Theos-Talk Archives (November 2002 Message tt00406)

HI Steve and all of you,

Thanks Steve that helped a lot !
Maybe more than you would know.

from
M. Sufilight with a happy smile...


----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Stubbs" <stevestubbs@yahoo.com>
To: <theos-talk@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 3:33 PM
Subject: Re: Theos-World Status of Indigenous Australians


> --- In theos-talk@y..., "Morten Nymann Olesen" <global-> No Bart.
> > We are just not going to fall on our knees in front of one single -
> extremly
> > nationalistic - country which
> > say they follow the word "freedom" as their nickname - while they
> do the
> > opposite !
>
> Actually, what you think is freedom is another of Bush's
> mispronunciations. Just as he cannot pronounce nuclear or Iraq
> correctly he cannot pronounce oil correctly. Every time Bush says he
> wants to go to war with Iraq over oil, it sounds like he is saying he
> wants to go to war over freedom. He is not a liar. Just
> inarticulate. He needs to resign and take a public speaking course.
> Or just resign and go away, one of the two.
>
> > USA take more prisoners each year than for instance any of the
> > EU-countries - looking at percentages.
>
> Absolutely true. That is the side effect of the so-called war on
> drugs, which was initially well intentioned and which makes sense on
> the face of it, but which has evolved into a job corps for out of
> work prison officials and cops. The problem is, if the laws were
> reformed, all those people would be put on the unemployment line. It
> is a classic problem which has faced all societies, in which a vested
> interest is created snd people fight like hell to keep it.
>
> Interestingly, this is a view shared by people across the political
> spectrum, from William F Buckley to his counterparts of the left.
>
> > And what about the arab countries or India ?
>
> They are all far, far freer than the United States, no doubt about
> it. Every Arab or Indian you speak to says they really miss that.
> Some of us hope we can catch up someday.
>
> > And of course Bart will tell me, that the prisoners in the jails of
> USA are
> > allowed "FREE MIXING".
>
> Nonsense, total nonsense. Bart is a nice guy, but if he defends
> Israel he will defend anything. Except the rights of Palestinians.
>
> > Have you ever visited one of the jails in that particular country ?
>
> I will answer on his behalf. He has never even driven past one.
>
> > And I am not an anti-american, but I do believe, that peace is
> important.
> > Germany wants peace, but what does USA want ?
>
> Listen to George Bush's speeches some time when you need help going
> to sleep. He wants war and he means to get it. Now that he has a
> rubber stamp parliament it looks as if another war is inevitable.
> The best we can hope for is that it is short and that he does not get
> beaten too badly.
>
> You don't need an airline ticket Morten. You already have an
> accurate view of the situation.
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