On Thu, 30 Aug 2001 jamesd@echeque.com wrote:
All the liberty that there is in the world today results from the Dutch revolt, the Glorious Revolution, and the American Revolution. No oppressive regimes, with the exception of the Chinese, were produced by revolution.
The Chinese are STILL in a revolution you twit - Taiwan.
Every successful revolution has been a major step forward for human liberty (the Russian communist revolution was not a revolution, but merely a coup by a little conspiracy. Same for the Sandinista revolution).
Africa (eg DRC), Pole Pot, Idi Amin, Shah, Mujahadin, E. Timor ... Recasting history to suite yourself won't fly. -- ____________________________________________________________________ natsugusa ya...tsuwamonodomo ga...yume no ato summer grass...those mighty warriors'...dream-tracks Matsuo Basho The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage@ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------