X-Message-Number: 16145
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 20:56:53 +0900 (JST)
From: "Matthew S. Malek" <>
Subject: Please spare me the "patriotic" rallying against China.

> From: "john grigg" <>
> Subject: international conflicts
> 
> > James wrote:
> > George W. has shot his mouth off and pissed off the one country it
> > would be most in our interest to befriend if only for the shear
> > numbers they outnumber us by.
> (end)
>
>I think bullies should be stood up to...

I agree!  Bullies _should_ be stood up to!
So....... who is going to stand up to the United States of America?

The "self-appointed policeman of the world" sounds a lot like a euphemism
for "bully" to me.  

Wasn't GWB's quick and unprovoked bombing of Iraq bullying?  Or is it
okay, since "we" did it?  How about the "accidental" bombing of the
Chinese embassy?  Or the missile "accidentally" put through a Japanese
scientific outpost in Utah?

And don't even get me started on what the United States of America pulled
in Nicaragua.  How can you consider the Chinese treatment of Taiwan to be
any worse than that?

If one wants to take a stand against bullies, perhaps one should consider
starting on the _home_ front.

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   Matthew S. Malek	   |    "Judging by his outlandish attire, he's 
   	   |     some sort of free-thinking anarchist!"
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