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26 Sep 10
27 Sep 10
Originally posted by Bosse de NageWow. That was a trippy read...almost as trippy as "All You Zombies".
Read this and tell me.
'Theme of the Traitor and the Hero' (JL Borges)
http://allaboutjeff.wordpress.com/2009/04/26/theme-of-the-traitor-and-the-hero-by-jorge-luis-borges/
Of course, as was mentioned earlier, it's the same old "one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter" kinda thing.
But it's worth rehashing.
28 Sep 10
Originally posted by FMFI can understand how "tyranny" towards members of an Empire's Aristocracy can seem ridiculous.
I am, however, not so sure about the degree to which the colonial Americans were subject to "tyranny". It was certainly nothing compared to the kinds of "tyranny" that the Americans helped to visit upon whole nations around the world, for decades down through history, by way of puppets and proxies, in many cases dishing out brutality and injustice in a way large ...[text shortened]... from Communist tyrants, all for its own economic interests and regardless of its human toll.
However, blaming the United States for being a funding/supporting source of brutality and injustice is misdiagnosing the illness.
Weakness of government, which in good times can survive, causes untold suffering in bad times. Do you blame the US for supporting an anti-communist regime during the cold war? Do you blame the Dutch, French, English, Germans, Italians for invading and colonizing? Do you blame failed monarchs who did not strengthen their kingdoms.
Countries not strong enough for self determination, will always be subject to will of other nations, by direct control, or by proxy. This is true in all aspects of life- economic, social etc.
