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To: Neeka who wrote (67703)	1/22/2003 1:24:55 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

<I openly admit that I am only concerned with what is best for my country when it comes right down to it. I am not under any illusions that the people of other countries don't feel the exact same way as I do about their respective countries> Wow, you are altruistic M. I'm far more selfish and am only interested in what is best for me. I would have trouble even defining a country's interests. Interests conflict within a country, so I don't know how the country's interests can be measured. Usually it means the current political bosses' and their buddies' interests [meaning cash flow]. To get what's best for me, I have to think less about what is good for my country and more what is good for everyone on earth. A narrow sectional interest leads to anarchic power grabs for resources and other goodies. The advantage of democracy is that aspiring politicians have to keep most people happy if they can. Until the rules are changed, it's going to be a dog eat dog world with Chirac snarling at King George II, Hu barking at Taiwan, North Korea facing down South Korea, Saddam the Rottweiler biting anyone who looks worth biting with rabid Osama biting anyone who moves, or doesn't. Mqurice