[kj] Congrats Obama

[B. Oliver Sheppard]

If things as are fatalistic as you say, then there was no point in 
describing Saddam as some sort of mass genocidal maniac, because that 
wouldn't matter; another would fill his shoes no matter what's done.

Seems to be a selective application of logic or concern. On the one 
hand, oppression and killing merits intervention because it's the right 
thing to do. On the other, why bother? Others will merely come and 
atrocities will continue. That's a pretty supple, elastic type of 
morality that wraps itself perfectly around the US flag right now.

-Oliver



Mik Raven wrote:

>

> whoever gets overthrown, there will always be someone else. If stalin 

> had been overthrown then people would have said why not mao. in fact 

> any government that takes positive action against evil is on to a 

> looser. why don't we all just give up and let the despots prevail? the 

> modern pc society eh? and if that isn't enough, whenever something 

> really bad happens, people have to find reasons why it was their own 

> government that was to blame. god i wish the world was full of 

> sensible people and not just populated by idiots willing to jump on 

> any bandwagon.

>

> what has happened to free thinkers? why is the world full of people 

> wanting to jump on the next conspiracy theory or think that ideals 

> will work without everyone subscribing to them? just as bad as 

> religious fundamentalists in my book.

>