[plug] [OT+link] Feeling secure? Want to stay that way? Then don't read this.

[Sol]

On Fri, 27 Dec 2002 12:17 pm, Russell wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 27, 2002 at 03:53:37AM -0000, sscott at iinet.net.au wrote:
> > OK, so what would be your perfect world? Peace, love and harmony?
>
Peace, love and Linux of course!

I think everyone writing on this thread should promptly take themselves along 
to see "Bowling for Columbine" to get a clearer picture of the underlying 
forces at work in American society. Then read "September 11" by Noam Chomsky 
for a cold, hard (and well referenced!) analysis of contemporary 
international geo-political machinations.
Unfortunately flared tempers are prevailing over cool heads ATM, and people in 
the public is being seriously misled (For a look at the top ten most censored 
news stories of 2001-2 then
check out http://www.guerrillanews.com/sci-tech/doc696.html). It's a damned 
shame that the "us and them", "you're either with us, or against us" 
mentality has come to the fore. As the world becomes more polarised, it seems 
that both sides of the fence seem to think that defending their own peace and 
security involves suppressing the peace and security of the other. 
Yet one thing is certain, if events to unravel into a real war (not just a 
metaphorical "War on Terrorism" which is much like the "War on Drugs" and 
about as successful) everyone on the planet will lose. Even those that didn't 
support either side of the fanatical, war-mongering zealots' fence.

peace,
sol