From: "Andy" <as-AT-spelthorne.ac.uk>
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 10:07:39 +0000
Subject: Re: Chomsky replies re Kosovo



> 
> 
> WWver1.0 led to revolution in Russia, the Ukraine, Grrrmoney, Italy and
> almost France.  WWver2.0 gave us Mao's victory over Chinag Kai-Shek in
> China, the end of british colonialism on the asian subcontinent, a
> revolution in Indo-china, and the eventual dismantling of most
> imperial-colonial empires in Africa, not to mention all of eastern europe
> got to experience The Quality Of Life under The Benevolent Peoples
> Commissars.
> 
> Wow.  Are all wars really negative for implementing social change?  I
> think maybe we could make a valid argument that we ought to
>         
>             TURN THE VOLUME UP AND CHANGE THE WIRLD.
> 
> 
> carp

WWver2.0 also gave us Japanese cars.

Following the analogy, I feel more optimistic. This smaller war must 
be an AppleMac War, so presumably it will work better.

 
_as