On Apr 21, 2007, at 11:45 AM, Carrol Cox wrote:
> In playing farm or war or politics in a sandbox, the pieces are
> distinct
> & move willingly to obey the orders of the player. Posters on
> maillists
> seem often to regard the real world as a sandbox, with all the players
> definite and fixed units as in a sandbox but differing from a literal
> sandbox in that these fixed pieces simply aren't following orders.
>
> Consider the following phrase: "The left in the US, by being unwilling
> to ally. . ."
...with the leadership in Tehran? Good point!
DOug