On Fri, 12 Oct 2001, Nomen Nescio wrote:
... why else do so many call the US the Great Satan?
Because we have some really nasty habits. Like starving innocent non-combatants to death over decades for no reason. And overthrowing democratically elected goverments that don't toe the US line closely enough. Because we are busy imprisoning an entire generation for daring to question US [drug] "advice"... Because the US is a nation of immoral hypocrisy. -- Yours, J.A. Terranson sysadmin@mfn.org If Governments really want us to behave like civilized human beings, they should give serious consideration towards setting a better example: Ruling by force, rather than consensus; the unrestrained application of unjust laws (which the victim-populations were never allowed input on in the first place); the State policy of justice only for the rich and elected; the intentional abuse and occassionally destruction of entire populations merely to distract an already apathetic and numb electorate... This type of demogoguery must surely wipe out the fascist United States as surely as it wiped out the fascist Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The views expressed here are mine, and NOT those of my employers, associates, or others. Besides, if it *were* the opinion of all of those people, I doubt there would be a problem to bitch about in the first place... --------------------------------------------------------------------