Re: botched diplomacy

From: Artillo5@cs.com
Date: Sat Nov 30 2002 - 20:44:37 MST


In a message dated 11/26/02 5:22:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, eugen@leitl.org
writes:

<< 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. >>

I don't consider myself to be a victim of propoganda, in fact, I think I have
a pretty good bulls**t filter. It is possible to be proud of something even
if it might be very messed up, and even if it is messed up it still may be
the best alternative out there.

Arti



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