To: Yogizuna who wrote (13679 ) 5/12/1999 5:31:00 PM From: pater tenebrarum Read Replies (1) | Respond to
**OT** Yogi, if you want to be paranoid, be my guest. while i agree that some form of subtle oppression can be detected even in the most upstanding democracies, there is no denying that a pluralistic society is the most desirable to live in. in china, we just would not have the debate we're having now. as to the real reason behind the war against serbia, i already said in my first reply to you that this is the west imposing it's will on one of the major cultural fault-lines in the world (islam/orthodox and catholic christianity), that happens to border the western sphere of influence and interest. peace has to be forced upon the region, it is a geopolitical must, otherwise we'd continue to live with a powderkeg that could blow up in our faces anytime. btw, i am quite happy with the U.S. enjoying sole superpower status, i have absolutely no yearning for the cold war state of affairs. and yes, we decide who gets saved. it is just not possible to save everybody, so the people living in strategically important spots take precedence i guess. of course this is far from ideal, i'm just trying to be realistic. with regards to china, it should be engaged diplomatically and economically, but as long as the communist party dictatorship is in charge there, it is still basically the enemy.
