Re: Permission Slips Re: Rhetorical Questions RE: Removing Dictators Re: Peaceful change L3

2005-05-04 Thread Warren Ockrassa
Look, this flame bait is really kind of over the top now, isn't it? Obviously there's a history here, but frankly what that history is applies only because those involved are choosing to make it do so. I don't think goading or coy allusions to prior misdeeds by (apparently) now-banned posters i

Re: Permission Slips Re: Rhetorical Questions RE: Removing Dictators Re: Peaceful change L3

2005-05-04 Thread Maru Dubshinki
On 5/4/05, Dave Land <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On May 3, 2005, at 8:17 PM, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: > > > At 09:25 PM Tuesday 5/3/2005, Dave Land wrote: > >> On May 3, 2005, at 6:32 PM, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: > >> > >>> At 03:30 PM Tuesday 5/3/2005, Dave Land wrote: > On May 3, 2005, at 10

Re: Permission Slips Re: Rhetorical Questions RE: Removing Dictators Re: Peaceful change L3

2005-05-03 Thread Dave Land
On May 3, 2005, at 8:17 PM, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 09:25 PM Tuesday 5/3/2005, Dave Land wrote: On May 3, 2005, at 6:32 PM, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 03:30 PM Tuesday 5/3/2005, Dave Land wrote: On May 3, 2005, at 10:45 AM, Horn, John wrote: Behalf Of God Try this: ask people like Nick, Erik and

Re: Permission Slips Re: Rhetorical Questions RE: Removing Dictators Re: Peaceful change L3

2005-05-03 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 09:25 PM Tuesday 5/3/2005, Dave Land wrote: On May 3, 2005, at 6:32 PM, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 03:30 PM Tuesday 5/3/2005, Dave Land wrote: On May 3, 2005, at 10:45 AM, Horn, John wrote: Behalf Of God Try this: ask people like Nick, Erik and JDG some questions that would force them to serious

Re: Permission Slips Re: Rhetorical Questions RE: Removing Dictators Re: Peaceful change L3

2005-05-03 Thread Dave Land
On May 3, 2005, at 6:32 PM, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 03:30 PM Tuesday 5/3/2005, Dave Land wrote: On May 3, 2005, at 10:45 AM, Horn, John wrote: Behalf Of God Try this: ask people like Nick, Erik and JDG some questions that would force them to seriously rethink their attitudes and opinions; hold

Re: Permission Slips Re: Rhetorical Questions RE: Removing Dictators Re: Peaceful change L3

2005-05-03 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 03:30 PM Tuesday 5/3/2005, Dave Land wrote: On May 3, 2005, at 10:45 AM, Horn, John wrote: Behalf Of God Try this: ask people like Nick, Erik and JDG some questions that would force them to seriously rethink their attitudes and opinions; hold them accountable for what they say and do on this lis

Re: Rhetorical Questions RE: Removing Dictators Re: Peaceful change L3

2005-04-26 Thread Frank Schmidt
Dan: >Frank: > > The US does not rule the world, the US is not a pappa, > > and the US is not a police force. The US is just the > > strongest nation today. An alliance of other nations > > can be stronger than the US, but at present these > > nations have different goals. If the US pushes harder,

Re: Rhetorical Questions RE: Removing Dictators Re: Peaceful change L3

2005-04-25 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Apr 25, 2005, at 10:15 PM, Dan Minette wrote: - Original Message - From: "Frank Schmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The US does not rule the world, the US is not a pappa, and the US is not a police force. The US is just the strongest nation today. An alliance of other nations can be stronger t

Re: Rhetorical Questions RE: Removing Dictators Re: Peaceful change L3

2005-04-25 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: "Frank Schmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 4:36 PM Subject: Re: Rhetorical Questions RE: Removing Dictators Re: Peaceful change L3 > Dan: > >dland: > > > > Dan

Re: Rhetorical Questions RE: Removing Dictators Re: Peaceful change L3

2005-04-25 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: "Dave Land" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 8:53 PM Subject: Re: Rhetorical Questions RE: Removing Dictators Re: Peaceful change L3 > In the final analysis, we're not th

The US and the DPRK Re: Rhetorical Questions RE: Removing Dictators Re: Peaceful change L3

2005-04-25 Thread JDG
At 09:01 PM 4/24/2005 -0700, Dave Land wrote: >> Now that we've let the DPRK gain nuclear weapons, > >Assuming, that is, that the US rules the world, and therefore is in a >position to "let" or "not let" nations like the DPRK gain nuclear weapons. The US is the most powerful country in the world.

