From: Samantha Atkins (samantha@objectent.com)
Date: Thu Jun 06 2002 - 14:46:08 MDT
Dossy wrote:
> On 2002.06.05, Samantha Atkins <samantha@objectent.com> wrote:
>
>>Dossy wrote:
>>
>>>To the victor go the spoils. There's nothing wrong with "these people"
>>>-- there's something wrong with everyone else.
>>>
>>I am shocked and horrified by such an answer.
>>
>
> Why, because it's true?
Because it says that this behavior is right and good. It is
neither and cannot be endured and certainly should not be
approved of.
>
>
>
>>>That is merely how the game is played. Those who don't play the game as
>>>well, inevitably lose.
>>>
>>Life and death is NOT a "game".
>>
>
> Refusing to play doesn't make it any less a game than it is,
> Samantha.
>
It is not a "game" to start with.
> The only way to win, is to play and win.
>
If winning requires accepting "to the victor go the spoils" in
the context described and all others then I have no interest at
all in "winning". Fortunately I don't think this entire view is
in the least mandatory and I don't choose to play such a
pointless and evil game.
- samantha
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