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[Carl Remick]

>At 09:27 PM 9/14/01 +0000, Carl wrote:
> >system. There is simply no question in my mind that the US has a 
>relatively
> >pampered society precisely because of our parasitic imperialistic
> >relationship with the rest of the world.
>
>
>That may or may not be true.  Neither of us can prove or disprove it, or ar
>least do it easily, without gathering mountains of valid (i.e. containing
>the counterfactual) empirical evidence.  But correct me if I am wrong, the
>main difference between your an my position is that I am willing to go
>either way, depending on the valid evidence presented to me, whereas you
>seem to have made up your mind, evidence nothwithstanding.
>
>wojtek

That leads into epistemology, the biggest hall of mirrors going.  All I can 
say is that what I've experienced and read over a half century convinces me 
that the US is basically exploitative regarding the rest of the world.  But 
I'm reminded of one of my favorite movies, Fassbinder's "Despair", which is 
much concerned with the way individuals' perceptions of reality differ 
radically.

Carl

Carl

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