Stephen Philion Lecturer/PhD Candidate Department of Sociology 2424 Maile Way Social Sciences Bldg. # 247 Honolulu, HI 96822
On Thu, 18 Oct 2001, Lou Paulsen wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Zak McGregor <zak at mighty.co.za>
>
> >I think it is reasonable to expect that whoever was responsible for the
> >deaths of 6000-odd people on Sept 11th should somehow be made to answer
> >for that. I don't think that that expectation should put me on no
> >steenkin' ladder with no damn Powell!
>
>
> That's a natural desire. Unfortunately the whole art of war propaganda is
> to exploit people's natural desires. 84 years ago, people were saying 'I
> think it's reasonable to expect that whoever was responsible for the sinking
> of the Lusitania should somehow be made to answer for that.' ...
>
> Anyway, expectation alone doesn't get you on the ladder with Powell. You
> only get on the ladder when you try to satisfy your expectation by calling
> upon the military and judicial departments of the U.S. government to
> exercise force on your behalf. It's sort of like summoning up a demon to do
> a little chore for you. They're evil, they're untrustworthy, they're
> stronger than you are, and they have a nasty habit of breaking out of the
> pentagon, er, pentagram.
>
> l. paulsen
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