On Sat, 4 Aug 2001 jamesd@echeque.com wrote:
As governments become more lawless, and laws become mere desires of the powerful, rather than any fixed set of rules, the state is increasing less one powerful entity, rather it becomes numerous entities each with their own conflicting desires.
The danger is not that the US will turn into the Russia of the 1950s, but merely that it will turn into the Russia of the 1990s, a far less threatening prospect.
Yowzer, we agree... The only significant long-term factor keeping this from happening even faster is the Chinese. It represents a consistent and 'universal' threat that motivates these splinter groups to unite in 'commen defence'. -- ____________________________________________________________________ Nature and Nature's laws lay hid in night: God said, "Let Tesla be", and all was light. B.A. Behrend The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage@ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------