Re: Rhetorical Questions RE: Removing Dictators Re: Peaceful change L3

2005-04-25 Thread Dave Land
On Apr 25, 2005, at 5:50 PM, Dan Minette wrote: So, if your argument is that Bush tends to be pigheaded and plow ahead without regard to other views when he is certain, then I will agree. But, if it that, for the US to properly consider the views of other nations, that it must give veto rights over

Re: Rhetorical Questions RE: Removing Dictators Re: Peaceful change L3

2005-04-25 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: "Dave Land" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 5:57 PM Subject: Re: Rhetorical Questions RE: Removing Dictators Re: Peaceful change L3 > Your question reminds me that the metaph

Re: Rhetorical Questions RE: Removing Dictators Re: Peaceful change L3

2005-04-25 Thread Dave Land
On Apr 25, 2005, at 3:16 PM, Dan Minette wrote: OK, I never meant to advance the criminal justice model for international relationships. I was merely pointing out a counter example to the notion that interfering with the actions of another country presupposes that the leaders of the other country

Re: Rhetorical Questions RE: Removing Dictators Re: Peaceful change L3

2005-04-25 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: "Dave Land" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 5:11 PM Subject: Re: Rhetorical Questions RE: Removing Dictators Re: Peaceful change L3 > On Apr 25, 2005, at 2:30 PM, Nick Arnett wrote: &g

Re: Rhetorical Questions RE: Removing Dictators Re: Peaceful change L3

2005-04-25 Thread Dave Land
On Apr 25, 2005, at 2:30 PM, Nick Arnett wrote: On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 13:32:37 -0500, Dan Minette wrote Preventing someone from causing grave harm to us and our allies is not codependant behavior. Of course. But how do we decide that someone is about to cause grave harm? That's the hard question, n

Re: Rhetorical Questions RE: Removing Dictators Re: Peaceful change L3

2005-04-25 Thread Frank Schmidt
Dan: >dland: > > Dan Wrote: > > > > >> On Apr 24, 2005, at 4:03 PM, JDG wrote: > > >> > > >> > Now that we've let the DPRK gain nuclear weapons, > > >> > > >> Assuming, that is, that the US rules the world, and > > >> therefore is in a position to "let" or "not let" > > >> nations like the DPRK g

Re: Rhetorical Questions RE: Removing Dictators Re: Peaceful change L3

2005-04-25 Thread Nick Arnett
On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 13:32:37 -0500, Dan Minette wrote > We are lucky in that we can collectively, within the nation, intervene > with professionals by calling 911 in those cases or reporting suspected > abuse to authorities. I think Dave's point was that you can't solve somebody else's problem

Re: Rhetorical Questions RE: Removing Dictators Re: Peaceful change L3

2005-04-25 Thread Frank Schmidt
I wonder if people forget that China is just next door to North Korea, and that they even have an alliance. Not that the Chinese like Kim Jong Il so much, but they'd never tolerate an invasion like the US did in Afghanistan or Iraq. However the Chinese might topple Kim Jong Il themselves if the USA

Re: Rhetorical Questions RE: Removing Dictators Re: Peaceful change L3

2005-04-25 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 12:57 AM Subject: Re: Rhetorical Questions RE: Removing Dictators Re: Peaceful change L3 > Dan, et al, > > OK, I wrote the whole message below, then real

Re: Rhetorical Questions RE: Removing Dictators Re: Peaceful change L3

2005-04-24 Thread dland
Dan, et al, OK, I wrote the whole message below, then realized that I'm getting way too much into argumentation and not nearly enough into being simple and clear. So go ahead and read and tear apart the message that begins with "Dan Wrote:", but consider this my reply: The main thing that promte

Re: Rhetorical Questions RE: Removing Dictators Re: Peaceful change L3

2005-04-24 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 11:01 PM Subject: Re: Rhetorical Questions RE: Removing Dictators Re: Peaceful change L3 > On Apr 24, 2005, at 4:03 PM, JDG wrote: > > > Now that we've let the DPRK gain nuclear weap

Re: Rhetorical Questions RE: Removing Dictators Re: Peaceful change L3

2005-04-24 Thread dland
On Apr 24, 2005, at 4:03 PM, JDG wrote: > Now that we've let the DPRK gain nuclear weapons, Assuming, that is, that the US rules the world, and therefore is in a position to "let" or "not let" nations like the DPRK gain nuclear weapons. Perhaps we might consider other nations as adults, instead o

