On Monday 17 September 2001 22:01, Andrew Mathews wrote:
| Agreed. Nor is there absolute perfection, absolute power, or
| absolute correctness. The difference (besides opposable thumbs) is
| that some animals refuse to give up their freedom. Ever seen anyone
| ride a zebra? They can't be broken like a horse. Why do many
| animals have a greatly reduced lifespan when caged? Their spirit is
| broken. I can't say I've ever heard of anyone fighting to be
| oppressed. Only to be free. Now someone fighting to oppress others,
| well, that happens every day. Whether we, as individuals, roll over
| for them or stand up to them depends on one's conscience.
we might note in passing, too, that though we are supposedly a
loathsome place hated by the rest of the world, the problem at our
borders is not with people leaving.
--
dep
There is sobbing of the strong,
And a pall upon the land;
But the People in their weeping
Bare the iron hand;
Beware the
People weeping
When they bare the iron hand.
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