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To: mcg404 who wrote (22919)	8/21/2002 12:27:09 AM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74559

John, do you think stoning to death is a good idea? Also, the Maoris were cool with colonisation, same as we are now, with Asians flooding in. It works by bribery and one day, the crowds are enormous and the occupation is complete. It's happening to us as you read this. More arrivals in the airport... There are actually better ways of life, with greater ethical standards. All ethics and value systems are not created equal. Yes, there really is moral superiority and I have it compared with most people. In fact I'm almost perfect. I just need to get my modesty right and then I'm ready to take over from the Big Fella. Of course you are right that the colonizing is NOT done for the benefit of the locals. But that doesn't mean the locals don't benefit. It's called human trade and free exchange. The local bosses don't necessarily like it as they go down the pecking order. But sometimes, even they like it, as with the Maoris, who saw great benefit to immigration and then colonization. Same as we do today, with immigration and then colonization. I'm the modern Maori and I'm not moaning. Who are you to tell me whether I want to be colonized or not? Mqurice

To: mcg404 who wrote (22919)	8/21/2002 12:36:00 AM
From: AC Flyer	Respond to of 74559

>><>I just think you ought to contemplate the perspective that there are no moral superiors and/or better ways of life. Just different morals and different ways of life<< I'm all for moral relativism myself but find that this somewhat abstract pov melts away under the influence of a good dose of reality. Talk to someone who has lived in Nigeria for a few years and see if you still feel that the "no better way of life" bullshit stands up.