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To: QwikSand who wrote (53621)	4/8/2003 2:50:21 AM
From: Elroy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

Most things in this world are pretty simple. Amazing. IMHO, that is a nice terse expression of the hubris that is the human species' defining flaw. I think hubrius means excessive confidence. Not sure what that has to do with thinking most things are pretty simple. Simple views of how societies should affect people: 1- Women are better off if allowed to makes decisions about the role they play in societs, rather than have their roles dictated to them by older men. 2- The people in charge of the society should be changed at regular intervals, rather than rule for life and then be succeeded by members of their family. 3- The people in charge of the society should be chosen by the people of the society. If most of the people don't like the head guy the people should be able to peacefully replace him with someone else of their choosing. 4- People should be able to express their views within reason without fearing for their well being if someone else disagrees with their views. 5- People should be judged on their individual abilities and merits rather than their ethnic or religious group. 6- The resources and wealth of the society should be used to benefit the members of the society, and should not be used to benefit the life of the leadership group in a disproportionate way. These aren't complicated ideas. None of them existed in Saddam's Iraq. They will (I think) all attempt to be implemented in the post-war Iraq that emerges over the next few years. I think the argument that the local population is not ready or advanced enough for the ideas expressed above is hogwash. Elroy