RE: botched diplomacy

From: Eugen Leitl (eugen@leitl.org)
Date: Tue Nov 26 2002 - 14:25:12 MST


On Tue, 26 Nov 2002, Ramez Naam wrote:

> I find no conflict in loving my country, being proud of it, and
> feeling that it's heading in a very sad and very dangerous direction
> right now.

Another data point: I find a sentence which involves 'love' 'being proud'
and 'my country' to be really sicko. I've had enough propaganda rammed
down my throat during those little commie nazi camps I was privy to during
my childhood and early adolescence that I feeling an intense urge to puke
if I see such combinations. Ugh.

You might be amused to learn that there was plenty of contempt, resentment
and outright sabotage in our army unit (Krautland has still a conscript
army).

As I said, consider this just a data point. Don't look strangely at me
(he, said, while playing with his handgun nervously).



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