From: WasteOfTime-AT-att.net
Subject: Re: Why Tony Needed A War
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 21:50:28 +0000


It is aimed at whoever wrote this:

<Its really quite simple. Although we are 
anti-authoritarians, most of us are also realists.  We 
know that weather we like it or not, we live in a country 
and we are part of its population. Since we have been 
raised as Germans, Americans, etc. its what we are and 
what we will defend.  We may have been placed on a bad 
team, but we won't throw the game.>
If That was you, then yes.
> Uh, this aimed at me?
> 
> WasteOfTime-AT-att.net wrote:
> 
> > Um.....don't speak for all of us here. I live within the
> > government defined borders of the usa but i don't defend
> > or even like the usa. i wouldn't recognize the
> > governments borders if i wasn't forced into accepting
> > them the border patrol, authority, etc.... I recognize
> > such borders as, past the river, the hilles, the
> > moutains, the lake, not in terms of defined borders that
> > are man made and complite bullshit anyways.
> > > NINT0oL-AT-aol.com wrote:
> > >
> > > > Its really quite simple. Although we are anti-authoritarians, most of us 
> are
> > > > also realists.  We know that weather we like it or not, we live in a 
> country
> > > > and we are part of its population. Since we have been raised as Germans,
> > > > Americans, etc. its what we are and what we will defend.  We may have been
> > > > placed on a bad team, but we won't throw the game.
> > >
> > > You'll have to be more specific, but speak for yourself.
> > >
> > > What you are raised as may affect cultural choices, but there's absolutely 
> no
> > > reason why it should affect nationalistic decisions, which is what Erik is
> > > asking about.  Big difference.
> > >
> 
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