Re: An oasis on the moon?

From: Rand Simberg (simberg.interglobal_at_org.trash)
Date: 03/01/05 

Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2005 04:46:54 GMT

On Tue, 01 Mar 2005 03:53:44 GMT, in a place far, far away,
simberg.interglobal@org.trash (Rand Simberg) made the phosphor on my
monitor glow in such a way as to indicate that:

>>Nice to see some optimism, and it might be so, but then again, it could
>>go the way of Iran or Saudi Arabia..
>>
>>Why are you so optimistic?
>
>Because I have faith in humanity. I think that given the chance,
>people will choose freedom and material prosperity over tyranny and
>poverty.

I should add that events in Beirut today would bear out my optimism.
Once the people saw an opening, and weakness on the part of their
oppressors in Damascus, the true voice of the "Arab Street" was heard.

The next domino may be about to fall.

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