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To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (38862)	8/17/2008 3:56:19 AM
From: glenn_a	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217826

((Under which regime government would you like to live: Putin’s Russia or where you are now?)) Well, already I think I may answer the question somewhat differently than I might have prior to replying to your last post. I mean I love Canada - it is a very humane and decent society, if somewhat apathetic and susceptible to propaganda. So in answer to your question, I'd have to say Canada. However, the most important thing for me is not my own happiness, actually. What is most important to me is to do right by my world, and to accept responsibility for my actions and hold my society accountable to its responsibility for making a the world a better place to live for all its people. As I stated before, I cannot take responsibility for the responsibility of others, but I can take responsibility - and feel an obligation for taking a responsibility - for actions that are undertaken in my name. In that sense, I don't think it really matters if I live in Russia, the US, Canada, or Zimbabwe. It's the condition of my existence to care about others, and accept some responsibility for their general welfare. If I encounter greed and egotistical, selfish behavior, and a disregard for the well-being and dignity of "the Other", it makes me mad. This would not change irrespective of which society I lived. From your previous description of the Russian reality, I guess the upside of living in Canada is that I'm less likely to be killed for living the truth of my existence. But if I were killed walking the path, so to speak, it would not be of such great consequence to me. It's just life after all. Hardly something to be "clung to" just for the sake of "securing one's existence". I don't know if you understand, or feel similarly, but it might help explain some of my perspectives. Best wishes, Glenn