think it's useful to blow the current situation out of proportion. While the Palestinian / Israeli fracas is on the rise, overall the status of the world is more peaceful now than it was at pretty much any time prior. Just a few years ago the two most powerful countries were threatening each other with nuclear weapons. A half century ago most of the world was ruled by ruthless dictators. A century ago, most of Europe was governed on the principle that the eldest son of the King would be the next King. Things were only barely better in the Lights of the World, the US and UK. England ruled huge tracts of the world, leaving the inhabitants to second class citizenship enforced by threat of violence. America didn't let women or most blacks vote. We truly have made outstanding strides towards peace and freedom in the last century. This has been made not just in the first world, but throughout most of the world. -- Carl