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To: Done, gone. who wrote (95)	10/28/2005 5:16:04 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 170

Michal, I'm tempted to reply. You might be right, but it's all conjecture. It's something we'll find out about in due course. <Protection from the state is the greatest good. Agree. But too late for that now. Welcome to the 21st century where no such thing exists anymore, except in fiction. If you believe it does, you're dreaming. Period. Flip side of the 'technology makes our lives better' coin. > What we are not debating [because you aren't going to respond], is as fundamental as Christianity versus the Roman Empire. It's the individual versus the confiscatory cannibalistic collective. It's as old as the hills and has been fought out over eons in all social species and all human communities and tribes before communities existed. The individual benefits from the state, so it's a love-hate symbiotic relationship, with individuals bound to live to a greater or lesser extent in that dichotomy. But I think the pendulum has swung way too far in favour of the state and against the individual. I think the much-awaited Second Coming will be in the form of new "Christians" forming a person to person world instead of a state to state world, based on love and respect rather than force and confiscation. It's still the Roman Empire versus the Individual. Humanity versus Power. King George II is building a new Roman Empire. Ironically, as happened with the original Roman Empire, that will be the vehicle for the propagation of the new individuality. Christianity got huge coverage because of the Roman Empire. The Roman Empire ended up gone and the Roman Catholics ended up spanning the world. The same principles apply today, but on a grander scale. Meanwhile, the Crusades have to be fought again, with Iran and Islamic Jihad threatening carnage. Jews are back in Israel. There are temples to be built and wars to be fought. We have noocular bombs now, not just swords, spears and onagers, so we can have a LOT of fun! Globalstar, QUALCOMM and Skype will be excellent communication channels for the individuals involved. Google knows what's going on. Watch this space. Mqurice