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>> >> Anyone who subscribes to a ratbag religion which dictates every aspect of
>> >> their lives (including how to wash, and how to defecate) obviously believes
>> >> they don't know what's good for them. >> I would say that all religion is for people who want other people to make their
>> decisions for them... but then - it should be every persons right to do so. And it is every person's right to criticize them for it. But you digress, my odd little number. You asked
"Maybe those silly bastards just don't know what's good for them?"
anyone who gives up their decision making to someone else doesn't know by
definition. By blindly following anyone else's beliefs, anyone else's religion
without questioning you make yourself a slave to those people. You give up
your freedom of choice, your rationality, your individuality, and everything
that is you. Islam, translated means 'submission'. Clearly those silly bastards don't know what's good for them. That's why
they outsource their entire selves. But we digress, we were not discussing Iraqis as much as Saddam. >> Iraq is the least muslim country in the middle-east... except for Israel of
>> course. .. which makes this statement irrelevant.
>> >> Perhaps. Saddam's utility function is how many people he controls (like most
>> >> of the politicians in the world), but he places no value on human life.
>> I don't believe either of those things.
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I have just framed this because I like it so much. Let me know if you think
it is out of context. >> >> His actions in Kuwait and Iran would suggest a propensity for this. >> that's two. >> The US has invaded or supported terrorist movements in over a dozen
>> countries... including supporting coups against democratic regimes. Or pseudo-democratic regimes. Have you noticed that most of the countries which have the word
'democratic' in their name are not? >> I'm not saying the US is therefore "evil" and needs to be invaded... but we
>> need some perspective here. What the hell, let 'em take out the butcher. Will Iraq become a democracy? Let me suggest that Iraq will become a democracy if the people are ready for
democracy. I think the US will provide enough support for it to succeed if the
people truly want democracy. If the majority of people are civilized and want
freedom, they will have freedom. If the majority of people just want to take
bribes and control other people, they will slide quickly back into dictatorship. I would like to see a free and democratic Iraq, but I will get a smug sense
of satisfaction either way - and I will certainly enjoy watching the show.
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