Theos-Talk Archives (August 1998 Message tt00464)

>I had thought to stay out of this thread, but there is importance in my
>answer.
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>	Far too many people have the belief that if something is wrong (or
>generates personal karma), then it should not be done. But our choices
>do not always include the right thing. Sometimes, we have a choice of
>nothing but evils, and must choose between them. It is easy for those
>not forced into such a position to force a choice on others, based on
>arbitrary criteria, when that choice may be far worse than others.
>
>	Such is the case with land mines. Land mines are bad things, and they
>cause much suffering. But by some strange coincidence, none of the
>countries that ratified the land mine agreement have hostile enemies
>across a land border from them. For the countries that do, then the
>evils of land mines pale before the possibility of being overrun,
>enslaved, and slaughtered.

Interesting that Tibet never used land mines to protect itself from China,
even if they were threatened, and finally overrun and occupied by Chinese
forces.

There is no good reason to endorse the use of land mines.

Rudy Don

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>	The United States government understands this, and that is why they do
>not and will not endorse the land mine agreement.
>
>	Bart Lidofsky
>
>M K Ramadoss wrote:
>>
>> At 08:02 PM 8/27/1998 +0100, you wrote:
>> >mkr wrote:
>> >>
>> >>The recent success in banning land mines was possible because all the
>> >>coordination between activists in various countries was done using e-mail.
>> >>I am sure there are other applications where it is showing its
>> >>effectiveness as a tool.
>> >
>> >It is apparently very effective as far as pornography, paederasty, etc, go?
>> >I thought I heard a figure of 70%, but find it difficult to believe.
>> >Perhaps it was 17%, which still seems high.  Does anyone know the
>> >percentages of the different applications on the internet.
>> >
>> >Also it is potentially good for business.
>> >
>> >Also for the many shades of "spiritual" groups.
>> >
>> >Have the US actually ratified the land mines agreement?
>>
>>         Not yet.
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