Re: Rhetorical Questions RE: Removing Dictators Re: Peaceful change L3

2005-04-24 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: "JDG" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 6:03 PM Subject: Rhetorical Questions RE: Removing Dictators Re: Peaceful change L3 > Pray. > > Now that we've let the DPRK gain n

Rhetorical Questions RE: Removing Dictators Re: Peaceful change L3

2005-04-24 Thread JDG
At 10:13 PM 4/22/2005 +1000, Andrew Paul wrote: >JDG wrote >> >> At 01:34 PM 4/22/2005 +1000, Andrew Paul wrote: >> >Dan, it was a rhetorical question. I know why he isn't, and frankly >very >> >glad he isn't. But thank you for the refresher. I must learn to put >more >> >umm, nuance in my typing

Re: Removing Dictators Re: Peaceful change L3

2005-04-22 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: "Andrew Paul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 1:45 AM Subject: RE: Removing Dictators Re: Peaceful change L3 Dan Minette wrote > > From: "Andrew Paul" <[EMAIL PROTE

RE: Removing Dictators Re: Peaceful change L3

2005-04-22 Thread Andrew Paul
JDG wrote > > At 01:34 PM 4/22/2005 +1000, Andrew Paul wrote: > >Dan, it was a rhetorical question. I know why he isn't, and frankly very > >glad he isn't. But thank you for the refresher. I must learn to put more > >umm, nuance in my typing tone. > > It clearly wasn't a very good rhetorical ques

RE: Removing Dictators Re: Peaceful change L3

2005-04-22 Thread JDG
At 01:34 PM 4/22/2005 +1000, Andrew Paul wrote: >Dan, it was a rhetorical question. I know why he isn't, and frankly very >glad he isn't. But thank you for the refresher. I must learn to put more >umm, nuance in my typing tone. It clearly wasn't a very good rhetorical question - and it wasn't the

RE: Removing Dictators Re: Peaceful change L3

2005-04-21 Thread Andrew Paul
Dan Minette wrote > > From: "Andrew Paul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Poor George, no wonder he looks tired, tossing all night, crying over > > >the starving Koreans kiddies etc... > > > > What I don't understand is, given that I'm pretty sure I already > mentioned > > this to you in an earlier di

Re: Removing Dictators Re: Peaceful change L3

2005-04-21 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: "Andrew Paul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 10:34 PM Subject: RE: Removing Dictators Re: Peaceful change L3 Dan Minette > From: "Andrew Paul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> &

RE: Removing Dictators Re: Peaceful change L3

2005-04-21 Thread Andrew Paul
Dan Minette > From: "Andrew Paul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: Removing Dictators Re: Peaceful change L3 > > > > >And why isn't the US invading North Korea? > >Why is it, as you put it "doing nothing"? > > As JDG said, the

Re: Removing Dictators Re: Peaceful change L3

2005-04-21 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: "Andrew Paul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 12:29 AM Subject: RE: Removing Dictators Re: Peaceful change L3 >And why isn't the US invading North Korea? >Why is it, as you

Re: Removing Dictators Re: Peaceful change L3

2005-04-21 Thread Nick Arnett
On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 22:23:43 -0400, JDG wrote > I would respond by noting that you seem to agree that Christians are > called to do justice. I think that Christians should stop > dictators if to do so would be justice. For example, if a dictator > is killing his own citizens, and we have th

RE: Removing Dictators Re: Peaceful change L3

2005-04-21 Thread Andrew Paul
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of JDG >>And why isn't the US invading North Korea? >>Why is it, as you put it "doing nothing"? >The calculation has to include the probability of success. While "doing >nothing' in the DPRK is clearly resulting in the deaths of North Koreans, >the probabili

RE: Removing Dictators Re: Peaceful change L3

2005-04-21 Thread JDG
At 03:29 PM 4/21/2005 +1000, Andrew Paul wrote: >> Thus, Nick, we have the situation where choosing to continue >condemnation >> and sanctions, etc. would result in the deaths of innocent Iraqis and >war >> would result in the death of innocent Iraqis. I think that a great >many >> people were ab

RE: Removing Dictators Re: Peaceful change L3

2005-04-20 Thread Andrew Paul
JDG > > elsewhere. > > Thus, Nick, we have the situation where choosing to continue condemnation > and sanctions, etc. would result in the deaths of innocent Iraqis and war > would result in the death of innocent Iraqis. I think that a great many > people were able to judge that war would mos