Re: Russia Getting Set To Pull An Uncle Al?

From: mitch perkins (mitchsperkins_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 09/13/04 

Date: 13 Sep 2004 09:02:55 -0700

jmfbahciv@aol.com wrote in message news:<41457c19$0$2667$61fed72c@news.rcn.com>...
> In article <ekd1d.29182$D7.5364@news-server.bigpond.net.au>,
> "Wally Anglesea" <wanglese@spbigpondammersarevermin.net.au> wrote:
> >
> >My only comment on that is that if the rich princes and kings of the oil
> >producing nations shared their wealth with their fellow countrymen
> (instead
> >of building opulent palaces and malls where the average citizen can't even
> >go), even by funding better and free schools, hospitals, medicines and
> jobs
> >for their citizens, then those countries would be less likely to sizzle
> with
> >discontent.
> >Heck, the Koran is supposed to encourage the sharing of wealth.
>
> Sigh! This will not appease Al Queda leaders. They _are_ members
> of that rich clique.

  Yes, but the people, given the opportunity to engage in productive
activity, are less likely to listen to fanatics; respect for private
property comes from having some. Given a choice, it seems folks would
rather get an education and go to work, have a family, than blow
themselves or others up.
  We (NA) would have to say, "not buying another ounce of oil until
you have human rights and decent standard of living." Okay, that's
totally impossible, but something like it?

 I have been reading about revolts, revolutions,
> etc. It seems like the ones who were done for the sake of the
> "poor" were lead by rich dudes who had a score to settle with
> their government. The side effects were very big messes that
> keep growing.

  Russian revolution was a real heartbreaker; supposed to help the
average Joe, instead, old Stalin murdered some what, 30-40 million of
them (not including the war, during which POWs who escaped and made it
back home were shot! "You were in the hands of the enemy; you must be
a spy." Soltzenystin's "Gulag Archipelago" will make you weep!
>
> When there are revolutions based on "greed" (I'm thinking of
> the American revolution), a bit of *** happens, and then
> people get back to work making stuff.

  Never thought of American revolution as being greed-based.
Interesting. Been a long time since history class.

  Mitch

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